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Former Nebraska football player acquitted of sex assault

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LINCOLN, Neb. — A jury has acquitted former Nebraska football player Katerian LeGrone of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old fellow student in 2019. ...

Many say now is the time to fight racial bias in foster care

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Cheri Williams looks back with regret at the start of her career as a child welfare caseworker in 1998. Systemic racism is a major...

Video shows man firing on deputies after high-speed chase

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VILLA RICA, Ga. — Dashcam video released Wednesday shows a man opening fire on Georgia sheriff's deputies and the deputies returning fire following a...

Stone Mountain Park denies permit for Confederate event

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STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The Stone Mountain Memorial Association has denied a gathering permit from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, who were looking to...

Four Black medical schools get $6M to widen vaccine outreach

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ATLANTA — Four historically Black medical schools are getting $6 million to expand coronavirus vaccination efforts in minority communities. ...

Final thoughts from Rep. John Lewis to be published in July

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NEW YORK — Some last thoughts from Rep. John Lewis will be published this summer. ...

Former soldiers charged in stabbing death of another soldier

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — Two former soldiers have been indicted on charges including murder in the death of another soldier who was found stabbed to...

Tweaked COVID vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants

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Dozens of Americans are rolling up their sleeves for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine -- this time, shots tweaked to guard against a...

AP source: Electric vehicle battery firms settle trade spat

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WASHINGTON — Two big South Korean electric vehicle battery makers have settled a long-running trade dispute that will allow one of them to move...

Business faces tricky path navigating post-Trump politics

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WASHINGTON — For more than a half-century, the voice emerging from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s monolithic, Beaux Arts-styled building near the White House...