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Ferguson hires Black police commander as interim chief

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) _ Ferguson leaders introduced a new interim police chief Wednesday, tasking the Black police commander from Arizona with building trust between residents…

Resistance to gay marriages travels a well-worn path

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) _ In 1967, Liane Peters, an immigrant from Germany, fell in love with a quiet, handsome man she worked with at a…

Obama chimes in on pop culture, 140 characters at a time

 WASHINGTON (AP) — After dipping his toe in the online world of Twitter years ago, President Barack Obama is now jumping in head-first, popping off…

Cosby said he got drugs to give women for sex

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby admitted in 2005 that he got quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have…

Gay rights activists mark landmark 1965 demonstration

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gay rights activists gathered in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July to mark the progress of their…

Obama draws sharp contrasts with ‘mean’ Republicans

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wading into presidential politics, President Barack Obama on Thursday promoted his brand of middle-class economics by drawing sharp contrasts with…

Obama calls string of recent victories ‘gratifying’

WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama cast a string of legal and legislative victories last week on trade, health care and gay marriage as the…

For Obama and Clinton, twisty paths to ‘yes’ on gay marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) _ When President Barack Obama praised the Supreme Court’s watershed same-sex marriage ruling, he held it up as evidence that a “shift in…

Contours of Obama’s legacy form with help of unlikely allies

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Long past the prime of his presidency, Barack Obama is defying the lame-duck label and solidifying the contours of his legacy with…

Liberal justices prevail in high-profile Supreme Court cases

 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court term that is nearing its end shows how silence can signal success. With a notable paucity of dissents and…

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