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University of Oklahoma President David Boren addresses the crowd at a press conference to address racism on campus on March. 9, 2015 in Norman, Okla.
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Were Frat Expulsions Legal?

The University of Oklahoma's decision to expel two students who played "a leadership role" in singing a racist chant that went viral after it was caught on video may assuage critics. But civil liberties experts say it could also be unconstitutional

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a press conference at the United Nations in New York

Clinton Defends 'Personal' Email

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged Tuesday that she discarded tens of thousands of emails from a private server

Vietnamese man with Swastika good luck tattoo

Hate Groups in Decline

The number of hate groups in the U.S. fell 17% between 2013 and 2014, a new study finds — but certain kinds of crimes are still on the rise

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Seahawks Acquire Jimmy Graham in Trade With Saints

Seattle has traded its 2015 first-round pick and center Max Unger to the New Orleans Saints for tight end Jimmy Graham and a fourth-round pick. For the Saints, the addition of Unger allows them to solidify the inside of their offensive line

The Cheltenham Festival - Day 4

BBC Suspends Top Gear Host Jeremy Clarkson

British Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, 54, has been suspended by the BBC, after a “fracas” with a producer. The BBC reported that he stands accused of hitting the producer during an argument last week. Clarkson has not commented on the suspension

Blurred Lines Suit

Jury Finds 'Blurred Lines' Ripped Off Marvin Gaye

A jury said Tuesday that Robin Thicke and Pharrell copied a 1977 Marvin Gaye song in "Blurred Lines," the No. 1 song on Billboard's 2013 year-end U.S. pop songs chart, and awarded $7.3 million to the Gaye family

Argentina Helicopters Crash

Olympians Die in Reality TV Crash

Ten people were killed in a helicopter crash on Monday while filming a French reality TV show in Argentina. But they were not the first people to die in a production by Adventure Line Productions, raising questions about safety culture

In this courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears on Dec. 18, 2014

Boston Jury Sees Bombing Suspect's Manifesto

A bullet-ridden, blood-stained religious manifesto allegedly written by accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev inside his hiding place in the hours before he was captured took center stage in his trial Tuesday

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President Obama Will Appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

President Barack Obama will be appearing on the Thursday night episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! This marks the first time Obama is stopping by as President — he was last on the show in 2008 via satellite when he was still running for office

The Marina district disaster zone after an earthquake, measuring 7.1 on the richter scale on Oct. 17, 1989 in San Francisco.

Likelihood of Huge Earthquake in California Rises

The chances of earthquake magnitude 8.0 or greater hitting California in the next 30 years have been increased from about 4.7% to 7%, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said in a statement Tuesday. But the chances of a moderate earthquake went down

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Biden 'Offended' by Iran Letter

The White House and congressional Democrats reacted angrily to an open letter from more than 40 Republican Senators cautioning the leaders of Iran that U.S. law makes any nuclear deal between Iran and the U.S. tenuous