Police used a robot to kill -- The key questions

The use of a robot to kill the man who authorities say fatally shot five Dallas police officers has drawn attention in part because it's the first time police have used robots in such a manner.

Below is a series of questions that I have been asked frequently and preliminary answers. The facts remain incomplete, so these are preliminary thoughts.

What happened?

In the wake of the shooting of the Dallas police officers Thursday night during a peaceful protest, police cornered the shooter -- Micah Xavier Johnson -- in a parking garage. After an hours-long standoff that included exchanges of gunfire, they used a robot to deliver an explosive that killed the gunman.

8 powerful life lessons from 93-year-old Norman Lear, one of the most influential people in TV history

It's hard to overstate Norman Lear's impact on the world of television.

That's why Oscar-nominated directors and producers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady are exploring the lasting effects of his career in their new documentary "Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You."

Lear is the creator of shows like "All in the Family," "Good Times," and "The Jeffersons," programs that not only brought in 120 million viewers a week, but challenged Americans' views on topics like racism, poverty, and abortion.

He's one of the first group of inductees to the Television Hall of Fame and has four Emmys and a Peabody Award, among many other honors.

Today, Lear is 93 years old and as sharp as ever. He spoke with Business Insider last year about his 2014 memoir "Even This I Get to Experience."

Drawing from that interview and his book, we gathered the life lessons that have stuck with Lear after all these years.

Alton Sterling's family sympathizes with the families of killed Dallas police officers

The family of slain Alton Sterling, who was shot dead by a Baton Rouge, Louisiana cop in a parking lot early Tuesday have sympathized with the family of the killed Dallas Police officers during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas last night.

Tanya Sterling, a cousin of the Baton Rouge victim, said she and the family had protested by praying for peace and an end to violence and understand what the family of the killed police officers are going through.

'We have called for justice for Alton and all the other innocent black men shot by the police,' she said. 'But we feel sorry for the officers and their families in Dallas because they will understand what we have been going through.'

Woman caught trafficking young women, including two minors, to China to be sold as brides

A woman believed to have trafficked about 30 women to China to work or be sold as brides was caught and arrested on Tuesday evening, July 5, at a Phnom Penh guesthouse, Cambodia with six potential victims, including two minors.

Thoeun Puthea, 28, was in a room at Dara Guesthouse in Prampi Makara district when police stopped her and six young women who were set to be sent to China by way of Vietnam, according to Keo Thea, director of the municipal anti-human trafficking police. Two of the victims were 17 years old, one was 19, and the rest were in their 20s, an official said. 

We finally know the age of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un

US officials closely monitor North Korea's activities, so it might come as a surprise that we've been missing some basic information on its leader, Kim Jong Un.

But it wasn't until yesterday that the US Treasury Department, after placing sanctions on Kim, officially identified his date of birth as January 8, 1984.

So he's 32 years old.

ABUJA DJ COMPETITION 2016: FIRE ON THE MIXER @clickonvenue

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This event will hold on August 2016 at Green Grass Lounge and Garden,Asokoro. A serene open air lounge, events center and park nestled in the city of Abuja. Simply an excellent venue to network, socialize and just relax.

HORROR IN DALLAS: 11 COPS SHOT, AT LEAST 5 KILLED BY 'SNIPERS'

• 11 police officers shot.
• At least 5 officers killed.
• At least three people were taken into custody.
• Police operations are still ongoing.
• The gunman involved in a shootout with police is now reportedly dead

Multiple police officers were shot and at least five were killed by "snipers" amid a protest and rally in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday night, the Dallas Police Department said.

Dallas Police officials said at least 11 officers and one civilian were shot. Four of the deceased officers were from the Dallas Police Department. One deceased officer was from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit agency.

At least seven other officers were injured. Two officers underwent surgery and three are in critical condition, according to police.