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Jurors find deputies used excessive force in death of homeless street preacher

DENVER (AP) — A federal jury on Tuesday found five Denver sheriff's deputies used excessive force against a homeless street preacher who died in...

Man who stole millions from Atlanta church members pleads guilty

The members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church finally have a modicum of closure after being bilked out of their life savings from a so-called…

Father in hot car child death in Georgia pleads not guilty

MARIETTA, Ga. — Justin Ross Harris, the father whom authorities accuse of deliberately killing his toddler son by leaving him in the scorching hot SUV for…

Cornel West arrested in Ferguson

Dr Cornel West is not like most Black scholars, who write books and give speeches.  He is also an activist and willing to go...

Should White mom be paid for brown baby mistake?

What is the price of being forced to raise a brown baby? It's an unusual question, arising from an unusual lawsuit prompted by an insemination...

Rain, tornado threat, arrests don't stop Ferguson protest

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) - Pounding rain and tornado watches didn't deter hundreds of protesters Monday outside Ferguson police headquarters, where they stayed for almost...

Measuring MLK's peace prophecy, 50 years later

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to much more than achieving racial equality. That goal, he said again and again, was...

Beyond marriage, other gay-rights challenges loom

NEW YORK (AP) — Even as they celebrate epic victories in the push for marriage equality, gay-rights activists acknowledge that other difficult issues remain...

Obama wants an election about the economy, not him

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama is all in with his economic pitch. The American public is not. Over the next 27...

Police shooting protests continue in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A weekend of peaceful daytime protests and nightly police standoffs is expected to continue Sunday as organizers prepare for a...

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