Family members of nine slain church worshippers confronted Dylann Roof on Wednesday, one of them shouting at the condemned killer as he stared ahead emotionless during his formal sentencing hearing. Others offered forgiveness and love, urging Roof to accept God ...
Read More »Alexander Hamilton’s letters to be auctioned in NYC
The hottest Broadway show is shining its spotlight on a collection of historic American documents: Alexander Hamilton’s letters, being auctioned at Sotheby’s. Javier Munoz, who plays him in the Broadway musical, got teary-eyed Tuesday as he held the only known ...
Read More »Federal judge who pushed rights of prisoners, gays retiring
A federal judge who lost his job as a Justice Department attorney after loaning his car to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and then pushed for gay rights, police reform and health care for prisoners during his time on ...
Read More »Pew survey: Officers more reluctant to use force, make stops
The so-called “Ferguson effect” — officers backing off of policing out of fear that their actions will be questioned after the fact — has been talked about but never really quantified. A new study suggests the effect is a reality, ...
Read More »Missouri lawmakers take first steps toward right to work
Emboldened with new support from a Republican governor, Missouri lawmakers on Tuesday took the first steps to fast-track passage of a contested right-to-work bill to ban mandatory union fees. House members, within days of the 2017 legislative session’s start, held ...
Read More »No consensus on anti-nepotism law and Kushner appointment
The legal community is offering differing views about whether President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to hire his son-in-law as a senior adviser violates a 50-year-old federal law. Trump’s transition team argued there is no legal problem with having Jared Kushner serve ...
Read More »US job openings, quits rise, pointing to modest hiring ahead
U.S. employers posted more jobs in November and quitting also increased — signs that job gains and wages may increase in the months ahead. The number of available jobs rose 1.3 percent in November from the previous month to 5.5 ...
Read More »AP FACT CHECK: Despite woes Obamacare not in ‘death spiral’
President-elect Donald Trump says that President Barack Obama’s health care law “will fall of its own weight.” House Speaker Paul Ryan says the law is “in what the actuaries call a death spiral.” And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says ...
Read More »Kennedy cousin Skakel wants conviction decision reconsidered
Lawyers for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel have asked the Connecticut Supreme Court to reconsider its recent decision to reinstate his murder conviction in a 1975 killing — a request that adds another twist in the case because the justice who ...
Read More »Aldermen: Anti-crime plan in St. Louis shows little progress
An effort to target crime and improve life in 15 St. Louis neighborhoods is off to a slow start. In December 2015, Mayor Francis Slay released a two-year plan to target 12 north St. Louis and three south side neighborhoods. ...
Read More »AP-NORC Poll: Americans high on Obama, divided on his legacy
More than half of Americans view President Barack Obama favorably as he leaves office, a new poll shows, but Americans remain deeply divided over his legacy. Fewer than half of Americans say they’re better off eight years after his election ...
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