Kentucky clerks to license marriages as their boss is jailed

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis listens to a customer following her office’s refusal to issue marriage licenses at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Although her appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was denied, Davis still refuses to issue marriage licenses. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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3 arrested after shootings of 2 Mississippi police officers

In this undated photo released by the Hattiesburg Police Department, Officer Benjamin Deen participates in K-9 training at the police academy in Hattiesburg, Miss. Officer Deen and Officer Liquori Tate were fatally shot during a traffic stop, Saturday evening, May 9, 2015, in the southern Mississippi city of Hattiesburg, prompting a statewide manhunt early Sunday for two suspects, authorities said. (Hattiesburg Police Department via AP)

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US: Chicago-area cousins planned US terrorist attack

In this courtroom sketch, Jonas M. Edmonds, left, and Hasan R. Edmonds, right, stand in front of an FBI agent as they appear at a hearing at federal court in Chicago, Thursday, March 26, 2015, following their arrests Wednesday on charges of conspiring with the Islamic State group. Hasan Edmonds, an Illinois Army National Guard soldier, and his cousin, Jonas Edmonds, are both U.S. citizens from the Chicago suburb of Aurora. (AP Photo/Tom Gianni)

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Suspect arrested after 3 killed in Idaho shooting spree

Police officers talk ouside while emergency medical technicians aid one of the shooting victims in Moscow, Idaho, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. Police say a gunman killed three people and critically wounded another during a spree at three locations in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Geoff Crimmins)

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Man who shot Anchorage officer gets 22 years in prison

Jason Barnum was arraigned Friday, September 14, 2012, at the Anchorage Jail for attempted murder and other charges. Barnum was arrested at the scene of a shooting at the Merrill Field Inn on Thursday. | Marc Lester

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Girl testifies stepfather’s punishment made her fear she would die

This combination of photos released by the Delaware State Police shows Georgetown pediatrician Melvin Morse, 48, left, and his wife, Pauline Morse, 40.
This combination of photos released by the Delaware State Police shows Georgetown pediatrician Melvin Morse, 48, left, and his wife, Pauline Morse, 40.    AP Photo: Delaware State Police

Melvin Morse was arrested in 2012 after his stepdaughter, then 11, told authorities she had been waterboarded on four occasions.

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Video: Police Arrest US Street Preacher in Scotland for Calling Homosexuality a Sin

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American street preacher Tony Miano was arrested earlier this year in July. Christian Concern, a British legal group, helped Miano avoid paying a fine and receiving a ‘Caution’ after he was detained. (Photo: Screengrab/YouTube.com)

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