Human Interest

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Illustration on Memorial Day by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown, a mayoral candidate who voted to defund the local police last year, said he was forced to wait nearly an hour for police assistance Wednesday after a group of youths stole his car. (Screengrab via WSB-TV)

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A Utah teacher is being hailed a hero after police say he pulled his concealed firearm on a man who tried to kidnap an 11-year-old student. (Screengrab via ABC4)

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Democratic Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday assured MSNBC host Joy Reid that Republican Sen. Tim Scott is being "sincere" in his bipartisan push for police reform. (Screengrab via MSNBC)

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Jonathan Williams during drills from Washington Football Team OTA practice at Inova Sports and Performance Center, Ashburn, VA, May 25th 2021.jpg Jonathan Williams during drills from Washington Football Team OTA practice at Inova Sports and Performance Center, Ashburn, VA, May 25th 2021

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Screen grab from May 18, 2021 shows Jerusalem Prayer Team Facebook page recording nearly 77 million “likes.” The page was removed because the social media giant says it found “inauthentic behavior” on a site its organizers say merely exists to promote prayer. (Screencapture via archive.org)

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Stephen Bassett, a lobbyist and longtime expert on UFOs and possible government and military involvement in the phenomena, predicts that congressional hearings on the events will soon take place. (NASA)

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Rami Malek, Jared Leto and Denzel Washington star in "The Little Things" and Liam Neeson stars in "The Marksman," now available in the Blu-ray format.

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Jennifer Aniston comforts fellow "Friends" co-start Matthew Perry during the taping of the show's reunion special. (Image: YouTube, HBO Max, "Friends" reunion special trailer screenshot)

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Screen capture from the U.S. Army's Medal of Honor website. (https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/)

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British-born Fox News host Steve Hilton took his oath to become a U.S. citizen in San Francisco on May 11. (Fox News)

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Kevin McCarthy on the Tight Rope Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Defunding the police illustration by The Washington Times

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File — In this Aug. 26, 2019, file photo, Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District biologist Nadja Reissen examines a mosquito in Salt Lake City. The potentially fatal West Nile Virus is popping up more around the U.S. Southwest following a rainier winter. There are a record number of cases in Maricopa County and nine deaths for the entire state of Arizona so far this year. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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In this file photo, hiring signs are posted outside a gas station in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pa., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) **FILE**

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National Police Week is this week and it includes a virtual candlelight vigil at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Dean Karayanis

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Visitors of the Smithsonian's National Zoo will be able to book Asia Trail passes to see giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji when the zoo reopens on May 21. It will be the first time zoo visitors will be able to get a glance at the cub since his birth in August. (Courtesy of the National Zoo)