Alabama Judge Sued After Telling Debtors to Donate Blood of Face Jail Time

An Alabama judge told defendants who could not pay court fines that they could donate blood or go to jail, a civil rights legal group has charged in an ethics complaint filed against the official.

Civil Rights Group 'Outraged' Martin Luther King Will Be Honored Alongside Heroes of Pro-Slavery Confederacy in Georgia

Civil rights groups are outraged by a proposal for black leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to be honored alongside heroes of the pro-slavery Confederacy at Georgia's Stone Mountain Park and will raise their objections with the governor on Wednesday.

South Carolina Death Toll Rises to 16 As Floodwaters Persist

Residents in flood-ravaged South Carolina remained on alert Wednesday for more inundation from swollen rivers and vulnerable dams, while rescuers in one of the hardest hit areas found the body of a person missing after a truck was submerged by water.

Two Former Peanut Plant Managers Get Prison Time for Role in Salmonella Outbreak That Killed Nine

Two former peanut plant managers who testified against their boss in one of the largest food poisoning cases in the United States received prison sentences in Georgia on Thursday for their own roles in the deadly salmonella outbreak.