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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Slain Baton Rouge police officer Matthew Gerald celebrated his fourth wedding anniversary just two weeks ago. A neighbor of slain Baton Rouge sheriff's deputy Brad Garafola says he was a family man. Rhonda Smith says Garafola was never seen without at least one of his four children, who range in…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say that several officers have been shot in Baton Rouge while on duty. The shooting happened early Sunday, less than 1 mile from police headquarters. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola did not know the extent of the injuries or give the precise number of officers injured.…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri delegate to the Republican National Convention is part of a coalition seeking to block Donald Trump from winning the party's presidential nomination. Carl Bearden, of St. Charles, is a former Missouri co-chairman of the presidential campaign of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Bearden was elected to attend the national…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pennsylvania lawmakers have agreed to extend last call for some Philadelphia venues selling alcohol during the Democratic National Convention. The convention is expected to draw tens of thousands of convention-goers and protesters to the city when it begins July 25. Last call in Philadelphia is 2 a.m. The state Legislature on Wednesday…

Nice, France (AP) - The driver of the truck that killed at least 84 people in the southern French city of Nice is identified as Mohamed Bouhlel. Police say he was a 31-year-old Tunisian man who'd been living in Nice. The rampage ended when police killed the armed man in a hail of bullets. France's president…