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8 Easy & Fun Summer Recipes to Make With Kids

1. Semi-Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches

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These semi-homemade ice cream sandwiches are a delicious twist on an old fashioned treat. Kids love them. Adults love them. They are hard to beat! GET THE RECIPE

2. Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

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This quick bread makes a perfect afternoon snack: it’s super-chocolatey but not so sweet that it tastes like dessert — and you can feel good about feeding it to your kids because it’s loaded with zucchini. GET THE RECIPE

3. Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

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Introduce your kids to a healthy snack this summer! When you roast chickpeas at a high temperature, they become deliciously golden and crisp on the exterior and buttery on the interior. They’re as addictive as french fries. GET THE RECIPE

4. Quick & Easy Dill Pickles

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Pickles are a great summer cooking project. This recipe is quick and easy — no sterilizing jars or special canning equipment required. All you do is slice the cucumbers into spears and cover them with a brine, tuck them in the fridge and they’re ready to eat in in 24 hours. GET THE RECIPE

5. Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

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These homemade granola bars put all those store-bought bars to shame. What’s more, they’re no-bake and take only ten minutes to make! GET THE RECIPE

6. Blueberry Maple Bran Muffins

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These blueberry muffins flavored with cinnamon and maple syrup strike the perfect balance between wholesome and indulgent. They’re lower in fat and sugar than most muffins, enriched with nutritious wheat bran and whole wheat flour, and chockfull of antioxidant-rich blueberries. The best part? Your kids will love them. GET THE RECIPE

7. Banana Oatmeal Cookies

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Put those old bananas to good use! Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, these cookies taste just like banana bread. GET THE RECIPE

8. Chocolate Pudding Sundaes

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Homemade chocolate pudding is silky-smooth and intensely chocolate — a world apart from instant or store bought. Naturally, kids love it — like lick their bowls clean, clank their spoons, get all quiet when they eat it love it — especially topped with sweetened whipped cream and toppings. GET THE RECIPE

Pregnant Kelly Rowland Poses In Black Bikini Top

Pregnancy sure looks good on Kelly Rowland.

Hours before she was due to perform at St. Kitts Music Festival Saturday, the “Kisses Down Low” singer posted two gorgeous photographs on Instagram showing her and her blossoming belly posing in a black bikini top, a fishnet cover-up and denim cut-offs.

Rowland announced her pregnancy on Jun. 10 with a cryptic Instagram photo of baby sneakers. Since then, the 33-year-old Destiny’s Child alum has shared photographs of her and her growing belly doing yoga, exercising and just generally being awesome.

Mother Of Toddler Who Died In Unattended SUV Feared Tragedy, Police Say

ATLANTA (AP) — Police say the mother of a toddler who died in an unattended SUV in suburban Atlanta told investigators she researched the subject online because she was afraid in could happen.

Leanna Harris hasn’t been charged in the death of her son, 22-month-old Cooper. But a search warrant released Sunday says the woman went onto the Internet before the child’s death to find out how long it takes for a child to die in a hot car.

Police say Cooper was left in the backseat of an SUV by his father earlier this month. Justin Ross Harris faces murder and child cruelty charges after driving to work and leaving the child in the car. Police say Harris told investigators he conducted a similar Internet search before the boy died.

ABC News Guest Tells Bill Kristol To 'Enlist In The Iraqi Army'

In a fiery head-to-head battle among “This Week” panelists on Sunday, Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of “The Nation,” told neoconservative Bill Kristol that if he cares so much about intervention in Iraq, he should go and join the army there himself.

Vanden Heuvel called out Kristol, editor of “The Weekly Standard,” over his strong interventionist beliefs that made him the subject of much criticism around the time of the 2003 Iraq invasion. Kristol, one of the most prominent Iraq War boosters, has been back in the media spotlight recently to give advice on the current crisis in Iraq and push for a renewed intervention.

Vanden Heuvel called Kristol one of the “architects of catastrophe” in the 2003 invasion and said that he and many other war hawks must be held accountable for their “failed assumptions that have so grievously wounded this nation.”

“This country should not go back to war,” she said. “And if you feel so strongly, you should, with all due respect, enlist in the Iraqi army.”

“That’s a very cute line,” he shot back.

