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Temple University suspends frat over sex assault allegations
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:37pm
Temple University says several reports of sexual assault, underage drinking and possible drug use have led to the suspension of a fraternity.

Ex-FBI deputy director 'disappointed' in Comey comments
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:27pm
Andrew McCabe, the former FBI deputy director, is "very upset and disappointed" by comments made by his former boss James Comey that contradict his account of a disclosure to the news media, McCabe's lawyer said Friday.

President George HW Bush greets mourners honoring his wife
Juan A. Lozano and John L. Mone, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:21pm
Former President George H.W. Bush surprisingly greeted some of the hundreds of mourners filing through a large Houston church on Friday as they paid final respects to his wife of 73 years, former first lady Barbara Bush.

Civil rights prosecutors urge charges in Garner death
Sadie Gurman, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:15pm
Federal civil rights prosecutors have recommended charging a New York police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, but it's unclear if top Justice Department officials will be willing to move forward with a case, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.

Authorities say motive in deputy killings may never be known
Jason Dearen, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:13pm
Investigators in Florida say they may never know why a man - a recluse from a rural farm community who rarely ventured into town - killed two sheriff's deputies while they sat in a Chinese restaurant.

Probe cleared Haspel in destruction of waterboarding tapes
Deb Riechmann, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:13pm
Countering opposition to President Donald Trump's pick to be the next CIA director, the agency on Friday gave lawmakers a memo showing she was cleared years ago of wrongdoing in the destruction of videotapes showing terror suspects being waterboarded.
Ex-Baltimore County school leader sentenced in perjury case
David McFadden, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:10pm
A former Baltimore County school superintendent who served on prominent national education panels was sentenced Friday to serve six months behind bars after pleading guilty to perjury charges.

Haley's pushback draws fans, rattles White House
Jonathan Lemire and Meg Kinnard, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:09pm
The public split between the White House and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley this week over Russia sanctions threw a spotlight on her at-times uneasy relationship with President Donald Trump, even as her deft rebuttal bolstered talk about her own future political fortunes.

The Latest: Minnesota preparing case against murder suspect
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:03pm
The Latest on the arrest of a woman suspected of killing her husband in Minnesota and a woman in Florida (all times local):

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Big banks saved $3.6B in taxes last quarter under new law
Ken Sweet, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:55pm
The nation's six big Wall Street banks posted record, or near record, profits in the first quarter, and they can thank one person in particular: President Donald Trump.

Judge tosses suit seeking to block parole of cops' killer
David Klepper, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:51pm
A New York judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block the parole of an ex-radical who fatally shot two New York City police officers in 1971.

Dems to black activists: Trump is 'the darkness'
Steve Peoples, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:49pm
One after another, the speakers attacked President Trump's policies as discriminatory, his rhetoric as hateful and his motivations as bigoted.
Federal appeals court orders Utah businessman resentenced
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:49pm
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a once-prominent Utah businessman now in prison for lying to banks but said he should be resentenced.

1 shot, wounded at Florida school; suspect in custody
Curt Anderson, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:43pm
Panic and fear gripped another Florida school Friday when a gunman who carried a shotgun in a guitar case opened fire, wounding one student before he was taken into custody on a day planned for a national classroom walkout to protest gun violence, authorities said.

Senate panel talks to Russian lawyer who met with Trump Jr.
Desmond Butler and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:43pm
A Russian lawyer who discussed sanctions with Donald Trump Jr. at a Trump Tower meeting during the 2016 campaign recently met U.S. Senate investigators in Berlin, a person familiar with the interview told The Associated Press.

In court, Dems allege conspiracy between Trump camp, Russia
Tom Lobianco and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:39pm
The national Democratic Party sued President Donald Trump's campaign, his son, his son-in-law, the Russian Federation and WikiLeaks on Friday, accusing them of an intricate conspiracy to undercut Democrats in the 2016 election by stealing tens of thousands of emails and documents.
Man rescued from tree after he got stuck while rescuing cat
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:33pm
Firefighters in Virginia have rescued a man who got stuck in a tree while trying to retrieve a cat.
Investigators focused on family of 4 in unsolved killings
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:27pm
The investigation into the unsolved killings of eight Ohio family members nearly two years ago remains focused on a family of four that left the state for Alaska, according to a prosecutor.
