Former residents of the old mining town of Picher, Oklahoma, have reached a settlement with a Tulsa-based appraisal firm they say intentionally undervalued their property for a federal buyout. The Joplin Globe reports that a judge signed off on the ...
Read More »Connecticut city called model for police-minority relations
New Haven, Connecticut, is a model for the nation in improving relations between law enforcement and minority communities that have frayed following highly publicized violence by police, FBI Director James Comey said Monday. Comey and NAACP Chairman Roslyn Brock spoke ...
Read More »Missouri would likely be alone with 10 percent black faculty
If the University of Missouri succeeds in meeting a student demand for a faculty that’s 10 percent black in two years, it will likely be alone among its peers. No state’s “flagship” public university campus had a black faculty population ...
Read More »Missouri mom accused of locking girl in closet stands trial
A Missouri woman accused of locking her 10-year-old daughter inside a closet, where she often ate, slept and went to the bathroom, did not receive proper treatment for a mental disease, her attorney said Monday during opening statements in the ...
Read More »Daily fantasy sports showdown spotlights NY attorney general
He’s the player daily fantasy sports fans across the country are suddenly watching: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who ordered industry giants DraftKings and FanDuel this past week to stop accepting play from New Yorkers, saying their business amounts ...
Read More »Critics: Changing Guantanamo prison’s ZIP code isn’t a fix
President Barack Obama’s quest to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, perhaps by moving some detainees to the United States, has fostered an unusual alliance between his congressional critics and liberal-leaning advocacy groups that say changing the detention facility’s ...
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