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February 14, 2021

Indianapolis museum apologizes for 'white art' job listing

The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields has apologized for a job listing seeking a new director who would maintain the ...

February 14, 2021

Advocates promote social equity in Virginia marijuana bills

Mike Thomas earned a college degree in accounting, but has never worked in his field. Three convictions for marijuana ...

February 14, 2021

Biden order reestablishes faith-focused White House office

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sunday relaunching a White House office aimed at fostering cooperation between ...

February 14, 2021

The Latest: Biden says all Americans must 'defend the truth'

The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial (all times local): 11:00 p.m. President Joe ...

February 13, 2021

ICE nearly released sex abuse convicts despite Biden memo

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was prepared to release three men convicted of sex offenses against children, Texas ...

February 13, 2021

Jaguars split with accused racist strength coach Chris Doyle

The Jacksonville Jaguars and embattled strength coach Chris Doyle parted ways Friday night, a few hours after a prominent ...

February 13, 2021

Myanmar protests in 2nd week, with neither side backing down

Mass street demonstrations in Myanmar entered their second week Saturday, with neither protesters nor the military government ...

February 13, 2021

Union says meatpacking workers should be vaccinated sooner

Hundreds of meatpacking workers have been vaccinated against the coronavirus but the union that represents many of them says ...

February 13, 2021

Birmingham jail logs with MLK signatures up for sale

Arrested for leading a march against racial segregation in 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spent days in solitary ...

February 13, 2021

Religion and the death penalty collide at the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is sending a message to states that want to continue to carry out the death penalty: Inmates must be ...

February 13, 2021

Gender identity bill divides Spain's feminists, left-wing

Victòria Martínez continues to sign official documents with the name that she, her partner and their two daughters ditched ...

February 13, 2021

Court rules against Apaches in bid to halt proposed mine

A federal judge has rejected a request from a group of Apaches to keep the U.S. Forest Service from transferring a parcel of ...

February 13, 2021

A fight or a 'fight'? In impeachment, a clash about context

Was he calling for a fight, or was he calling for a “fight”? In American political speech — and particularly in Donald ...

February 13, 2021

Trial highlights: Trump grievances, angry outbursts and more

In a whirlwind defense, Donald Trump's impeachment attorneys aired a litany of grievances Friday, arguing the former ...

February 13, 2021

Veteran GOP strategist resigns from board of Lincoln Project

Veteran Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, one of the faces of the so-called Never Trump movement, announced Friday that ...

February 13, 2021

The Latest: Tuberville stands by account of Trump phone call

The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial (all times local): 8 p.m. Republican Sen.

February 13, 2021

India's top court tackles social media in free speech case

India’s top court on Friday asked for the government and Twitter’s response to a petition seeking greater regulation of ...

February 13, 2021

Fox hosts Dobbs, Bartiromo strike back in voting fraud suit

Three Fox News hosts — Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro — are seeking the dismissal of claims against them and ...