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Journalist Sierra Jenkins was at a restaurant and bar in Norfolk, Va., when shots rang out. She was caught in the crossfire. Three others were injured in the shooting.

In 30 out of 50 cities studied in a wide-ranging new report, the rate is less than 15 percent. But the majority of four-year institutions in the U.S. still require students to take one or the other.

Colin Barrett's debut collection deals with some dismal topics. But Tessa Hadley, who picked the book for our Weekend Reads series, praises the Irish writer's "lovely, high-flown, playful" writing.

Polish and Guatemalan voters have decisively rejected their current leadership, while Argentina is headed for a run-off. Candidates from the right won in Switzerland.

Cellphone video showed Michael Slager shooting an unarmed black man in the back last year in North Charleston, S.C. He was charged with murder and initially denied bail. Now he's out on $500,000 bond.

Russia opposes the Islamic State, but supports Syria's Bashar Assad. Now Moscow says its military is providing weapons and supplies to Western-backed, anti-Assad forces on the frontlines against ISIS.

Yahoo has announced a counterintuitive strategy in its efforts to sell shares in another company: If it can't spin off Alibaba tax-free, the company will try to spin off the rest of Yahoo instead.

Dozens of pink Cadillacs will be part of the tribute to Franklin, whose funeral is Friday in Detroit. The Queen of Soul's hit "Freeway of Love" motivated the motorcade.

The state prosecutor in Veracruz says that "for years organized crime has disappeared and assassinated people with the complicity of the authorities."

The Democratic candidate for the 88th Illinois House district said Thursday she believes a progressive income tax is the fairest approach to taxation.Jill…