Spokane NAACP head under pressure over racial-identity flap
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The leader of the NAACP in Spokane is facing calls to step aside after her parents said the 37-year-old activist falsely portrayed herself as black for years.
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Prison worker charged with aiding escapees appears in court
DANNEMORA, N.Y. (AP) — A woman charged with helping two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security prison in far northern New York made another court appearance Monday as the manhunt for the men hit its 10th day.
Accused accomplice in New York prison break appears in court
A female prison employee accused of helping two convicted killers stage a brazen escape appeared in court in upstate New York on Monday, under heavy protection and clad in apparent body armor and prison stripes. Joyce Mitchell, 51, is charged with providing chisels and hacksaws to Richard Matt and David Sweat, who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York. The intense manhunt is costing about $1 million per
Two Catholic U.S. bishops resign in child sex abuse scandal
Pope Francis on Monday accepted the resignation of two U.S. bishops 10 days after a local prosecutor filed criminal charges against their diocese for failing to protect children from a sexually abusive priest. Wehmeyer, who has been dismissed from the priesthood, is serving a five-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2012 to criminal sexual conduct with two minors and possessing child pornography. Minnesota prosecutor John Choi brought the charges
U.S. top court rejects North Carolina abortion ultrasound case
The high court left in place an appeals court ruling that struck down the 2011 law as unconstitutional because it forced doctors to voice the state’s message discouraging abortion. Under the law, passed by North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature, physicians must perform an ultrasound, display the sonogram and describe the fetus to women seeking abortions.
Florida Beachgoers Warned About Deadly Bacteria — That’s Also Found in Raw Shellfish
Eight people have been infected by vibrio vulnificus bacteria in Florida this year, and two have died — one from eating raw seafood and another from “multiple exposures” to the bacteria. Here’s how it can affect you.
Why Some People Can Eat a Lot of Fast Food — And Not Gain Weight
Know how annoying it is that some people can eat fast food every day and not gain weight? Scientists may have discovered why it happens.
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Fix them ASAP to get stronger and lose more lbs.
Kale Chips Made Even Better, Thanks to Curry and Coconut Butter
Jazz up your kale chips with some curry powder and coconut butter.
Top 5 Foods for Men’s Peak Sexual Health
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