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Man arrested on Capitol riot charges after prison sentence for white nationalist march in Virginia

A man who served a prison term for joining torch-toting white nationalists in marching through the University of Virginia's campus in 2017 has been arrested on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol and attacked police officers.

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Virginia NAACP demands to see governor's criteria for restoring voting rights to felons

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia NAACP on Tuesday called on Gov.

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Guyana government reaches settlement with parents in dormitory fire that killed 20 children

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government says it will pay $25,000 to parents of each of the 20 children burned to death in a fire at a state-run high school in May, as part of a settlement to avoid any further claims in the case.

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Pilot dies as small plane crashes into unoccupied home in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A pilot has died after a small propeller plane crashed in an empty New Mexico home shortly after takeoff Tuesday, authorities said.

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A 'person of interest' is being held in Oregon deaths of 4 women after governor revokes commutation

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held in a state prison after Gov.

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Pennsylvania prosecutor asks the state to take over the probe into a homicide suspect's jail escape

WARREN, Pa.

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Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan.

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Fargo police officer's funeral scheduled; 2 other officers remain hospitalized after shooting

Funeral services have been scheduled for the Fargo, North Dakota, police officer killed in a shooting that also left two other officers injured. The funeral service for Jake Wallin, 23, is set for 10:30 a.m.

Jul 18, 2023 3:45 PM Read more >

Illinois is first state to eliminate cash bail, a penalty affecting low-income communities most

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial release from jail on Tuesday when the state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionally of the law abolishing it.

Jul 18, 2023 3:32 PM Read more >

Trump and his legal woes overshadow DeSantis as he rolls out military policy plan in South Carolina

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov.

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