NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal resigns amid controversy over ethnicity

NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal resigns amid controversy over ethnicity
Jeb Bush presidential announcement shaped by family history
Prison worker charged with aiding escapees appears in court
Accused accomplice in New York prison break appears in court
Person shot trying to get into Arkansas air base: authorities
Two Catholic U.S. bishops resign in child sex abuse scandal
Hillary Clinton's rivals dig in day after campaign rally
Spokane NAACP leader cancels meeting amid furor
Stephen Curry finds the stroke as Golden State takes a 3-2 NBA Finals lead

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 09:09 AM PDT

The civil rights leader, whose racial identity made headlines last week, made the announcement in an open letter...

Jeb Bush presidential announcement shaped by family history

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Prison worker charged with aiding escapees appears in court

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 09:55 AM PDT

DANNEMORA, N.Y. (AP) — A woman charged with helping two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security prison in far northern New York made another court appearance Monday as the manhunt for the men hit its 10th day.

Accused accomplice in New York prison break appears in court

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 08:34 AM PDT

A female prison employee accused of helping two convicted killers stage a brazen escape appeared in court in upstate New York on Monday, under heavy protection and clad in apparent body armor and prison stripes. Joyce Mitchell, 51, is charged with providing chisels and hacksaws to Richard Matt and David Sweat, who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York. The intense manhunt is costing about $1 million per day, Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie told reporters.

Person shot trying to get into Arkansas air base: authorities

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 11:26 AM PDT

The suspect was in critical condition at a University of Arkansas hospital, the base said in a statement. A man wearing a bomb protection suit could be seen near a sports utility vehicle by the gate in photos posted on the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette website.

Two Catholic U.S. bishops resign in child sex abuse scandal

Posted: 15 Jun 2015 09:11 AM PDT

Pope Francis on Monday accepted the resignation of two U.S. bishops 10 days after a local prosecutor filed criminal charges against their diocese for failing to protect children from a sexually abusive priest. Wehmeyer, who has been dismissed from the priesthood, is serving a five-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2012 to criminal sexual conduct with two minors and possessing child pornography. The pontiff accepted the resignations the week after approving an unprecedented Vatican tribunal intended to judge bishops for covering up or failing to report sexual abuse, which has caused worldwide scandal for more than a decade.

Hillary Clinton's rivals dig in day after campaign rally

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The day after her big rally in New York, both sides of the aisle took aim at the former secretary of state.

Spokane NAACP leader cancels meeting amid furor

Posted: 14 Jun 2015 05:50 PM PDT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The leader of the Spokane NAACP, Rachel Dolezal, has canceled a chapter meeting Monday where she was expected to speak about the furor sparked over her racial identity.