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By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC)  — The White House is planning to focus on improving the lives of girls and women …

ETTRICK, VA. — Hampton University Provost Pamela Valleria Wilson Hammond has been named interim president of Virginia State University. Hammond will lead the historically black land-grant …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sidestepping Congress, President Barack Obama on Thursday will announce steps he will take to shield up to 5 million immigrants illegally in …

By ANDREW TAYLOR   WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s anticipated order that would shield millions of immigrants now living illegally in the U.S. from deportation …

Here is the full statement from John P. Schmitt, a lawyer for Bill Cosby, amid allegations that the comedian sexually assaulted several women in the …

BERKELEY, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County town that neighbors Ferguson, Missouri, is warning residents to prepare for potential unrest that may follow the …

BY CAIN BURDEAU    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges says America today looks a lot like the world she helped break apart …

BY JIM SALTER   FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — With a grand jury announcement in the Ferguson case drawing near, many churches plan to open their doors, …

BY ALAN SCHER ZAGIER    CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of Michael Brown are urging restraint by both protesters and police once a …

Dear Mayor Seiler: I am writing as a concerned citizen of the United States of America in regard to the recent (nationally televised) scandal involving the …