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Details: Written by By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press; Published: 07 May 2016

Video: watch bus driver's son who rose to be London's first Muslim mayor

Details: Written by BRIAN MELLEY and AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press; Published: 06 May 2016

Community activist Margaret Prescod, from left, Porter Alexander Jr. and his wife Mary, in red, whose daughter Alicia, 18, was shot and strangled, meet reporters in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Lonnie Franklin Jr., a former Los Angeles trash collector, was convicted Thursday of 10 counts of murder in the "Grim Sleeper" serial killings, including Alicia, that targeted poor, young black women over two decades. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

A former Los Angeles trash collector was convicted Thursday of 10 counts of murder in the "Grim Sleeper" serial killings

Details: Written by GARANCE BURKE and ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press; Published: 05 May 2016

In this April 21, 2016, photo, Candelario Jimon Alonzo, 16, stands in the yard of his uncle's home in Memphis, Tenn. Local school officials have kept Jimon out of the classroom since he tried to enroll in January. Attorneys say Jimon and at least a dozen other Central American unaccompanied youths have been blocked from going to high school in Memphis because officials said the teens lacked transcripts or were too old to graduate on time. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)

AP investigation finds local officials have kept Central American youth out of public schools in multiple jurisdictions

Details: Written by BY CAROLE FELDMAN and JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press; Published: 05 May 2016

In this Aug. 29, 2010, file photo, a security camera hangs on the side of the Skyline School in Portland. The latest government snapshot of school crime paints a picture of safer schools with declines in violent crime, bullying and harassment because of sexual orientation. The report indicated that schools are taking steps to reduce crime. About 75 percent used security cameras during the 2013-2014 school year and more than 9 in 10 controlled access to their buildings. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Government snapshot says crime in K-12 schools and on college campuses is down

Details: Written by JULIE PACE and SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press; Published: 04 May 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a primary night news conference, Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

The decision comes a day after Trump's only other rival, Ted Cruz, left the 2016 contest

Details: Written by BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press; Published: 02 May 2016

In this Feb. 16, 2016, file photo, Lonnie Franklin Jr., left, appears in Los Angeles Superior Court for opening statements in his trial in Los Angeles. The “Grim Sleeper” serial killer trial is coming to a close in Los Angeles after months of testimony. Closing arguments were scheduled to begin Monday, May 2, 2016, in the trial of Franklin. He’s charged with killing nine women and a 15-year-old girl between 1985 and 2007. They were shot or strangled and their bodies dumped in alleys and trash bins in South Los Angeles and nearby areas. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)

Lonnie Franklin Jr., 63, faces the death penalty if convicted of killing nine women and a 15-year-old girl between 1985 and 2007

Details: Written by By BOB CHRISTIE ,Associated Press; Published: 01 May 2016

Yells of cheating as Cruz takes most AZ votes

Details: Written by NANCY BENAC, Associated Press; Published: 01 May 2016

Polls show white men less likely to vote for Hillary; more women dislike Trump

Details: Written by By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL ,Associated Press; Published: 01 May 2016

Watch Larry Wilmore and the president speak at the dinner

Details: Written by MEG KINNARD and BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press; Published: 29 April 2016

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