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Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'

Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'

35 mins ago
In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown. Full Story

Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported

21 mins ago
A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert. Full Story

Trace volcano ash reaches small Alaska city

37 mins ago
Alaska's Pavlof Volcano sent ash and steam skyward Sunday but not enough to raise the aviation threat for international air carriers. Full Story
Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment

Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment

39 mins ago
Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday. Full Story
AP PHOTOS:  College commencements across nation

AP PHOTOS: College commencements across nation

46 mins ago
In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless." Full Story

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How the Conn. train crash will affect commuters

How the Conn. train crash will affect commuters

49 mins ago
Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and snarling travel in the Northeast. Here's a look at what commuters can expect Monday, as the work week gets underway, and beyond: Full Story

2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.

55 mins ago
Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia. Full Story
Official: Va. driver likely had medical condition

Official: Va. driver likely had medical condition

64 mins ago
Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday. Full Story

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Fleeing Ore. man pleads to be pulled from river

Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him. ... Full Story

Finance

Bank of Montreal ordered to fix oversight lapses

Federal regulators are ordering the Bank of Montreal to take steps to correct lapses in oversight that could allow the bank to be used for money laundering. Full Story

Health

14-year term for Calif. doc promising cancer cure

A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked could ... Full Story