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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Some civil rights leaders say South Carolina and other states that use inmate work programs to help private companies are practicing …

  By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) – Already a done deal in Congress, the Iran nuclear agreement is gaining more momentum. Former Secretary of State …

CLAREMONT, N.H. – A Dartmouth College professor has been arrested on charges of possessing videos containing images of child sex abuse. The Valley News reports …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Students at Howard University are protesting on campus and on social media about problems with housing, financial aid, registration and the condition …

MIAMI (AP) – The city of Miami’s lawsuits claiming three major banks engaged in discriminatory mortgage lending practices for years will continue in federal court. …

LA PLATA, Md. (AP) – Police in La Plata say a 20-year-old man has been charged after he tweeted about killing “all the white people” …

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – A Pensacola man is facing charges after authorities say he pointed a toy gun at a deputy. The Escambia County Sheriff’s …

SELMA, Ala. (AP) – A weekend of remembrances is being planned for the late civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson of Selma. Boynton Robinson will …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Trustees at Florida A&M University turned to an outsider, and the school’s first female president, to lead them out of the …

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) – The police response to unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, last summer offers lessons in how not to handle mass demonstrations, …