Lawmaker speaks out after his lynching comments spark uproar
Mississippi state Rep. Karl Oliver said destruction of Confederate monuments is "heinous and horrific"
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Supreme Court ruling a win for voting rights advocates
Supreme Court justices rule that Republicans in North Carolina placed too many African-Americans in two congressional districts
Charter school makes decision on controversial hairstyle ban
Decision follows state attorney general's letter to Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden, Mass., saying policy was illegal
Father drowns while trying to save son in river
Police say 52-year-old man disappeared after he jumped into river to rescue son, who fell out of boat without life jacket on
NBA player says he's "getting death threats almost every day"
Turkish-born NBA player describes how he made it back to U.S. after Turkey canceled his passport over, he believes, his criticism of President Erdogan's violent crackdown
Killing at University of Maryland probed as possible hate crime
The FBI has been called in to help with the investigation into the death of Richard Collins III
Bizarre accident kills teen on camping trip
Tree holding 15-year-old’s hammock snaps, falls on her
NBA player says family threatened after coach's critical comments
Warriors center Zaza Pachulia says he posted security guard at son’s school after receiving social media threats following tirade by Spurs coach
2015 train hero earns a new title: graduate
Anthony Sadler, 24, celebrated his college graduation over the weekend a year late after helping tackle a gunman in a Paris-bound train
State looks to fast-track "bathroom bill" into law
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has said he wants to sign a bathroom bill into law despite vocal opposition
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ends historic run
"The Greatest Show on Earth" dazzles audience in New York for final time on Sunday
Mass. AG tells charter school to end ban on braided hair extensions
Sisters Deanna and Mya Cook say they were punished because they wore braided hair extensions to school
Expanded gorilla exhibit set to open year after Harambe's death
Cincinnati Zoo expects Gorilla World exhibit to be ready in June
Circus performer falls nearly 40 feet during "Wheel of Death" stunt
Other performers quickly distracted young audience members by playing "Simon Says" while the injured stuntman was rushed to a hospital
On "SNL," Dwayne Johnson and Tom Hanks joke about 2020 run for the White House
"When it comes to politics, we need more poise and less noise," Johnson told the audience
Mississippi Senate race leans Democratic; Colom holds narrow lead
Kennedy family members join lawsuit to block Trump's arch
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Susie Wiles' old lobbying firm in crosshairs of MAGA feud
U.S. soldier accused of spying linked to Russia arrested in the U.K.
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Rubio says U.S. has "no need" to restart combat operations in Iran
Sanders won't back Schumer as Democratic leader
State seeks to block Pike's lawyers from inspecting execution drug
911 call reporting frat video: "They set their pledges on fire"
