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Prosecutor Charges 6 Baltimore Officers in Gray's Death

Baltimore's top prosecutor announced criminal charges Friday against all six officers suspended after a man suffered a fatal spinal injury in police custody, saying "no one is above the law."

Education

Gov. Bryant Expects to Name New College Board Member Soon

Mississippi Gov. Bryant says he will act quickly to choose a new state College Board member after he moved one of his own recently confirmed board nominees into a different …

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GOP Divided as Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Law Nears

Sen. Ron Johnson was elected to Congress in 2010 as an adamant foe of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Yet facing a Supreme Court decision that could disrupt how …

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Baltimore Police Hand Report on Gray Death to Prosecutor

Baltimore police have completed their investigation into the death of Freddie Gray and turned over their findings to prosecutors — one day earlier than the department's self-imposed deadline, the commissioner …

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Thousands in Other Cities Protest Death of Baltimore Man

Thousands of people hit the streets in Baltimore and several other cities, from Boston and New York to Indianapolis and Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to protest the death of a …

World

US Now Sees Russia Directing Ukraine's Rebels

American officials briefed on intelligence from the region say Russia has significantly deepened its command and control of the militants in eastern Ukraine in recent months, leading the U.S. to …

World

More Women and Children Freed in Nigeria from Extremists

A day after the Nigerian army celebrated the rescue of 200 girls and 93 women in the forest stronghold of Boko Haram, the army's spokesman said more women and children …

National

Baltimore Officials: No Immediate Decision in Gray Case

Having weathered two all-night curfews with no major disturbances, Baltimore officials are now trying to manage growing expectations they will immediately decide whether to prosecute six police officers involved in …

World

Australia Wary of Escalating Rift After Indonesia Executions

Australia said it would withdraw its ambassador to Indonesia after two Australians were among eight drug traffickers executed by the Southeast Asian country on Wednesday, but was wary of escalating …

National

Japan PM to Make Historic Address to Congress, Talk Trade

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek support for a trans-Pacific trade pact that has divided U.S. lawmakers as he makes the first address by a Japanese leader to a joint …

Immigration

Immigrant Removals Continue to Decline Under Obama

The Obama administration is on pace to deport the fewest number of immigrants in nearly a decade, according to internal government data obtained by The Associated Press.

National

NASA Spacecraft to Impact Planet Mercury on Thursday

NASA's Mercury-orbiting spacecraft, Messenger, is going out with a bang this week, adding a hefty crater to the little planet closest to the sun.

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Schools Reopen in Baltimore, Streets Quiet After Curfew

Schools reopened and tensions seemed to ease Wednesday after Baltimore made it through the first night of its curfew without the widespread violence many had feared.

State

Mississippi Governor and Israeli Ambassador Push Trade

Leaders of Israel and Mississippi say they want to increase what is now a tiny trade between the Magnolia State and Middle Eastern nation, building an economic relationship on top …

National

AP: Sen. Bernie Sanders to Run for President as a Democrat

AP sources say Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is going to run for president as a Democrat.