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The shooting took place at about 10:45 p.m. Central time Monday night, as Black Lives Matter activists reportedly tried to move away from the men who had been taunting them. Then, the men opened fire into the encampment near the Minneapolis Police Department's 4th Precinct, hitting five people. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)

Two arrested in shooting at Black Lives Matter protest

Kelly Cohen · November 24, 2015 8:22 pm

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced an executive order Tuesday that will automatically restore the right to vote and hold public office to certain felons who have completely served their criminal sentences. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Kentucky governor restores voting rights to some felons

Kelly Cohen · November 24, 2015 5:52 pm

About two-thirds of blacks and Hispanics see racism as a big problem, while just 43 percent of whites said the same. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Poll: Racism still a ‘big problem’ in America

Kelly Cohen · November 24, 2015 2:10 pm

Ted Cruz camp's response followed up on multiple attacks from Donald Trump over the past day or two, which kept up Tuesday. (AP Photo)

Cruz in a virtual tie with Trump in Iowa

Kelly Cohen · November 24, 2015 1:56 pm

"I don't make anything of it," Trump said. "I saw them steal the microphone from Bernie Sanders and he just yielded, which surprised me. But no, I don't know anything about. ... You know, when you say it's a big movement, I don't think it's a big movement." (AP file photo/Julie Jacobson)

Trump: ‘I don’t make anything’ of Black Lives Matter

Kelly Cohen · November 23, 2015 5:52 pm

National Security

Anti-terrorism raids continue across Brussels

Kelly Cohen · November 23, 2015 1:59 pm

National Security

Kerry: No specific threat against U.S. from Islamic State

Kelly Cohen · November 23, 2015 1:43 pm

"It is important to remember that many are fleeing because they have been targeted by the Assad regime and ISIS for persecution ... on the basis of their identity," the U.S. Holocaust Museum said in a statement. (Wikimedia Commons)

U.S. Holocaust Museum: Let’s not ‘turn our backs on’ Syrian refugees

Kelly Cohen · November 20, 2015 4:26 pm

Jonathan Pollard, a Jewish American who was jailed for life in 1987 on charges of spying on the United States, was released Friday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

National Security

Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard released

Kelly Cohen · November 20, 2015 1:26 pm

A new poll says most Democratic voters could be persuaded to vote for someone other than their top choice. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Poll: Most Dems could still change their minds in White House race

Kelly Cohen · November 20, 2015 12:40 pm

On a single night in the last week of January, the government counted 564,708 homeless people who were either sheltered or unsheltered. (Andy Matsko /Republican-Herald via AP)

Number of homeless drops slightly from 2014 to 2015

Kelly Cohen · November 20, 2015 1:05 am

A new poll of U.S. adults found that Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are rising above their competitors in the Republican presidential contest.Â (AP Photos)

Poll: Trump, Carson, Rubio, Cruz rising

Kelly Cohen · November 19, 2015 1:04 pm