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The Oakland Police Department has for years spent far more than its allotted budget, a factor largely due to its heavy use of overtime amid perennial understaffing.

NPR's A Martinez talks with former downhill skier Lindsey Vonn, a world champion and Olympic medalist, about her new memoir: Rise.

The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the environment and human rights.

Protests have intensified in Hong Kong after one activist was shot and a pro-Beijing supporter set on fire. The demonstrations are in their fifth month.

Three children and three adults are dead following a shooting this morning at a school in Nashville, Tennessee. Authorities say the shooter was killed by police.

Chemical experts say recent refinery explosions could have been far more devastating if deadly hydrogen fluoride was released. Some are calling for a ban on the chemical.

Scientists knew that climate change would cause the oceans to heat up a lot. But current ocean temperatures are even higher than expected.

"The states in the Security Council don't want justice," Carla Del Ponte told the Swiss publication Blick. "I can't any longer be part of this commission which simply doesn't do anything."

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday.

The House Intelligence Committee has resumed its pas de deux of dueling documents. Republicans fired first with a report on Monday.