The U.S. Census Bureau arrived at a $15 million settlement over a lawsuit which alleged that the agency discriminated black and Hispanic job applicants by with previous criminal records.
Mississippi attorney general Carlos Moore said he will defend his state's flag against a lawsuit that endeavors to eliminate its Confederate battle emblem.
A South Carolina judge denied bail to a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man who ran from a traffic stop, court documents filed on Monday show.
An anti-capitalist May Day march in Seattle turned violent on Friday when demonstrators threw rocks and wrenches at police, who responded by lobbing "flashbangs" and shooting pepper balls, according to police and media reports.
