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NYC is pressed to settle Central Park jogger case

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WAITING FOR JUSTICE--In this Jan. 17, 2013 photo, Raymond Santana, right, stands with Kevin Richardson, center, and Yusef Salaam, center left, during a rally in Foley Square in New York on the day of a court hearing for the three men, and two others whose convictions were overturned in one of the most notorious crimes in New York City history (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

 

 by Colleen Long

NEW YORK (AP) — New York is a safer, less fearful place than it was in 1990, when murders hit an all-time high, race relations were raw and the city felt under siege from drug dealers and gangs on "wilding" sprees.

Last Updated on Monday, 08 April 2013 15:30

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Amid school changes, giving voice to busing's past

BOSTON (AP) — Last fall, Ginnette Powell traveled from her home in Boston's Dorchester section to her old middle school in South Boston — a journey of just two miles, but one that covered a huge emotional distance. Finally, she was able to leave the painful past behind.

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DIVISIVE TIME--In this 1974 file photo, police guard while Black students board a school bus as Boston begins a school busing program. (AP Photo/Peter Bregg, File)

 

by Bridget Murphy

BOSTON (AP) — Last fall, Ginnette Powell traveled from her home in Boston's Dorchester section to her old middle school in South Boston — a journey of just two miles, but one that covered a huge emotional distance. Finally, she was able to leave the painful past behind.

Last Updated on Monday, 08 April 2013 19:41

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Dropouts: Discouraged Americans leave labor force

After a full year of fruitless job hunting, Natasha Baebler just gave up.

 

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HELP WANTED-- This Friday, March 29, 2013 file photo shows a help wanted sign at a barber shop in Richmond, Va. U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. Many discouraged Americans are giving up the job hunt for school, retirement and disability. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

 

by Jesse Washington and Paul Wiseman

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a full year of fruitless job hunting, Natasha Baebler just gave up.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 April 2013 12:25

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Obama apologizes to Calif. AG for comment on looks

President Barack Obama has apologized to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for causing a stir when he called her 'the best-looking attorney general' at a Democratic fundraiser they attended together this week.

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PRESIDENT APOLOGIZES--In this Feb. 16, 2012 photo President Barack Obama walks with California Attorney General Kamala Harris, center, after arriving at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

 

by Darlene Superville

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has apologized to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for causing a stir when he called her "the best-looking attorney general" at a Democratic fundraiser they attended together this week.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 April 2013 11:59

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Ala. lawmakers vote to pardon the Scottsboro Boys

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 PARDONED--In this July 26, 1937 file photo, police escort two of the five recently freed "Scottsboro Boys," Olen Montgomery, wearing glasses, third left, and Eugene Williams, wearing suspenders, forth left through the crowd greeting them upon their arrival at Penn Station in New York. (AP Photo, File)

 

by Jesse Washington and Bob Johnson

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The legacy of the "Scottsboro Boys" is secure:

Last Updated on Friday, 05 April 2013 07:55

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