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Years about excessive fines and fees imposed by law enforcement, amounting to ultimately half of the towns budget. >> the policing problems have only gotten worse in recent years, putting the town under some new scrutiny here and cnns nick valencia went to take a look. >> reporter: less than 30 minutes north of birmingham sits the small town of brookside, alabama. its a former mining town with no stoplights, no retail stores other than the dollar general and no major crimes. a stretch of interst...

Hello, and welcome to dateline. cassie farrington was building a new life, in the tiny desert town she called home. the single mom had two beautiful kids, a doting boyfriend, and an exciting new job. that future washed away when cassie was found dead in her bathtub. unsatisfied with the police investigation cassies parents set out to solve this mystery and would stop at nothing to get justice for her daughter. here is keith morrison with suspicion in silver city. >> out in the middle of new mexi...

One miner died and eight more were injured in a coal mine explosion in western Georgia's Tkibuli town late at night on January 30, according to Agenda.ge. The eight injured workers were admitted to the hospital in Tbilisi today. A total of five people are suffering from burns

Their son archie to south africa two years ago, writing, he will be remembered for his optimistic, his moral clarity and his joyful spirit. tutu was born into poverty in a small mining town in 1931. by 1975, he was the first black anglican dean in south africa. >> he communicated with black south africans and also he got under the skin of white south africans. >> reporter: resistance to south africas apartheid regime was met with brutal violence. hundreds of activists including nelson mandela sp...

Were tired. >> i know you are, doctor. thank you for joining us amid the circumstances. hopefully no more icu admittances to your hospital. appreciate your time. the world is saying goodbye to a hero in the fight for civil rights. archbishop desmond tutu died overnight. he was a huge figure in the fight against apartheid in south africa and tributes have been pouring in since the announcement was made a few hours ago. nbc news foreign correspondent molly hunter has a look at his life and legac...

Have been taken for granted. its notjust have been taken for granted. its not just the christmas have been taken for granted. its notjust the christmas party have been taken for granted. its not just the christmas party and barnard castle, its about having no one around here who has been standing upfor one around here who has been standing up for this.— one around here who has been standing up for this. there is anger here at recent _ standing up for this. there is anger here at recent events....

And feel like they have been taken for granted. its notjust the christmas party and barnard castle, its about having no—one around here who has been standing up for us. there is anger here at recent events. they are not abiding by their own rules and that is unacceptable. . trying to keep conservatives out, like, working—class boy from here, from a little village, mining town, like. but of course perspectives differ. itsjust a distraction from what is really going on. there are more serious ...

Theyre not abiding by their own rules and that is unacceptable. trying to keep conservatives i like, from a little boy village, _ a mining town that i like. but of course, perspectives differ. its a distraction from what is going on. there are more serious things like a pandemic. i shall vote conservative. i write down the things that are good and bad and i think boris has done very, very well in adversity. this by—election is an important measure of the public mood and an important moment for...

Labour, too, is standing firm in the fight, hoping they can cause a political upset. its great and you meet an awful lot of people who usually vote tory, as they do round here, who are frankly fed up and feel like theyve been taken for granted. its notjust the christmas party and barnard castle, its about having no one around here who has been standing up for us. there is anger here at recent events. theyre not abiding by their own rules and that is unacceptable. trying to keep conservatives i l...

Chested guy, and my sister four foot 11. >> he got work at the local quarry and it wouldnt be long before he knew christina had three kids. erin, levi and katie. >> she would be on the floor playing with them or teaching them or instruction them or coddling them. and it wasnt just her kids, it was all of our kids. >> look at those two lovely people over there. >> christina seemed happy, but carl wanted more than a life working in the quarry. christines father, alexander, offered a ticket out. th...