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May 23, 2017

Detroit fire officials investigating racist online posts

A Detroit Fire Department official has been placed on administrative leave without pay after a civil rights organization said it found racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic social media posts purportedly written by him.

May 23, 2017

Sudan's president risks overshadowing Trump's Muslim speech

President Donald Trump is hoping the Muslim world's leaders join him in confronting extremist ideology when he attends a weekend summit in Saudi Arabia.

May 23, 2017

Lawsuit over synagogue's chicken slaughter dismissed

A federal judge has tossed out an animal rights group's lawsuit against a California synagogue that practices the ritual slaughter of chickens.

May 23, 2017

School tech: Employer wrong to reprimand me over prayer talk

A high school worker filed a federal complaint Tuesday against her school district, saying officials were being discriminatory when they reprimanded her for telling a co-worker that she'd pray for him.

May 23, 2017

6 children hurt during preschool science experiment in Texas

Houston-area fire officials say six children have been hurt during a science experiment that caused a small blaze at a preschool.

May 23, 2017

Juror: 'Holy Spirit' said former congresswoman not guilty

A juror dismissed during deliberations in former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown's fraud trial in Florida told his colleagues that the "Holy Spirit" told him she was not guilty, according to a court transcript.

May 23, 2017

The Latest: Trump urged to prod Erdogan on human rights

The Latest on President Trump's talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (all times local): ___ 6:00 a.m.

May 23, 2017

Callista Gingrich gets nod to be ambassador to the Vatican

The Trump administration has approached the wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, days before President Donald Trump embarks on his first foreign trip.

May 23, 2017

AP News Guide: What to know about travel ban appeals

Does federal law give President Donald Trump broad legal authority to freeze immigration by refugees and citizens of some predominantly Muslim nations?

May 23, 2017

Trump taps Callista Gingrich to be ambassador to the Vatican

The Trump administration has approached the wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, days before President Donald Trump embarks on his first foreign trip.