‘Dance Moms’ star due in court for bankruptcy fraud charges
PITTSBURGH (AP) - "Dance Moms" star Abigale Lee Miller is to appear before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh to be arraigned on charges that she tried to hide $775,000 worth of income from the Lifetime network reality show and spinoff projects during her Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Miller's defense attorney didn't immediate return requests for comment…
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Texas case mulls if home-school kids have to learn something
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A much-watched case headed to the Texas Supreme Court could have broad implications on the nation's booming home-school ranks. At issue: Where do religious liberty and parental rights to educate one's own children stop and obligations to ensure home-schooled students actually learn something begin? An El Paso family, the McIntyres, is…
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Arkansas governor sets execution dates after 10-year gap
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says the state will resume executions after a 10-year gap starting next month with a double execution. The Republican announced execution dates on Wednesday for eight death-row inmates. Arkansas hasn't executed an inmate since 2005, largely because of court challenges to its lethal injection law and…
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