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Mariah Parker takes her oath of office for County Commissioner District 2 with her hand on the autobiography of Malcolm X and her mother Mattie Parker by her side on the steps of City Hall in downtown Athens, Ga., Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Parker filled the county commissioner seat vacated by Harry Sims who left his seat to run for mayor. She won the election for District 2 by 13 votes. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Mariah Parker takes oath of office on ‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X’

One of the new council members in one of Georgia's biggest cities picked Malcolm X over the Bible for her swearing-in. Mariah Parker was sworn in this week to represent District 2 on the Athens-Clarke County Commission and refused to take her oath of office on the Bible, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

June 7, 2018
Sergeant Daniel D. Vogel with the Warrington Township Police Department and a member of the South Central Emergency Response Team exits a M113 A2 Armored Personnel Carrier during a demonstration for the Associated Press in Richboro, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. The Defense Department gives away free military equipment including helicopters, weapons, armored personnel carriers, bulletproof vests, and more to state and local government agencies, mostly police departments, under its surplus-supplies program operated by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Armored personnel carrier stolen from Fort Pickett leads police on chase through Richmond

A man stole a military armored vehicle and drove it through the streets of Richmond, Virginia, and on one of the nation's busiest interstate highways Tuesday evening. According to WWBT, the Richmond NBC affiliate, the driver surrendered around 9:40 p.m. at East Broad and 11th streets. But the spectacle of a "tank" being driven on Interstate 95 North, and on one of a state capital's major thoroughfares, caused eyes to pop.

June 5, 2018
Jesper Zølck, TV 2 Denmark

Man kneels for anthem at Trump ‘Celebration of America’

An unidentified man was photographed while taking a knee during "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Tuesday's "Celebration of America," which was set up after President Trump disinvited the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles over the team's plan to send only a small delegation.

June 5, 2018
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens resigned amid a widening investigation that arose from an affair with his former hairdresser. Greitens said his resignation would take effect Friday. (Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP)

Eric Greitens, Missouri governor, to resign

Missouri's embattled Republican governor suddenly resigned Tuesday afternoon, saying that while he did nothing wrong, he could not allow "the forces opposed to us" to damage his family.

May 29, 2018
Two female detainees sleep in a holding cell, as the children are separated by age group and gender, as hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in Nogales, Ariz. CPB provided media tours Wednesday of two locations in Brownsville, Texas, and Nogales, that have been central to processing the more than 47,000 unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally since Oct. 1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)

Illegal immigrants in cages photo from 2014 enrages liberals

Some liberal activists and journalists scrambled Sunday and Monday to delete tweets and social media posts incorrectly linking the Trump administration to an old photo of detained illegal-immigrant minors being held in a cage.

May 28, 2018
Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who served about seven years in federal prison for leaking government documents to Wikileaks, speaks at the C2 business conference Thursday, May 24, 2018, in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP) ** FILE **

Chelsea Manning drops suicide hints on Twitter

Chelsea Manning hinted at suicide Sunday night on Twitter, the convicted spy and Democratic Senate candidate in Maryland saying "I'm not really cut out for this world."

May 28, 2018
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Mississauga, Ontario, restaurant explosion causes multiple injuries

An Indian restaurant west of Toronto was hit by an explosion Thursday evening, causing numerous injuries, some of them critical. Officials told Canada's Global News that 15 to 20 people were injured, three of them critically after the blast in Mississauga, Ontario.

May 24, 2018
Executive producer Harvey Weinstein participates in the "War and Peace" panel at the A&E 2016 Winter TCA on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Harvey Weinstein to be charged with first-degree rape: Report

The charges that disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will face reportedly include first-degree rape. CNN reported late Thursday evening, citing "a source familiar with the investigation," that Mr. Weinstein will turn himself in to authorities Friday morning on charges of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another.

May 24, 2018
David Hogg, a survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., speaks during the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control in Washington, Saturday, March 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

David Hogg targets Publix in gun-control push

David Hogg is trying to shake down Publix. The public face of the gun control movement demanded $1 million Thursday from the Florida-based grocery chain, just one day after calling for a "die-in" protest at its stores.

May 24, 2018
Singer Dave Grohl performs with the group 'Foo Fighters' at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, in Somerset, England, Saturday, June 24, 2017. (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP)

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters ‘ashamed’ of Donald Trump

Count grunge-rock legend Dave Grohl among the entertainers who've taken to attacking President Trump. Mr. Grohl, once the drummer for Nirvana and now front man for the Foo Fighters, told a British news outlet while abroad that the president is a national embarrassment for the U.S.

May 24, 2018
Actor and director Robert De Niro at the Nobu Shoreditch hotel in London, Tuesday, May 15, 2018, gestures as he answers a question during a press conference at the hotel's official launch. De Niro is a co-owner of the Nobu chain. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Robert De Niro bans Donald Trump from Nobu restaurants

Legendary Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, who co-founded the Nobu restaurant and hotel chain with renowned Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, said in an interview that President Trump is barred from the establishment.

May 23, 2018