Lawsuit, arrest leaves Klan group in turmoil
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ A $2.5 million civil judgment and the prison sentence of its founder has left a western Kentucky-based Ku Klux Klan group …
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First lady extraordinaire
Associated Press ATLANTA — First lady Michelle Obama was welcomed with thunderous cheers and told the 550 graduating from Spelman College, an historically black women’s …
Teen arrested after bring loaded guns to school
FORT MYERS, FLa. (AP) _ A high school senior faces multiple charges after he was found on campus with weapons inside his car.
Panel says it’s OK for judge to remain in segregated club
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal bankruptcy judge’s membership in a country club that has no women or blacks as full-fledged members does not …
Assault victim revels in White House tour
Associated Press WASHINGTON — Recy Taylor has a picture of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in the living room of her home …
Philly mayor facing unexpected primary challenge
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ When he ran for mayor four years ago, Michael Nutter made his predecessor and longtime political nemesis the focus of a successful …
Victim of old injustice revels in White House tour
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Recy Taylor has a picture of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in the living room of her home in …
President chooses risky path to take out bin Laden
Associated PressWASHINGTON — No guts, no glory. The nail-biting, 40-minute clandestine operation that resulted in Osama bin Laden’s death could have been a calamitous political …
Obamas attend service at historic church
Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his family attended Easter service Sunday at a Washington church founded in 1863 by freed slaves.
Malcolm X’s daughters reject book’s infidelity charge against parents
(AP) NEW YORK — Two of Malcolm X’s daughters are unhappy that a new biography alleges their parents’ marriage was strained and that their mother …