South Carolina House approves bill removing Confederate flag
It’s a stunning reversal in a state that was the first to leave the Union in 1860 and raised the flag again at its Statehouse more than 50 years ago to protest the civil rights movement.
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Beyond 'To Kill a Mockingbird': The lost novel of Harper Lee
Katie Couric takes a closer look at what many are calling the biggest book event of the decade, the July 14 publication of Harper Lee’s long lost first novel Go Set a Watchman.
South Carolina governor to sign Confederate flag removal bill
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said she will sign a bill at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) on Thursday to remove permanently the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds.
Same-sex couples to get federal marriage benefits: attorney general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal marriage benefits will be made available to same-sex couples across the United States after last month’s Supreme Court ruling, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Thursday.
Louisiana man sentenced to life in murder of Bourbon St. dancer
A Louisiana man convicted of murdering a Bourbon Street dancer and dismembering her body in 2012 will spend the rest of his life in prison, a state court judge said on Thursday. Judge Stephen Grefer imposed the mandatory life sentence on Terry Speaks, 42, after denying Speaks’ motion for a new trial, the judge’s law clerk, Suzanne Ciaccio, said. Speaks, who claims he once tried to kill himself and was
New charges in Charleston church shooting: Attempted murder
The man accused of killing nine people attending Bible study at a historic black church in Charleston has been indicted on three new charges of attempted murder, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Glitch halts trading on NYSE; other exchanges unaffected
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Stock Exchange stopped trading in the late morning Wednesday because of a technical issue, though shares continued to trade on other exchanges. U.S. indexes sank amid growing concerns that trouble in China’s markets could spread.
Cosby fallout grows as LAPD investigates claims, Disney removes statue
The comedian’s 2005 admission that he gave Quaaludes to at least one woman he wanted to have sex with creates a ripple effect.
United suffers 2nd major grounding in 2 months
Computer problems prompted widespread delays across the country Wednesday.
China stock market freezing up as sell-off gathers pace
By Samuel Shen and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s tumbling stock market showed signs of seizing up on Wednesday, as companies scrambled to escape the rout by having their shares suspended and indexes plunged after the securities regulator warned of “panic sentiment” gripping investors. Beijing, which has struggled for more than a week to bend the market to its will, unveiled yet another battery of measures to arrest the