PHILIP ELLIOTT
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, whose gay and lesbian supporters have grown frustrated with his …
Melanoma skin cancer deadlier in skin of color
NEW YORK -- According to recent studies, the five-year survival rate for African Americans with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is 59 percent compared to 85 percent in Caucasians...
NFL player pleads guilty to DUI manslaughter
MIAMI — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth has started serving a 30-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to DUI manslaugh…
Coast Guard rescues man from air mattress
An unidentified man was arrested after being rescued by the Coast Guard after he was found floating on an air mattress in Presque Isle Bay, which is located o…
DC students return to the White House garden to help the first lady
WASHINGTON — A spring harvest brought fifth graders back to the White House. Children from a Washington, DC elementary school helped First Lady Mic…
Ohio teen recovers from attempted lynching
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Robert Cantu said four people put a noose around his neck and dragged him from the sidewalk to an adjacent parking lot.
“Th…
Barack the fly slayer
WASHINGTON- President Obama took aim at more than the issues today when a fly interrupted his interview with CNBC’s John Harwood.
The insect flew pa…
AG Holder: New hate crimes law needed
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing recent killings in Arkansas, Kansas and the nation…
FDA: Use of Zicam may cause loss of smell
CHRIS CLACKUM
The F.D.A. has lowered the boom on an over-the-counter cold remedy and has told consumers to stop using it.
Researchers say there’s ev…
Racist email sent by Tennessee state worker stirs up controversy
Democratic legislators in Tennessee demanded Monday that a state employee who works for a Republican lawmaker be fired for using a state computer to send a …
