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Two beloved El Monte police officers were killed Tuesday while responding to a possible stabbing at a motel, officials in the Southern California city said.

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) voted Tuesday to pass two reform measures to address how it deals with sexual abuse allegations within its churches, a statement on its communications website said.

The lead Democratic negotiator in bipartisan talks on gun safety legislation said Tuesday that senators are seeking to pass a bill by their July Fourth recess, despite rumblings on Capitol Hill that provisions concerning so-called red flag laws remain a point of contention.

President Joe Biden is set to announce a series of senior staff moves as he takes steps to solidify his team ahead of the November midterm elections, including the departure of the top White House lawyer.

New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to order a three-member county commission to certify the results of the June 7 primary elections in Otero County -- after commission members refused to do so this week, citing concerns about Dominion vote-counting machines.