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September 26, 2016

Arkansas lawmaker arrested after filming traffic stop

An Arkansas legislator who co-sponsored a law aimed in part at preventing authorities from prohibiting the filming of an ...

September 25, 2016

More abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics doctor

A former USA Gymnastics team physician accused of sexually abusing at least two gymnasts faces 16 more abuse complaints at ...

September 25, 2016

Lengthy jury selection in Charleston church shootings begins

The laborious process of jury selection is getting underway in the federal death penalty trial of Dylann Roof, the white man ...

September 25, 2016

Police: 5 shot, 1 dead, after fight at Illinois campus party

One man was killed and four other people were wounded in a pair of shootings early Sunday, including one that happened on the ...

September 24, 2016

Anthem protests spread to colleges, WNBA player sits

Liberty guard Brittany Boyd sat on the bench with her head bowed in prayer during the national anthem before a WNBA playoff ...

September 24, 2016

Eastern Michigan backs student protest of racist graffiti

Eastern Michigan University strongly supports the right of students to peacefully demonstrate about issues that are important ...

September 23, 2016

Amid protest, Eastern Michigan beats Wyoming 27-24

Protesters gathered near an end zone and marched on the field after Eastern Michigan's 27-24 victory over Wyoming on Friday ...

September 23, 2016

Puff Daddy donates $1 million to Howard University

Puff Daddy is donating $1 million to Howard University, where he once was a student. The rapper and music mogul, whose real ...

September 23, 2016

Leprosy found in California elementary school student

A case of leprosy, extremely rare in the United States, has been diagnosed in a Southern California elementary school ...

September 22, 2016

Kentucky's GOP governor overridden in feud with Democrat

Kentucky's Supreme Court has overridden the state's Republican governor in a bitter dispute with the son of a Democrat who ...

September 22, 2016

Government severs ties with for-profit colleges accreditor

Hundreds of for-profit colleges could close, leaving up to 600,000 students scrambling to find other schools, after the ...

September 22, 2016

Small town laments loss of football season due to hazing

The scoreboard at the edge of Philomath High School's football field is dark. The stands are empty. This year, there are no ...

September 22, 2016

Amid scrutiny, for-profit colleges see enrollment slide

Some of the nation's largest for-profit colleges are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid growing competition, new ...

September 22, 2016

South African police battle stone-throwing students

South African police battled students on a university campus on Thursday in the latest violence over protesters' calls for ...

September 22, 2016

The Latest: Trump offers plan to cut college tuition

The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 8:28 p.m. Donald Trump is threatening to cut off certain federal ...

September 22, 2016

Ghana professors campaign for removal of new Gandhi statue

Professors at a university in Ghana's capital are campaigning for the removal of a new statue of Indian independence leader ...

September 22, 2016

10 Things to Know for Friday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. OKLAHOMA OFFICER ...

September 21, 2016

Stalled front and tropical storm deluge roads, close schools

Flooding in coastal Virginia and North Carolina blocked roads and forced school closings Wednesday that affected for more ...

September 21, 2016

Police declare evacuated Prince Edward Island schools safe

More than 19,000 students on the small Canadian province of Prince Edward Island were evacuated Wednesday after police ...