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School defends expulsion of Wade family friend
PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida prep school at the center of a dispute over the expulsion of a student who is friends with
North Carolina university board discusses Confederate statue
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The board overseeing North Carolina’s public universities is meeting to decide the fate of a Confederate statue toppled by protesters
Markets Right Now: Concerns about China’s economy hit stocks
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): ___ 9:35 a.m. U.S. stocks are following global market indexes lower
US industrial production climbs 0.6 percent in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production climbed 0.6 percent on surging output at mines and utilities. But manufacturing production was flat. The Federal Reserve says
Mississippi man to stand trial in Michigan student’s death
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A 30-year-old Mississippi man has been ordered to stand trial for murder in the fatal off-campus shooting of a 22-year-old
N. Carolina teacher, MLB player’s daughter dies after drill
HERTFORD, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say a fifth-grade teacher who was also the daughter of baseball star Jim “Catfish” Hunter died after
Kanye reignites Drake feud on Twitter, alleges threats
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West is not sending Christmas cheer to Drake. West appeared to reignite a feud with the fellow rapper in a
Bill naming post office for Army captain Khan heads to Trump
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A bill to name a Virginia post office for a U.S. Army captain whose Muslim father spoke out against candidate Donald
The Latest: Serbia seeks urgent UN session over Kosovo army
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The Latest on Kosovo’s vote to create an army (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Serbia’s foreign minister says the country will
Serbia says it will seek urgent session of UN Security Council over Kosovo’s decision to form an army
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia says it will seek urgent session of UN Security Council over Kosovo’s decision to form an army.
Autopsy set for migrant girl, 7, who died in border custody
WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration officials say an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death of a 7-year-old migrant girl who suffered seizures
US retail sales rose scant 0.2% in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales increased a slight 0.2% in November, as strong sales tied to holiday shopping were offset by lower gasoline prices.
US retail sales increased a slight 0.2% in November; holiday shopping gains offset by lower gasoline prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — US retail sales increased a slight 0.2% in November; holiday shopping gains offset by lower gasoline prices.
National Park Service buys MLK Jr’s birth home
ATLANTA (AP) — The National Park Service has bought the home in Atlanta, Georgia, where Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929. Citing a
Sheriff: Woman dies after South Carolina deputy shooting
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A woman has died after a shooting involving a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy, but the sheriff says investigators don’t know whether
