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New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern to step down as prime minister in February

She also announced the country would hold an election in October.

Axios · Jan 19, 2023

Illinois State Rifle Association files federal lawsuit over state’s assault weapons ban

CHICAGO — Illinois’ flagship gun rights organization on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit alleging the newly signed state law that prohibits high-powered guns and large-capacity ammunition magazines violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 19, 2023

Two in five GPs face verbal abuse on daily basis – poll

The Royal College of GPs described the survey findings as ‘deeply disturbing’.

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Police seize bedding from Idaho stabbing suspect's home

Investigators seized stained bedding, strands of what looked like hair and a single glove when they searched the Washington state apartment of a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Idaho colleges restrict guns on campus. A Republican state lawmaker wants to change that

BOISE, Idaho — A new Idaho bill would eliminate public universities’ and colleges’ authority to regulate guns on campus.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

What Idaho murders investigators were looking for at Bryan Kohberger’s apartment - and what they found

Bryan Kohberger has been accused of slaying four students in an off-campus house in November

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Trooper shot, protester dead near Atlanta training center site

ATLANTA — Law enforcement officers helping conduct a “clearing operation” at the site of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center exchanged gunfire with a protester Wednesday morning, leaving the protester dead and a state trooper wounded, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

New Mexico candidate appears in court in shooting case

A failed GOP candidate accused of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of Democratic elected officials in New Mexico’s largest city will remain in custody pending an upcoming detention hearing

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Man killed, trooper shot while ‘Cop City’ protesters cleared

Authorities say they killed a man who shot and injured a Georgia state trooper as law enforcement officers tried to clear protesters from the site of a planned public safety training center just outside Atlanta

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Illinois weapons ban faces federal suit, mayor proposes CTA bus cams and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 18, 2023