While Tasers are designed to be non-lethal, they can kill. Rules for police use vary across the country, as does training. But there are some national guidelines and cautions that officers are encouraged to heed.
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Police use of Tasers: Why and when do police use the shocking devices?
Posted: August 18th, 2018, 2:53am UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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Dad accused of killing a man who tried to enter his daughter's bathroom stall
Posted: August 15th, 2018, 5:40am UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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A Phoenix father is accused of beating a man to death after being told the man attempted to enter a bathroom stall occupied by his teenage daughter.
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Runaway parrot spends 3 days on roof, curses at firefighter trying to rescue it, flies off
Posted: August 15th, 2018, 1:21am UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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Fearing Jessie the macaw may be injured, London firefighters were called to help lure the bird down from a roof. When they arrived, the bird soon started swearing at them.
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Woman in her 80s caught smuggling $870,000 worth of heroin, border protection says
Posted: August 10th, 2018, 9:08pm UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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An older United States citizen attempted to cross the U.S./Mexico border near San Diego on Wednesday with 92 pounds of heroin in her car. Officials say cartels are known to manipulate people into carrying drugs over the border.
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Police say they accidentally ran over a fleeing suspect with a bulldozer during pot bust
Posted: July 13th, 2018, 10:42pm UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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The 10 plants being investigated constitute a "very small grow" marijuana advocates say. Police say the man's death was accidental and happened in "thick underbrush" after he had fled from police.
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Man transforms his front lawn into a giant American flag to celebrate the Fourth of July
Posted: July 4th, 2018, 8:02pm UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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Arthur McCann's tribute to veterans takes up most of the front lawn of his Norwood, Massachusetts, home: A giant American flag spray-painted using field paint.
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Visiting voters led to a visit from police for Janelle Bynum, a black lawmaker from Oregon
Posted: July 4th, 2018, 7:47pm UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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Janelle Bynum, a state representative from Oregon who is black, said she was going door-to-door to talk with constituents when one of those constituents called the police on her, thinking her actions were "suspicious."
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A mother's warning: This graphic photo shows the moment a child's leg broke on a slide
Posted: June 28th, 2018, 12:48am UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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Studies have documented that parents should not go down slides with small children in their laps. A Long Island mother hopes a photo of the moment her daughter was injured will help raise awareness.
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Son decapitated mother using butterknife, his teeth and bare hands, deputy testifies
Posted: June 23rd, 2018, 2:12am UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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Capt. Ray Boggs testified at a preliminary hearing that Johnson admitted he killed his mother and took her body outside so it would not smell.
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Lava 'rapids' from Kilauea are flowing through Hawaii at 15 mph
Posted: June 22nd, 2018, 6:03pm UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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The rapids are occurring at fissure 8 of the Kilauea volcano. A video published by the United States Geological Survey shows lava leaving a vent, traveling at about 15-miles-per hour and traveling over "cascades" or "rapids."
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Texas billboard tells 'liberals' to keep driving until they leave the state
Posted: June 20th, 2018, 1:38pm UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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"Liberals please continue on I-40 until you have left our GREAT STATE OF TEXAS," a photo of the sign reads.
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Ex who dashed her boyfriend's dream with a fake rejection letter must pay more than $200K
Posted: June 15th, 2018, 11:06pm UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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Canadian students Eric Abramovitz and Jennifer Lee had been in a relationship for about six months when she sabotaged his chance to study at the the Coburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles. A ruling says the actions she took amounted to "despicable conduct."
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A valedictorian went off-script to talk about sexual assault. Then her school cut her mic.
Posted: June 10th, 2018, 12:45pm UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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Petaluma High School cut valedictorian Lulabel Seitz's mic when a speech she was delivering deviated from her expected script during a graduation ceremony last Saturday. Seitz says she was about to say that members of the school community had mishandled cases of sexual misconduct.
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Iraq War vet, now a trucker, puts suspect in chokehold to save trooper from being shot
Posted: June 3rd, 2018, 1:07am UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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Trucker Darren Phillips of Taylorsville, Utah, pulled over after seeing an altercation between a trooper and a suspect near Green River, Wyoming. He used his military training to intervene.
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14-year-old who graduated from high school and college on same day wants to cure wrinkles
Posted: June 2nd, 2018, 7:46pm UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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Matthew McKenzie's mother says he's not old enough to date, but he has already accomplished so much. And he has big plans for the future.
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Youngster tenderly helps an elderly woman: A simple, inspiring act of kindness caught on video
Posted: May 31st, 2018, 6:12am UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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Riley Duncan Jr. was driving home from his son's high school graduation Saturday in Milledgeville, Ga., when he says he witnessed something inspiring.
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Born together, serving separately: Quadruplets each sign up for military service
Posted: May 25th, 2018, 11:36pm UTC by Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
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The four siblings are joined by their brother and will serve in the Navy, Air Force, Marines and Air National Guard. At least one sibling said the transition will be bittersweet.
