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Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett’s convictions and jail sentence
An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions Friday of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist,…
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Final trial over Elijah McClain’s death spotlights paramedics’ role
DENVER — The third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police…
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Police chief: Policies violated in fatal shooting of Black man outside home
An Alabama police chief said he believes department policies were violated when officers shot and killed a man during a…
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Kansas school forced 8-year-old Native American boy to cut his hair, ACLU says
MISSION, Kan. — A Kansas grade school forced an 8-year-old Native American boy to cut off his hair after he…
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Officer involved in controversial shooting resigns over racist texts, chief says
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California police officer involved in a controversial shooting last year has resigned after the discovery…
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Virginia school board elections face a pivotal moment
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The “crossroads of the Civil War,” as Virginia’s Spotsylvania County calls itself, is once again a cauldron…
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Police dog’s attack on Black trucker in Ohio echoes history
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — As Jadarrius Rose drove his 18-wheeler through rural Ohio, a simple missing mudflap caught the highway patrol’s…
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Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction
McALLEN, Texas — The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction…
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‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that silenced him
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging his expulsion in April and the…
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Appeals court blocks hearings on drawing a second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana
A federal judge’s plan to hold hearings next week to draw up congressional boundary lines that would give Louisiana a…
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