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Photos of people killed in the mass shooting at Tops grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., are part of a memorial near the store.

A 911 dispatcher has been fired over mishandling a Buffalo shooting call

A grocery worker whispered into her phone during a 911 call so she wouldn't draw the shooter's attention. She says the dispatcher yelled at her for whispering. The two ended up disconnected.

Traders gather on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Reich Blames Economy's Woes On Income Disparity

Economist Robert Reich argues that the economy isn't going to get moving again until we address a fundamental problem: the growing concentration of wealth and income among the richest Americans. He explains his fears for America's economic recovery in Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future.

A police vehicle is parked near a bridge where social media videos earlier appeared to show smoke and protest banners in Beijing on Thursday. China's internet censors moved quickly to scrub social media posts after reports of banners criticizing the Communist leadership being hung from a busy intersection in the capital Beijing.

A rare protest in Beijing calls for change ahead of a key Communist Party meeting

Online images showed banners that demanded "votes not leaders, dignity not lies" and urged students and workers to strike. Censors quickly scrubbed social media posts of the protest.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on March 15. McCord told staff members she will be leaving next month.

Leader Of Justice Department National Security Division On The Way Out

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord told staff this week she is leaving to pursue other opportunities. McCord has led the probe into Russian election meddling.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 7, 2023.

Putin met Wagner leader Prigozhin days after failed uprising

The Kremlin says the Russian leader met Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin and nearly three dozen of his mercenary commanders for talks in Moscow late last month.

An artist's rendering shows Tim Russert, Washington bureau chief of NBC News, testifying at the perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby at federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Libby's Defense to Begin Monday

The prosecution has rested at the perjury trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney. The defense begins presenting its side of the story on Monday.

India's top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, center, arrives at the Parliament in New Delhi, India, Monday. India's Parliament reinstated Gandhi as a lawmaker three days after the country's top court halted his criminal defamation conviction for mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname.

India's Parliament reinstates opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as a lawmaker

The reinstatement comes ahead of a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Supreme Court has stayed the defamation conviction that led to Gandhi's ouster from Parliament.

Admiral Crowe Dies at 82

Admiral William Crowe, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has died. He was 82. No cause of death was released. He served as the nation's top-ranking military officer under President Reagan during the waning days of the Cold War.

Key Sunni Leader Dies in Anbar Bombing

A top leader of the Sunni Arab movement that has been aligned with U.S. forces in Iraq's Anbar province was killed Thursday in a roadside bombing. Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha was founder of the Anbar Salvation Council, which joined U.S. troops fighting al-Qaida in Iraq last year.

Paulson, Bernanke Face Skepticism In Congress

On Capitol Hill, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson tried to sell his rescue plan for financial institutions. Joined by other top finance officials, he defended the $700 billion request to buy bad debt. They faced some skepticism from senators.

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