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1st Black woman serving in N. Carolina legislature, 98
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Soccer player Anton Walkes, 25, dies in Florida boat crash
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Slain California deputy honored with 50-mile funeral procession
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The state of African American finances
According to Prudential’s March 2013 study, the African-American community is continuing to make financial progress and to feel confident about the future, with a confidence …
Farm bill chops $800 million from food stamp program
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sweeping farm bill that Congress sent to President Obama Tuesday has something for almost everyone, from the nation’s 47 million food …
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Indiana reaches out to truck drivers during HIV outbreak
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Indiana health officials dealing with an HIV outbreak in a rural county are urging truck drivers and others traveling through the outbreak …
Bills on autism, health exchange advance ahead of deadline
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ HONOLULU (AP) _ Hawaii lawmakers are racing to pass bills out of final committees ahead of a legislative deadline. One bill that …
New income guidelines released for nutrition program
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ The South Dakota Department of Health has released new income guidelines for a federal nutrition program that assists mothers, infants and …
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OU hires former federal judge amid fraternity racism probe
OKLAHOMA CITY — The University of Oklahoma has retained a prominent Oklahoma attorney and former U.S. District judge to assist school officials with an investigation into …
Missouri bills could keep immigrant students from college
By SUMMER BALLENTINE JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri students who brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents could face the prospect of receiving no federal …
Oklahoma students hope racist fraternity video sparks change
By SEAN MURPHY NORMAN, Okla. — A video of University of Oklahoma fraternity members engaging in a racist chant outraged and angered students across the campus, …