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AP PHOTOS: College commencements across nation

AP PHOTOS:  College commencements across nation
By The Associated Press In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless." The president said his own success was due to "the special obligation I felt, as a black man like you, to help those

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead
By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. "You can see where there's absolutely nothing, then there are

Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'

Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'
By MITCH WEISSAssociated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - 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. Dr. Reginald Hawkins warned city leaders

Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'

Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'
By MITCH WEISSAssociated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - 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. Dr. Reginald Hawkins warned city leaders

Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards

Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards
By MESFIN FEKADUAP Music Writer Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red." She told the crowd: "You are the longest and best relationship I ever

'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa

'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa
By ROBBIE COREY-BOULETAssociated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies. During a trade mission to

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. Why were a diplomatic

Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates

Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to

Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates

Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to

Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police

Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police
By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - A Hofstra University student being held in a headlock at gunpoint by an intruder was accidently shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday. Junior public relations major