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Supreme Court declines appeal request from ex-Detroit mayor

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to overturn his corruption conviction and 28-year...

Doing business in different places creates financial hurdles

 NEW YORK (AP) — As small companies expand their business into more towns, cities and states, that growth often brings higher expenses from taxes...

Family seeks firing of White NYC cop who killed Black teen

NEW YORK (AP) — The family and friends of an unarmed Black teen shot to death in front of his grandmother and 6-year-old brother...

Chicago police misconduct has frayed relations with Blacks

CHICAGO (AP) — A South Side police commander and his officers tortured Black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn't commit. Another rogue unit...

Number of child brides to soar in Africa, say rights groups

JOHANNESBURG (AP) _ The 14-year-old girl had just arrived home from school when her family told her to swap her school uniform for traditional...

Interim police chief in Ferguson resigns early

ST. LOUIS (AP) _ The interim police chief in Ferguson is leaving the post about two months earlier than expected, citing a desire to...

Ferguson protests influence actions at U. of Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — When cotton balls were scattered outside the Black culture center at the University of Missouri's flagship campus in 2010 in...

Small-town Braddock mayor adds intrigue to Senate race

BRADDOCK, Pa. (AP) — With a theme of fighting economic inequality and an outsize reputation for unconventional methods, the tattooed mayor of a small...

Braddock mayor to run as Democrat for US Senate

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ The race for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania looks like it's getting more colorful. John Fetterman, the 6-foot-8, bald and tattooed mayor...

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...

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