Kristol’s son Joseph did in fact serve in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marine Corps, although it’s not clear whether vanden Heuvel was aware of that.

Watch the video for a clip from “This Week.”

Bourbon Street Shooting Injures 9

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Police say nine people have been injured during a shooting on celebrated Bourbon Street.

Police spokesman Frank Robertson says the incident happened early Sunday. Seven people were hospitalized in stable condition, and a female was listed in critical condition. Another victim’s condition was not available.

Bourbon Street is New Orleans’ most famous street, a nightly swirl of bright neon and happy tourists with beverage in hand. A blend of jazz joints, strip clubs, bars and restaurants, the French Quarter’s Bourbon Street has everything from four-star dining to sex shows.

Bourbon Street Shooting In New Orleans Leaves Several Injured

A shooter opened fire on a crowd in a popular tourist area of New Orleans.

The Bourbon Street shooting took place early in the morning on Sunday.

According to WWL-TV, nine people were injured, including one in critical condition.

Bourbon Street, located in the French Quarter of the city, is well-known for its late night parties. It is home to several strip clubs and dozens of bars.

As the Times-Picayune reported, the gunfire broke out around the corner from Pat O’Brien’s, a bar famous for its role in the Prohibition era as well as its signature cocktail, the Hurricane.

This is the second shooting this month to take place in the iconic New Orleans district.

Family Of Homeless Man Shot By Albuquerque Police Takes Action

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The family of a homeless camper fatally shot by Albuquerque police in a shooting that generated national outcry and protests throughout the city, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Friday and is seeking to force the department to make dramatic reforms.

The lawsuit filed in state district court claims that the more than 40 officers dispatched to handle James Boyd had “no meaningful control” of the standoff, and their lack of training led to his death.

“Boyd, suffering from mental illness, was helpless to understand why officers were pointing guns at him, let alone able to comply with their orders,” the lawsuit said.

“APD’s standards for hiring, training, policies, oversight, or lack thereof, contributed to the unjustified killing of (Boyd),” the complaint continued, “as did Albuquerque’s failure to take any action in the face of what was plainly an out of control police department.”

Janet Blair, a spokeswoman for the Albuquerque Police Department, referred all questions on the lawsuit to the city attorney.

City Attorney David Tourek said the city doesn’t comment on pending litigation.

The lawsuit names Andrew Jones, Boyd’s brother and the personal representative of his estate, as the plaintiff.

A helmet camera video of the March shooting showed Boyd, 38, who authorities say suffered from schizophrenia, gathering his belongings before officers opened fire.

The shooting sparked widespread calls for Albuquerque police reform and resulted in massive protests, one which forced tactical police to dispatch tear gas and another one that caused city councilors to cancel a meeting.

Shortly, after the Boyd shooting the U.S. Justice Department released a scathing review of the agency’s use of force, and the city has entered negotiations over ordered reforms.

Since 2010, Albuquerque police have shot 40 people, killing 26.

The Boyd lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction requiring the city to take a series of actions, including allowing doctors to respond to situations involving the mentally ill and forcing the city to pay around $1.75 million a year for rental subsidies for the homeless.

Bill Clinton: 'There's A Lot Of Evidence' In Favor Of Legal Medical Marijuana

Former president Bill Clinton spoke out in favor of letting states decide whether or not to legalize marijuana, pointing to “a lot of evidence” showing that medical marijuana can help patients with a wide range of symptoms.

In an interview with NBC’s David Gregory taped in Denver last week, Clinton — who famously claimed he “didn’t inhale” when asked about his own history with marijuana in 1992 — was asked whether he believes it’s time to “give pot a chance.”

“I think there’s a lot of evidence to argue for the medical marijuana thing,” Clinton said. “I think there are a lot of unresolved questions, but I think we should leave it to the states. This really is a time when there should be laboratories of democracy, because nobody really knows where this is going.”

The Obama administration has largely agreed with Clinton, allowing laws legalizing the use of recreational marijuana to go into effect in Colorado and Washington and permitting banks to do business with legal pot shops. House Republicans, however, have attempted to derail decriminalization efforts in Washington, D.C., inspiring more debate over whether the government should intervene as more states move toward legalization.

While Clinton stopped short of endorsing legalization at the federal level, he said he supports states’ experimentation.

