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RICHMOND, Va. – Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell has made her final written plea to a federal appeals court reviewing her public corruption convictions. In a brief filed Thursday evening with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, McDonnell’s lawyers restated their claims that the convictions were based on …

A Kyrgyzstan teen underwent life-saving surgery to remove a 9-pound hairball from her stomach, Metro reported. Ayperi Alekseeva, 18, was taken to the hospital by her parents after complaining of severe stomach pains and the inability to eat or drink anything without becoming violently ill. Doctors at Bishkek Hospital performed …

SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal says she will speak about the furor over racial identity sparked after her parents said she has falsely portrayed herself as black for years, but she is actually white. KHQ-TV in Spokane reported that Dolezal sent a message to NAACP members saying …