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Court affirms conviction, long sentence for Detroit ex-mayor

 DETROIT (AP) — An appeals court on Friday upheld the corruption conviction and 28-year prison sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was...

Federal judge denies pair bail over Islamic State charges

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A young Mississippi couple who are charged with attempting to join the Islamic State were ordered held without bail Tuesday,...

Police: Suspect shot near Ferguson rally critically injured

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A suspect who authorities say opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was...

Legendary Detroit judge, 93, peeved by incomplete housing discrimination case

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) _ A Detroit-area community that targeted blacks by demolishing poor neighborhoods is scrambling to come up with money to finally end...

Ferguson hires Black police commander as interim chief

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) _ Ferguson leaders introduced a new interim police chief Wednesday, tasking the Black police commander from Arizona with building trust between...

Feds end prosecution of Barry Bonds without conviction

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After a nearly decade-long prosecution, the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday formally dropped what was left of its criminal...

Obama visits prison to call for a fairer justice system

EL RENO, Okla. (AP) — President Barack Obama got a first-hand look at the nation's criminal justice system Thursday, touring a federal prison and...

Resistance to gay marriages travels a well-worn path

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) _ In 1967, Liane Peters, an immigrant from Germany, fell in love with a quiet, handsome man she worked with at...

Harper Lee's new novel presents an unsaintly Atticus Finch

NEW YORK (AP) _ Like her classic ``To Kill a Mockingbird,'' the Harper Lee novel coming out next week is a coming of age...

Obama chimes in on pop culture, 140 characters at a time

 WASHINGTON (AP) — After dipping his toe in the online world of Twitter years ago, President Barack Obama is now jumping in head-first, popping...

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