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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Like Ralph Yarl’s parents, Patience Gaye moved to the United States from Liberia to escape violence before starting a family.

Andrew Lester, the man who shot Ralph Yarl, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of first-degree assault.

The 84-year old man who shot Ralph Yarl when the Black teenager went to his door by mistake pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a case that has shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America.

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Andrew Lester turned himself in Tuesday and was later released on bond.

Authorities say Andrew Lester shot the 16-year-old honor student first in the head, then in the arm after Yarl came to his door.

LIBERTY, Missouri (AP) — The 84-year old man who shot Ralph Yarl when the black teenager went to his door by mistake pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a case that has shocked the country and renewed na...

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The 84-year old man who shot Ralph Yarl when the Black teenager went to his door by mistake pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a case that has

Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager in Kansas City, mistakenly went to 84-year-old Andrew Lester’s door looking for his younger brothers, authorities said.

A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and heads to the governor.