KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A new battle line has formed in the national debate over Civil War flags and symbols — this time at a Georgia school not far from a mountaintop where Confederate soldiers fired their cannons at Union troops more than a century ago. The school near Kennesaw Mountain last month invited … Continue reading
It had the trappings of a town hall debate. There was a moderator. The audience members had questions. There was a two-minute countdown clock for answers. And Donald Trump carried a microphone while patrolling a small stage. But the similarities between what Trump faced Thursday night in NewHampshire in a warm-up town hall and what … Continue reading
The ACLU of Virginia and Roanoke branch of the NAACP are urging federal officials to investigate police practices in Roanoke County, where officers shot and killed a black teen in February. The groups said in a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s office this month that they want more information about the death of 18-year-old … Continue reading
Police in a south Alabama town say a mystery solved itself when a man, alerted by news reports, stopped by the station to claim a small pine box containing his father’s ashes, found beside a country road with a neatly folded and framed American flag. Publicity about the mystery led the man to pick up … Continue reading
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