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Torrance suspect in D.C. shooting charged with assassination attempt
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The 31-year-old Torrance man who allegedly opened fire at a Washington, D.C., hotel where…
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Court blocks state law requiring feds to wear ID badges
By Jaimie Ding Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court has issued an order blocking a California…
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Prosecutors use rap lyrics to help put Black man on death row
By Maria Sherman and Claudia Lauer Contributing Writers DALLAS, Texas (AP) — When he was 19, James Broadnax jotted down…
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State’s woes at center of debate among candidates for governor
By Michael R. Blood Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A televised debate among six leading candidates for governor April…
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Civil rights group denies federal charge of defrauding donors
By Rebecca Boone Contributing Writer MONTGOMERY, AL (AP) – The Southern Poverty Law Center is being indicted on federal fraud…
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Ex-cop planned to murder Black people in mass shooting
By Jack Brook, Jim Mustian and Kathy McCormack Contributing Writers NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say a former North Carolina…
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Murder retrial begins in deputy’s killing of a Black man in Ohio
By Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos Contributing Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio — Opening statements began this week in the retrial of a former Ohio…
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Mike Gipson seeks seat on state Board of Equalization
By Edward Henderson | Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — As California heads into the 2026 election cycle, all four elected seats…
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Killings of 2 Black mothers spark new calls for better resources
By Safiyah Riddle and Corey Williams Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. — Two deadly domestic violence cases targeting Black mothers –…
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Bill would force corporations to disclose slavery-era profits
California Black Media SACRAMENTO — A bill that would require qualifying corporations to submit affidavits disclosing whether they were engaged…
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