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The rulings went the Democrats' way Friday in North Carolina, Ohio, Arizona and Kansas in lawsuits against moves they said would restrict voting, especially by minorities.

Iraqi flags are flying over government buildings again, one month into a major offensive to reclaim the city from fighters with the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

Protesters set fire to police cars and barricades. Police responded with water cannons during a ceremony to inaugurate the $1 billion-plus building in Frankfurt, Germany.

The ship with 429 sailors and Marines capsized Dec. 7, 1941, in the attack on Pearl Harbor; 388 were unidentified. The Pentagon decision, citing scientific advances in DNA testing, marks a reversal.

Decades of wear and tear and damage from Hurricane Sandy have taken it's toll on the boardwalk. New York's Parks Department wants to refurbish the boards with plastic composite and concrete.

Khalid al-Fawwaz was convicted on all four conspiracy charges tied to the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The U.S. has said al-Fawwaz was Osama bin Laden's lieutenant in Britain.

Ohio has received federal approval for its education accountability plan required under ESSA, the Every Student Succeeds Act. The U.S. Department of Education signed off on the state’s proposal Tuesday, along with ten other states. “These plans should not be considered a ceiling, but as a foundation upon which states can improve education for students,” U.S. Secretary for Education Betsy DeVos said in a press releases announcing the approval.

The University of Akron is adopting a new academic schedule come Fall of 2018, largely ending Friday classes. The university intends to adjust its academic schedules by either extending Monday and Wednesday classes from their current 50 minutes to 75, or offering a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday option. University President Matthew Wilson said the change is the result of a three-month review process that began in September, engaging students, faculty, staff, administrators and area high schools through discussions, focus groups and a campus-wide survey.

Michael D. Johnson will begin his tenure as John Carroll University’s 25th president on July 1, 2018. Johnson, who currently serves as Provost of Babson College in Massachusetts, was elected to head the Cleveland-area university by its Board of Directors Dec. 6. His contract will extend through 2023. At Babson, Johnson oversees all academic affairs and serves as a Professor of Marketing. He will continue that teaching role at John Carroll, joining the Boler School of Business as a professor in its department of Management, Marketing and Supply Chain.

"I come to this public disclosure with embarrassment, trepidation and a feeling of having let others I care about down," Skipper said in a statement.