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Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours after he held talks at the Vatican about the economic crisis with ...
Miss. mayoral candidate: Radical or mainstream?
An attorney who was active in a black nationalist group decades ago and still refers to a client as a "former Black Panther heroine" is running for mayor of Mississippi's capital city. Can Chokwe Lumumba persuade voters that he's a mainstream politician concerned about a diverse swath of people? That's ...
Omaha gay-rights group seeks return of donations
An Omaha gay-rights group is seeking the return of some $1,800 donated to a woman convicted of lying about being attacked by masked men who carved anti-gay slurs into her skin. Beth Rigatuso, president of Heartland Pride, said the money was given to Charlie Rogers at a candlelight vigil held ...
Eugene schools face $16 million budget gap
The Eugene School District wants wage concessions from teachers because of a projected $16 million budget gap. Up to 20 teachers could lose their jobs because of the budget problems, and that number could nearly double if the teachers' union does not accept wage concessions, The Register-Guard newspaper reported (http://is.gd/y2hvDL ...
Obama's Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs
When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities — a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress. The so-called HBCUs educate ...
NY Assemblyman accused of sex harass resigns
The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors and join him in hotel rooms said Saturday he will resign rather than possibly be expelled from the Legislature amid sexual harassment allegations. The announcement by Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, 72, a once ...
Herbert signs legislation to prevent teen suicide
Gov. Gary Herbert visited a high school in the Salt Lake City suburb of Magna rocked by a recent string of suicides to discuss the problem and sign legislation meant to prevent it. Herbert on Friday heard suggestions on how to deal with teen suicides from students at Cyprus High. ...
Chester mom finds son 64 years after his adoption
Under her pillow in the little house in Chester, Frances Lee Dove for decades kept the letters that had the secret words about her son. How he had grown up, was healthy, and had tiny little overalls and a cowboy suit when he was a toddler. All the adoption people ...
Chicago Teachers Union begins 3-day citywide march
Hundreds of teachers, parents and students took to Chicago's streets Saturday, the first of three days of marches to protest Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to close dozens of city school. The show of force was meant to add weight to a pair of lawsuits filed in recent days. Police-escorted processions ...
Murder charges dismissed in double slaying
Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a migrant worker in the deaths of two unidentified people. The charges were brought against Mariano Arias last year after police found two sets of skeletal remains in Fleming County. Prosecutor J. Kelly Clarke told The Ledger Independent (http://bit.ly/113IXtJ) that the charges were dismissed ...
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