“There’s all these questions, and I think that I like where it is now,” he said. “If the state wants to try it, they can. And then they’ll be able to see what happens.”

Medical marijuana use is currently legal in 22 states and the District of Columbia. However, cannabis is still classified as a Schedule 1 substance, the most dangerous group of drugs. The Food and Drug Administration is currently reviewing that status at the request of the Drug Enforcement Agency.

The States With The Most Gun Violence: 24/7 Wall St.

As mass shootings continue to appear in the news, many Americans and state leaders are asking how to address the problem without restricting constitutional rights.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracks the number of gun-related fatalities — including homicides, suicides, and accidents — in each state. The frequency of firearm-related deaths varies widely across the U.S. Firearms were associated with just 3.0 deaths per 100,000 residents in Rhode Island in 2011, the lowest gun-related fatality rate of any state. Louisiana, on the other hand, reported 18.8 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 residents, the most of any state. 24/7 Wall St. examined the 10 states with the highest gun-related death rates.

Click here to see the states with the most gun violence.

Suicide is the leading cause of gun-related deaths across the nation in recent years. Of the 32,351 firearm deaths in 2011, nearly 20,000 were suicides. In all but one state with the most gun-related deaths, suicide accounted for the majority of fatalities. Six states — Alaska, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Montana, Arkansas, and New Mexico — reported more than 10.0 firearm-related suicides per 100,000 residents, versus the national rate of 6.2.

24/7 Wall St. discussed the CDC’s figures with John Roman, senior fellow at the Urban Institute, an economic and social policy think tank. Roman explained the probability of accidents, suicides, and domestic violence goes up in homes with guns. Americans are “three times more likely to have a suicide in a home with a gun than [they] are in a home without a gun.”

According to Roman, “The overwhelming trend is that strong gun law states have seen dramatic declines in violence. Weak gun law states have not seen the same decline.” While stricter gun laws lead to less violence, Roman noted, this relationship is not exactly straightforward, because people may purchase a gun in one state and bring it into another. “As long as there are weak gun law states, even strong gun law states will see gun violence.”

Federal law controls some aspects of firearm regulation, but for the most part, state legislatures choose to what extent firearms are governed. None of the states with the most gun violence require permits to purchase rifles, shotguns, or handguns. Gun owners are also not required to register their weapons in any of these states. Meanwhile, most of the states with the lowest rates of gun deaths require a permit to purchase a handgun.

In a number of these states homicide and violent crime rates were also particularly high. Gun-related homicide rates in all but three of the 10 states with the most firearm death rates were above the national rate of 3.6 homicides per 100,000 residents. Louisiana, the only state on this list where homicide accounted for more gun-related deaths than suicides, reported 9.4 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2011, more than in any other state.

Although not necessarily gun related, violent crime, overall, was higher in many of these states. Seven states reported at least 420 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2011, versus the national rate of just 386.3 violent crimes per 100,000 residents that year. There were more than 600 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in Alaska, second only to Tennessee. Some specific crimes were even more likely in many of these states. Six of the 10 states reported more than 3,500 incidents of property crime per 100,00 residents, for example, versus a national rate of just 2,908.

According to Roman, politics and culture often influence gun ownership. In fact, a majority of the states with the most deaths from guns are politically conservative. They are also states with residents that tend to be comfortable with carrying and owning guns.

Economic factors also appear to be related to firearm death rates. The poverty rate in seven of the 10 states with the most gun violence was above the national rate of 15.9%. New Mexico and Mississippi, the states with the first and second highest poverty rates in the nation of more than 20%, were among the states with the most gun violence.

Educational attainment rates also tended to be lower in states with the most gun violence. The percentage of residents who had attained at least a bachelor’s degree as of 2012 was lower than the national rate in all of the 10 states with the most gun violence.

Based on CDC data, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 10 states with the most firearm-related deaths in 2011, including suicides, homicides, and accidents.Firearm death rates represent the CDC”s age-adjusted figures, to avoid distortion in states with large populations of young people. We also considered 2012 data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATF) on the time between a gun’s purchase and its involvement in a crime. Violent crime data are for 2011 and are from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Report. Poverty and income figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 American Community Survey. Information on firearm policies for each state are from the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) Institute for Legislative Action.

These are the states with the most gun violence, according to 24/7 Wall St.: