A brief, totally sincere history of April Fools Day; Can a white guy have dreadlocks? This puzzling viral video wades into the politics of black hair.; As Detroit schools went broke, principals allegedly took nearly $1 million in bribes and kickbacks; After alleged groping, teen Trump protester pepper-sprayed by Trump supporter outside Wis. rally; Author of ‘Luckiest Girl Alive,’ about a woman who was raped, reveals it ‘happened to me’; N.C. transgender bathroom ban is a ‘national embarrassment,’ state attorney general says; Judicial Watch, pursuing the Clintons like Inspector Javert for two decades, scores again; A ‘diabolic’ Calif. slaying: Were a beloved Chinese herbalist and his family killed for their money?;
 
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Mississippi’s Senate just approved a sweeping ‘religious liberty’ bill that critics say is the worst yet for LGBT rights
The bill says that individuals, businesses and public employees can't be punished for acting on the belief that marriage is between a man and a woman and gender is determined at birth.
A brief, totally sincere history of April Fools Day
It involves "kick me" signs, paper fish and spaghetti that grows on trees.
 
Can a white guy have dreadlocks? This puzzling viral video wades into the politics of black hair.
Was it cultural appropriation for a white man to be sporting dreadlocks? Or was the black woman's pointed disapproval another instance of political correctness gone awry? And, could the whole exchange have been staged?
 
As Detroit schools went broke, principals allegedly took nearly $1 million in bribes and kickbacks
The conspiracy allegations add insult to injury for the Detroit public school system, which suffers from a debt exceeding $3 billion, and where teachers recently staged a "sickout" to protest poor conditions district-wide.
 
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After alleged groping, teen Trump protester pepper-sprayed by Trump supporter outside Wis. rally
Police said they are searching for two men, one suspected of groping the 15-year-old protester and the other suspected of pepper-spraying her in the face.
 
Author of ‘Luckiest Girl Alive,’ about a woman who was raped, reveals it ‘happened to me’
A chilling gang rape scene in Jessica Knoll's bestselling novel "Luckiest Girl Alive" is based on an event from her own life, the author said.
 
N.C. transgender bathroom ban is a ‘national embarrassment,’ state attorney general says
Roy Cooper said he won't defend the law against a federal lawsuit. The Democratic AG faces Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who has defended the law, in an election this fall.
 
Judicial Watch, pursuing the Clintons like Inspector Javert for two decades, scores again
A judge in Washington ruled Tuesday that Judicial Watch may question the State Department and potentially several top aides to Democratic presidential contender Clinton about her use of a private email server.
 
A ‘diabolic’ Calif. slaying: Were a beloved Chinese herbalist and his family killed for their money?
Weidong "Henry" Han was a popular neighborhood doctor who "worked magic."
 
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