Secret Service Clears Ted Nugent After Interview

Outspoken gun advocate and musician made threatening comments at NRA conference

2012-04-20

CNN Political Unit

(CNN) -- The U.S. Secret Service said Thursday that it has resolved any questions regarding rocker Ted Nugent, whom its agents interviewed after he said he would be "dead or in jail" if President Barack Obama were re-elected. Read the complete article

Newest Michigan Museum Showcases Racist Artifacts

Ferris State University exhibit hall is run by African American who says it’s “all about teaching”

2012-04-19

Mike Householder The Associated Press

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- The objects displayed in Michigan's newest museum range from the ordinary, such as simple ashtrays and fishing lures, to the grotesque - a full-size replica of a lynching tree. But all are united by a common theme: They are steeped in racism so intense that it makes visitors cringe. Read the complete article

Southern California Teacher Fired Over Porn Video

No students were in the video, which was apparently produced before she became teacher at Oxnard district

2012-04-19

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) -- A Southern California science teacher was fired Wednesday night for performing in a pornographic video, school district officials said. Read the complete article

Ann Romney Emerging as Husband's Political Weapon

The 63-year-old has shown a keen ability to emotionally connect with voters

2012-04-19

Steve Peoples The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) -- She is a 63-year-old grandmother known as "Mamie," a former stay-at-home mother of five boys, and the cookie-baking wife of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. But do not be fooled: Republicans and Democrats alike see Ann Romney as an effective political weapon. Read the complete article

Georgia Handcuff Case Renews School Policing Debate

Case involving 6-year-old just the latest in string of incidents where classroom discipline has intersected with law enforcement

2012-04-18

Jeri Clausing The Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico teacher asked a 13-year-old girl to stop talking with her friend and move to another seat. The girl refused. The teacher called the police. Read the complete article

Recruitment by For-Profit Colleges Targeted

Pair of senators introduce bill to prohibit institutions from using public cash for advertising

2012-04-18

Justin Pope and Kimberly Hefling AP Education Writers

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two senators say for-profit colleges are using too much taxpayer money to recruit students. Read the complete article

Judge: Iowa Hiring Policies Did Not Hurt Blacks

Much-watched case rejects notion that social science, statistics can prove widespread discrimination

2012-04-17

David Pitt and Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa's state government employment policies have not discriminated against black employees and job applicants, a judge ruled Tuesday in a case closely watched by civil rights activists. Read the complete article

Police Handcuff Georgia Kindergartner for Tantrum

Six-year-old Salecia Johnson accused of tearing items off walls, throwing books

2012-04-17

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- Police in Georgia handcuffed a kindergartner with her arms behind her back after the girl threw a tantrum and the police chief defended the action as a safety measure. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Space Shuttle Discovery Lands at New Home Near DC

World's most traveled spaceship will be towed to Smithsonian annex in northern Virginia

2012-04-17

Seth Borenstein and Brett Zongker The Associated Press

CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery has landed at Washington Dulles International Airport, where its wheels will stop for the last time at the Smithsonian. Read the complete article

NYC's Towns Retiring After 30 Years in Congress

77-year-old a longtime advocate for African American sections of Brooklyn

2012-04-16

Verena Dobnik The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Edolphus Towns, the Democratic congressman from New York City who was a longtime political stalwart for his working-class Brooklyn district, won't be running for a 16th term, his office said Monday. Read the complete article