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Yesterday eight people were killed in a mass shooting in Atlanta, six of the victims being women who were of Asian descent. In a press conference held a few hours ago, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki attributed these murders to the rhetoric of President Trump and its elevation of the threat to Asian-Americans.

Channel 2 Action News has learned major new details today in the controversial police shooting that left an elderly woman dead. A source close to the officers involved now tells Channel 2 only one of the officers was hit directly with a bullet – the two others were hit with shrapnel. The source also says all the officers involved are in the process of getting lawyers. ... But a source familiar with the injuries of two officers, including the one that Channel 2 spoke with yesterday, say the wounds were caused by bullet fragments.

ATLANTA, Ga. — Investigators blame last month’s deadly Atlanta courthouse shooting on a series of mistakes and missteps. But some affirmative action critics say it boils down to the fact that there was a woman deputy escorting accused gunman Brian Nichols. “You have a female officer who is about 5 feet 2 inches tall, versus a criminal in this case — a former linebacker who is 6 feet tall,” said John Lott, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a think tank in Washington. Those in favor of affirmative action — the policy of hiring and recruiting with the...