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Sandhya Somashekhar

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2015: The big themes. The best photos. And the stories behind them.

  • Dec 23, 2015

Gov. Matt Bevin (R) had pledged to take the step to help Kim Davis, the county clerk who earlier this year spent five days in jail over her religious objections to same-sex unions.

  • Dec 22, 2015

An analysis exposes another gap in the federal government’s oversight of fatal police shootings nationwide.

  • Dec 22, 2015

School officials respond aggressively with evacuations and lockdowns.

  • Dec 18, 2015

Among those killed were a woman who fled Iran to escape Islamic extremism, a father of six, a man who had recently returned from retirement to work and the manager of a coffee shop where the shooting took place — 14 souls in all.

  • Dec 4, 2015

Among those killed Wednesday in San Bernardino were a father of six, a man who had recently returned from retirement to work and the manager of a coffee shop where the shooting took place.

  • Dec 3, 2015

Many thought an attack was inevitable after the summer’s videos vilifying Planned Parenthood.

  • Nov 29, 2015

A Planned Parenthood official suggested the shooting that left three people dead may be linked to a “poisonous environment” that created domestic terrorism.

  • Nov 28, 2015

Police had a suspect in custody after an hours-long standoff in an incident that also left several people injured.

  • Nov 28, 2015

“The area is NOT secure,” police said on Twitter.

  • Nov 27, 2015
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