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Crime scene tape hangs in front of a vacant lot where a shooting occurred in December. President Trump tweeted last night about Chicago gun violence, saying he'll "send in the Feds" if the city doesn't fix the carnage.

Chicagoans See Fed Role In Fighting Crime Wave — But Not On Streets

President Trump tweeted Tuesday that if the city "doesn't fix the horrible carnage" of its gun violence, he would "send in the Feds." Local officials and residents were skeptical that would help.

Mary Tyler Moore (left, as Mary Richards) gives a 'thumbs up' sign as she sits at her desk with Betty White (as Sue Ann Nivens) in a scene from 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' in 1975.

Mary Tyler Moore: On Her Own, Single And Singular

Actress Mary Tyler Moore helped redefine women's roles on TV. She starred in one of the first hit shows to feature a single career woman — The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Moore died Wednesday at age 80.

Toronto has become home to many new people.

For A Stark Contrast To U.S. Immigration Policy, Try Canada

Some point to Canada's immigration system as a model for U.S. reform. Canada is nearly a quarter foreign-born, yet it doesn't seem to wrestle with anti-immigrant nativism that has erupted in the U.S.

Far-right leader and candidate in next spring's French presidential elections, Marine Le Pen, acknowledges applause at a meeting of European nationalists in Koblenz, Germany, last weekend.

France's Far-Right Candidate For President Is A Contender

France's far-right National Front party has never had a real chance at the presidency. But the rise of populist nationalism has encouraged the party's candidate, Marine Le Pen.

CCS Students To Eat Lunches Made With Ohio Products

Columbus City Schools students will be fed lunches made with Ohio products. District officials say the new program offers lunches with foods sourced from…

Dowtown Commission Approves Demolishing Three Buildings For Parking Spaces

The Columbus Downtown Commission has approved plans to demolish three buildings in the Short North, with the land to be turned into parking lots. The…

Students at Mosul University place the Iraqi national flag at the entrance on Sunday after it was liberated from Islamic State militants. The Iraqi military, supported by the U.S., has retaken the eastern part of the city. ISIS still holds the western part of Mosul, its last major stronghold in Iraq.

The Shaky State Of The Islamic State

President Trump wants complete victory over the Islamic State, which is on the defensive. But translating battlefield gains into a comprehensive political solution is still a daunting challenge.

Chelsea Manning had been sentenced to 35 years for leaking military secrets to WikiLeaks. President Obama commuted the sentence shortly before leaving office.

Trump: Chelsea Manning An 'Ungrateful Traitor' For Criticizing Obama

Trump's response amplified the criticism of the former president by the former Army private, whose sentence for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks was commuted by Obama last week.

Crews clean up the diesel fuel spill after a pipeline broke in Worth County, Iowa on Wednesday.

'It's A Big One': Iowa Pipeline Leaks Nearly 140,000 Gallons Of Diesel

The leak from an underground pipeline in north-central Iowa was first discovered in a field on Wednesday morning. Crews for the company, Magellan Midstream Partners, are working to clean it up.

A shot of the crime haiku, smack in the middle of the popular "Cops and Robbers" section of <em>The Enterprise-Tocsin</em>.

In Lighthearted Turn / Newspaper Takes Crime Reports / And Makes Them Haiku

Charlie Smith, publisher of The Enterprise-Tocsin, wanted to liven up one of the weekly newspaper's most popular items. So he started counting syllables — then put the finished poems on Twitter.

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