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Daisy Bates, Johnny Cash statues headed to US Capitol

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and country singer Johnny Cash - two of Arkansas' most celebrated icons - are headed to Washington, D.C., to represent the state in a U.S...

Apr 13, 2019

Senate confirms ex-lobbyist David Bernhardt to lead Interior

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to lead the department on a permanent basis, despite complaints by Democrats that the former oil and gas lobbyis...

Apr 13, 2019

Morehouse College to take transgender students

The country's only all-male historically black college will begin admitting transgender men next year, marking a major shift for the school at a time when higher education institutions around the nati...

Apr 13, 2019

Nipsey Hussle's fiance, children honour him at public service

LOS ANGELES - Nipsey Hussle's legacy as a community activist, uniter, a doting father and a loving son were underscored at his public memorial service on Thursday, with deeply personal testimonies fro...

Apr 13, 2019

Man charged with shooting officer at South Carolina hospital

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A shooting inside a South Carolina hospital on Thursday left both a police officer and the suspected gunman wounded, authorities said, in what was the second shooting inside a hospita...

Apr 13, 2019

US: Avenatti deceived to prevent 'house of cards' collapse

LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors painted a picture of attorney Michael Avenatti on Thursday as a scheming operator who stole millions of dollars from clients, cheated on his taxes, lied to investigat...

Apr 13, 2019

Top House Democrat steps up demand for Trump's tax returns

WASHINGTON - A top House Democrat on Saturday ratcheted up his demand for access to President Donald Trump's tax returns, telling the IRS that the law clearly gives Congress a right to them. The gover...

Apr 13, 2019

Sheriff: Rapper threatened to shoot up University of Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Florida rapper has been arrested on a charge of threatening a mass shooting after allegedly posting song lyrics on Facebook that vowed to "catch you at a Gator game and shoot the...

Apr 13, 2019

US wholesale prices rise 0.6% in March, lifted by gas costs

WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices increased in March by the most since last fall, driven largely by more expensive gas and electricity. The Labor Department said Thursday that the producer price inde...

Apr 13, 2019

Prince Harry, Meghan aim to keep baby arrival plans private

LONDON - Prince Harry and his pregnant wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, say they have decided to keep plans around their first baby's arrival private. Kensington Palace officials said in a statemen...

Apr 13, 2019