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James Shaw Jr., who was injured when he disarmed a shooter inside a Nashville-area Waffle House, stands with family and friends at a press conference after he was honored at the Tennessee State House Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (Larry McCormack/The Tennessean via AP)

Man who disarmed Waffle House shooter hailed by lawmakersA man who disarmed a gunman accused of killing four people at a Nashville Waffle House has received a standing ovation from Tennessee lawmakers

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Bill Cosby, left, arrives with his wife, Camille, for his sexual assault trial, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The Latest: Cosby jury to begin deliberating WednesdayThe jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial is expected to begin deliberating the comedian's fate on Wednesday

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In this Monday, April 23, 2018 photo, Travis Reinking, suspected of killing four people in a late-night shooting at a Waffle House restaurant, is escorted into the Hill Detention Center in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, April 23, 2018. (Lacy Atkins/The Tennessean via AP)

Waffle House gunman's troubles began years before attackWaffle House gunman's erratic behavior began years before Tennessee restaurant attack

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FILE - In this April 11, 2018 file photo, teachers at Tuscano Elementary School stage a "walk-in" for higher pay and school funding in Phoenix. Tens of thousands of Arizona teachers are poised to participate in a statewide job action this week in an unprecedented walkout to demand more funding for public education. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Q&A: How walkout by Arizona teachers is expected to play outTens of thousands of Arizona teachers are poised to walk off the job this week to demand more funding for public education

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Bill Cosby arrives with his wife, Camille, right, for his sexual assault trial, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Prosecutor to Cosby jury: 'Tell truth about what he did'The prosecution at Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial has wrapped its closing argument, urging jurors to convict the comedian on charges he incapacitated a woman with drugs and then violated her

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Agency warns retailers not to sell Juul e-cigarette to kidsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on underage use of a popular e-cigarette brand after months of complaints from parents, politicians and school administrators

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FILE - In this March 9, 2017 file photo, Dr. Garen Wintemute, an emergency room physician at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center, shows the website of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, on a computer in the hospital in Sacramento, Calif. Gun deaths have fallen in California over a 16 year period ending in 2015, driven largely by a decline of African-American homicide victims, a recent and rare scientific study of firearm violence found. Researchers at the University of California, Davis published their findings in the May issue of Annals of Epidemiology after reviewing the 50,921 firearm deaths recorded in California between 2000 and 2015. The researchers said it's the first such deep analysis of California gun deaths in 30 years. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Study: California gun deaths declined between 2000 and 2015A new scientific study shows that gun deaths have fallen in California over a 16-year period ending in 2015

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In this Oct. 18, 2017, photo, Michigan State University women's volleyball coach Cathy George looks on before the team's match in East Lansing, Mich. Since becoming coach in 2005, most of her teams have featured one or more players trained by Rick Butler, a prominent volleyball coach publicly accused of sexually abusing and raping six underage girls he trained in the 1980s. (Nick King/Lansing State Journal via AP)

Michigan State kept ties to coach accused of sexual abuseMichigan State maintained ties to volleyball coach accused of raping young athletes

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Study: Imbalance growing on police referrals of black pupilsA new federal report shows black students are suspended from school, expelled and referred to law enforcement much more frequently than their white peers and the disparities are growing

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Correction: Hotshots Statue storyCorrection: Hotshots Statue story

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City to pay $2.6M to family of veteran killed by policeA Northern California city has agreed to pay $2.65 million to the family of a mentally ill Gulf War veteran fatally shot by police in 2014 after his family called 911

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FILE - This March 8, 2017 file photo shows former U.S. President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush at an awards ceremony hosted by Congregation Beth Israel in Houston. George, who will turn 94 in June 2018, was hospitalized Sunday, April 22, 2018, with sepsis, an infection that spread to his bloodstream It's a serious condition at any age, but he is said to be responding to treatments and recovering. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

After a death, how much can 'broken heart' hurt survivors?Former President George H.W. Bush's hospitalization a day after his wife Barbara's funeral has raised questions about whether stress or a broken heart played a role

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