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VINITA PARK, Mo. – A white Ferguson court clerk who was fired over racist emails uncovered by the U.S. Justice Department after a police officer killed 18-year-old Michael Brown has a new job with another St. Louis-area court. Vinita Park Mayor James McGee told The Associated Press on Friday that …

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Colorado mine spill. All times are local. 12:05 p.m. Tribal officials with the Navajo Nation have declared an emergency as a massive plume of contaminated wastewater from an abandoned Colorado mine flows downstream toward Lake Powell, which …

HELSINKI – Swedish officials say they’re making a last-minute attempt to quiz WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over sex crimes allegations, most of which are set to expire by next week. Assange, holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012, is wanted on four allegations involving rape and sexual …