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"I know it is happening in some communities," Gary, Ind., Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson said, adding voice to a controversial phenomenon known as the Ferguson effect.

When Congress votes on the deal this month, it will be considered under rules that favor the president, even if his opponents gain a majority.

With its stock price falling, Valeant Pharmaceuticals will hold a conference call Monday to try to reassure investors it's not doing anything wrong.

Immigrant rights groups have launched a petition calling on President Barack Obama to require body-worn cameras for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and to discipline those involved in an immigrant's death.

Six weeks before trial, the government accused Don Blankenship of hiding the true levels of breathable coal dust in a West Virginia mine that later exploded . He already faced conspiracy charges.

Members of the military are getting a slight bump in their basic housing allowance this year, but it won't cover the overall cost.

A nutrition app may not be the top priority for someone who struggles to pay for groceries. But cellphones have the potential to improve the health of people with low incomes, if they can get them.

Consumers can switch plans outside of the annual open enrollment period for some specific life changes, but generally not when a doctor falls out of the plan.

Dorothy Okatch can stop a towering hoopster in his tracks. Now studying to become a social worker, she hopes to have the same impact off the court, "to make my call on what's going to happen next."

The U.S. Supreme Court opens a new term Monday. The issues on the docket range from whether threats on Facebook count as threats to whether prisoners should be allowed to wear short beards.