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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON —  The new 114th Congress counts more minorities and women than ever, although lawmakers remain overwhelmingly white and male …

Fairfax, Va. —  Twenty-five state attorneys general joined Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning in filing a brief supporting the National Rifle Association in Jackson v. San Francisco. This case …

French citizen Fritz-Joly Joachin, 29, sits inside the courtroom before his trial in the town of Haskovo, Bulgaria on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Bulgarian authorities said Tuesday Jan. 13 they have arrested a French citizen believed to have links to one of the Kouachi brothers. Fritz-Joly Joachin, 29, was arrested under two European arrest warrants, one citing his alleged links to a terrorist organization, and a second for allegedly kidnapping his 3-year-old son and smuggling him out of the country.

These remarks are from Attorney General Eric Holder on the occasion of John Conyers’ elevation to Dean of the House of Representatives. WASHINGTON, D.C. —    …

By ALLEN G. BREED FERGUSON, Mo. — It’s doubtful they were aware, but the rioters who torched Juanita Morris’ dress shop had strayed a couple …

By SETH SLABAUGH The Star Press MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — One hundred fifty years ago, Robert Townsend, an African-American man from Indiana, enlisted in the …

By DAVID McFADDEN PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — President Michel Martelly is defending much-criticized elections in divided Haiti and asserts that the opposition has spread unsubstantiated allegations …

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK — The police killings of unarmed blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere  –  and the investigations and …

By TRISNADI MARJAN and MARGIE MASON SURABAYA, Indonesia — The plane sought permission to climb above threatening clouds. Air traffic control couldn’t say yes immediately — there was …