Bipartisan federal legislation was introduced Tuesday that would protect cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy who report a sexual assault from being disciplined for minor collateral misconduct, such as underage drinking. The change would put the Connecticut service academy …

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Four teenagers have been charged in a drive-by shooting that mistakenly killed a 5-year-old girl as she slept inside a trailer home in southwest Albuquerque last week, authorities said Monday. City police said the girl wasn’t targeted and a teenage …

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Oregon authorities say a registered sex offender, who allegedly used social media to lure “single women with young daughters” and assault them, may have more victims throughout the Pacific Northwest. Antonio Arredondo, 37, is tied to multiple sexual assault cases …

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