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Details: Written by Jake Pearson, Tom Hays, Associated Press; Published: 04 August 2014

Corrections staff and witnesses instructed not to report the violence perpetrated on youth by officers

Details: Written by By David Porter, Associated Press; Published: 04 August 2014

The ruling upholds an appeals court that had thrown out Vonte Skinner's conviction for shooting a fellow drug dealer in 2005

Prosecutors pursue charges against Yitzhak Shuchat alleging he attacked Andrew Charles, a Black man, because of his race

Details: Written by Boubacar Diallo, Krista Larson, Associated Press; Published: 01 August 2014

Two American health workers who have the disease are being brought to Atlanta for isolation and treatment

Details: Written by Donna Cassata, Erica Werner, Associated Press; Published: 01 August 2014

Senate Republicans rejected a border bill this session; House GOP leaders made changes to prevent dream program expansion

After failing to repeal Obamacare despite numerous votes, GOP lawmakers seize on another way to attack President Obama

The college sports body also agreed to create a single return-to-play policy that all teams will follow.

Details: Written by Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent; Published: 29 July 2014

The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted to retroactively reduce sentences for drug offenders who meet seven guidelines

Details: Written by David Espo, AP Special Correspondent; Published: 28 July 2014

Republicans have 'opened the door for impeachment' with their plans to sue the president over allegedly failing to carry out the health care law

Theodore Wafer, charged with second-degree murder had other choices besides shooting McBride, prosecutors told the court.