US government: North Carolina LGBT law violates civil rights
By EMERY P. DALESIO and GARY D. ROBERTSON A North Carolina law limiting protections to LGBT people violates federal civil rights laws and can’t be enforced, the U.S. Justice Department…
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Former House speaker sentenced to more than a year in prison
By MICHAEL TARM Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the line of succession to the presidency, was sentenced Wednesday to…
Missouri students, football players pressure school leaders
By The Associated Press Student protests at the University of Missouri over how racially charged incidents have been handled by school leaders have ramped up over the semester and reached…
REAL ESTATE MOGUL TO GIVE $200M TO U. OF MICHIGAN
By DAVID RUNK FILE – In this July 27, 2012 file photo, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross smiles as he talks to reporters after practice at NFL football training camp…
4 OF 5 SCHOOLS BEEF UP POLICY AFTER PENN STATE
By EDDIE PELLS FILE – In this Oct. 9, 2012, file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, is taken from the Centre County Courthouse by…