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November 21, 2014
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The suburban St. Louis police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown seems confident that he…
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November 20, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ordering far-reaching changes to the U.S. immigration system that will protect nearly 5…
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November 20, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is offering immigrants from the three countries at the center of West Africa’s Ebola crisis…
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November 20, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that could provoke one the most pitched partisan confrontations of his presidency, President Barack…
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November 19, 2014
FERGUSON, Missouri (AP) — Some suburban St. Louis gun dealers have been doing brisk business, particularly among first-time buyers, as…
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November 18, 2014
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri grand jury has been hearing evidence for months as it weighs whether to indict…
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November 17, 2014
This weekend, I had the misfortune of watching Lifetime’s Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B and am as dismayed and confused…
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November 16, 2014
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — President Barack Obama says the threat of a government shutdown by Republicans doesn’t affect the timing…
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November 15, 2014
SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium (AP) — In this town named after Saint Nicholas, Yuletide cheer is being clouded by controversy over the…
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November 14, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The ex-wife of multibillionaire energy tycoon Harold Hamm plans to appeal a court ruling that awarded…
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November 14, 2014
DUNCANVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Dallas-area school board has fired a teacher who posted racially charged tweets about the killing of…
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November 14, 2014
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges says America today looks a lot like the world she helped…
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November 13, 2014
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James won’t let his two sons play organized football because of the sport’s health risks. The…
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November 12, 2014
Heathcliff Huxtable was America’s dad as the 1980s came to a halt and the 1990s rolled in. Who didn’t love…
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November 6, 2014
For Democrats, this midterm election was A MESS. In my home state of Illinois, which is traditionally blue, we put a…
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November 4, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at the news, events and the stories to watch for on Election Day: ALL EYES…
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November 4, 2014
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah prosecutors announced Monday that officers were justified in fatally shooting a young man who was…
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November 4, 2014
In June 1963, there were two people in Washington, D.C. — from opposite ends of the economic spectrum — obsessing…
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November 3, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — You don’t get to the longest-running children’s show in U.S. TV history by doing the same…
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November 3, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government allowed police in Ferguson, Missouri, to restrict more than 37 square miles of airspace…