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CLEVELAND – A former president and a presidential hopeful were among those who paid tribute Saturday to the late Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ohio’s first black congresswoman who was remembered as a pioneering spirit, loyal friend and dedicated public servant. Former President Bill Clinton called Jones one of his family’s …

GALESBURG, Ill. – A man suspected of a June killing spree that left eight people dead in Illinois and Missouri has pleaded not guilty to one of the Illinois slayings. Nicholas Sheley also demanded a jury trial during his arraignment in Knox County court in western Illinois on Wednesday. Click …

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – Southern governors whose states represent one of the nation’s major energy producing regions are working on a comprehensive plan to reduce the South’s carbon footprint and create jobs. “This is a real opportunity for us,” Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said Monday during the closing day …