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Associated Press James A. Hood and Vivian J. Malone of Alabama smile in 1963 in New York. Hood, one of the first black students at the University of Alabama, has died at age 70.
James Hood dies; defied segregation at university
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — One of the first black students who enrolled at the University of Alabama a half century ago in defiance of racial segregation has died. James Hood of Gadsden was 70. Official...
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Associated Press Gun-rights advocate Anna Riding of Lehi, Utah, holds a sign outside the Utah Capitol during the national Gun Appreciation Day Rally on Saturday in Salt Lake City. Gun owners and Second Amendment advocates rallied in capitals nationwide, days after President Barack Obama unveiled a sweeping package of federal gun-control proposals.
Thousands rally against stricter gun control
AUSTIN, Texas — Thousands of gun advocates gathered peacefully Saturday at state capitals around the U.S. to rally against stricter limits on firearms, with demonstrators carrying rifles and pistol...
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Associated Press Dr. Elizabeth Stanley instructs a class of U.S. Marines in 2011 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. The class was part of an experiment in 2011 in which 160 Camp Pendleton Marines learned to sit and stand during periods of silence and focus their attention on their bodies, breathing and the present moment so their mind could turn down the ongoing chatter about the past and future.
Marines studying mind-based training
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The U.S. Marine Corps, known for turning out some of the military’s toughest warriors, is studying how to make its troops even tougher through meditative practices, yoga-ty...
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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 1993, file photo, President Bill Clinton plays the saxophone at the Arkansas ball on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 1993. The inauguration of the U.S. president is traditionally a highly-scripted celebration, with seating charts, schedules, dress rehearsals, and planning committees that map each moment of the history-making day from start to finish. But sometimes the unexpected happens. On inauguration night, the new president delighted thousands at a packed room at the Arkansas ball, where Clinton played his trademark saxophone as Ben E. King sang, "Your Momma Don't Dance and Your Daddy Don't Rock 'n' Roll." (AP Photo/Greg Gibson, File)
Unexpected inaugural moments make history
WASHINGTON — The inauguration of a U.S. president is traditionally a highly scripted celebration, with seating charts, schedules, dress rehearsals and planning committees that map each moment of th...
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Associated Press Jane Roe (left) and her attorney Gloria Allred hold hands as they leave the Supreme Court building in 1989 in Washington after sitting in while the court listened to arguments in a Missouri abortion case. Months later, the high court ultimately upheld the Missouri law in the case, Webster v. Reproductive Health Service, making it illegal to use public officials or facilities for abortions.
Roe v. Wade: Deep divide is legacy
NEW YORK — By today’s politically polarized standards, the Supreme Court’s momentous Roe v. Wade ruling was a landslide. By a 7-2 vote on Jan. 22, 1973, the justices established a nationwide right ...
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21 invasive pythons killed so far in contest
FLORIDA EVERGLADES — The vast majority of roughly 1,000 people who signed up to hunt Burmese pythons on public lands from Jan. 12 through Feb. 10 are amateurs when it comes to pythons. Only about 3...
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Woman eulogizes husband, sons who died on hike
WATERLOO, Ill. — The widow of an Air Force veteran who died with two of their young sons during a Missouri hike told mourners Friday she’s comforted knowing her husband and boys were loved and “tog...
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Obama backers aim to outflank NRA
WASHINGTON — Supporters of President Barack Obama’s gun-control proposals are planning a methodical, state-by-state campaign to try to persuade key lawmakers that it’s in their political interest t...
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Food allergies may be disability under law
WASHINGTON — Allergic to gluten? What about peanuts? Federal disabilities law may be able to help. The Justice Department said in a recent settlement with a Massachusetts college that severe foo...
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Associated Press Then President-elect Barack Obama greets civil rights activist Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in 2009 on the Capitol steps prior to taking the oath of office in Washington. Monday is both Inauguration Day and the federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader. It is only the second time the two have fallen on the same day.
Inauguration marks intersection with King
ATLANTA — President Barack Obama plans to use a Bible that belonged to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as he takes his oath of office on the holiday honoring the slain icon, marking what some say i...
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