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South Carolina mother sues Secessionist Party over photo
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:55pm
A black woman is suing the Secessionist Party of South Carolina, saying two of her children were subjected to social media ridicule after they were photographed holding Confederate flag images.
Lawsuit says Georgia prison guards beat 2 handcuffed inmates
Kate Brumback, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:54pm
A federal civil rights lawsuit says several guards at a southeast Georgia prison brutally beat two handcuffed inmates.

Prosecutor: Former Texas nurse confessed in deaths of babies
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:53pm
A Texas prosecutor says an imprisoned former nurse who authorities believe could be responsible for the deaths of up to 60 children has confessed in the past to killing children in her care.

Judge not ready to free confessed killer with release deal
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:51pm
A judge in Ohio says she needs more information before deciding whether to release a man who confessed to a string of rapes and murders under a decades-old plea deal.

Man charged after 3-year-old daughter shoots mother
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:51pm
Police say an Indiana man is facing charges after his 3-year-old daughter accidentally shot her pregnant mother with a gun he left in the woman's car.
Authorities investigate substance sent to Missouri lawmaker
Blake Nelson, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:51pm
A mysterious green substance sent to a Missouri lawmaker who was censured by the Legislature last year for a Facebook post hoping for President Donald Trump's assassination appears to pose no danger, officials said Thursday, and it's not yet clear whether the package was intended as a threat.
AP source: Fired FBI deputy chief facing criminal referral
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:49pm
The Justice Department's inspector general has sent a criminal referral about fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe to federal prosecutors in Washington, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Dem lawmakers want to know legal basis for Syria strikes
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:48pm
Two Democratic lawmakers are calling on President Donald Trump to provide records spelling out the legal basis for missile strikes in Syria last week and in April 2017.

House where Rosa Parks sought refuge will be displayed
Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:45pm
The house where Rosa Parks sought refuge after she fled the South will be displayed in Rhode Island for at least a month after all because several groups have provided money.

Better weather should aid Oklahoma wildfire fight
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:41pm
Firefighters are hoping higher humidity and milder winds will help them fight wildfires in Oklahoma, though conditions are critical in Arizona and New Mexico.
The Latest: Tall ships herald New Orleans' 300th anniversary
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:40pm
The Latest on activities marking New Orleans' 300th anniversary (all times local):

Lawmakers seek tour of SC prison home to deadly riot
Meg Kinnard, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:39pm
A handful of South Carolina lawmakers told state officials Thursday that they want to see firsthand the conditions inside a maximum-security state prison where a riot killed seven inmates.
Priest could be sent back to prison after failing drug tests
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:38pm
A Connecticut priest convicted of selling methamphetamine is facing the possibility of being sent back to prison after failing his drug tests.
Judge Kimba Wood a veteran of big cases long before Cohen
Larry Neumeister, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:37pm
Sometimes it takes a colorful judge like no other to handle a colorful case like no other.

Social media helps fuel teacher activism across the country
Melissa Daniels, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:31pm
The public education uprisings that began in West Virginia and spread to Arizona, Oklahoma and Kentucky share similar origin stories.
Trump backs Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee GOP US Senate bid
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:26pm
President Donald Trump has endorsed Marsha Blackburn in the Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat from Tennessee.

4 children found in rubble of Missouri home after a fire
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 1:25pm
Authorities say four children have been found dead inside a house destroyed by fire in Missouri.
