Powell says Cheney taking 'cheap shots' in book
WASHINGTON (AP) - Powell was America's top diplomat during the first four years of President George W. Bush's administration. Cheney's book, "In My Time," is set for release Tuesday...
South African police probe racially charged Facebook pic
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African police are investigating an image posted on Facebook of a white man with a hunting rifle and a big grin kneeling in a classic hunter's pose over his "prey" -- what appears to be the lifeless body of a black boy...
Winehouse tribute to highlight VMA awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Amy Winehouse never appeared on the MTV Video Music Awards during her short but celebrated career...
6 years later, Lower 9th Ward still bleak
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward, the grasses grow taller than people and street after street is scarred by empty decaying houses, the lives that once played out inside their walls hardly imaginable now...
Respect for MLK can't be swept away by storm
theGRIO REPORT - The postponed memorial dedication didn't dim the attitude that this was a triumphant moment for African-Americans...
Diddy planning coffee table book dedicated to booty
Somebody's definitely still got J.Lo on the brain...We know he's never denied being a freak, but this kinda takes the cakes to put it mildly...
Why can't Lil Wayne beat the album leaks?
As fans sucked up bandwidth to download it, others wondered exactly what artists have to do to keep a hot album under wraps...
Last stop: Subways start shutting down in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - America's largest subway system began to shut down Saturday and the typically bustling city became unusually quiet as the first rain from Hurricane Irene fell on Manhattan...
'Klan buster' Stetson Kennedy dies at 94 in Fla.
MIAMI (AP) - Author and folklorist Stetson Kennedy, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan six decades ago and exposed its secrets to authorities and the public but was also criticized for possibly exaggerating his exploits, died Saturday...
Top 10 supplies you need in case disaster strikes
OPINION - When disasters strike -- and after they pass -- poor communities and communities of color usually suffer the most...
