James Travis was one of the storied World War II airmen as a part of the nation’s first black military pilots and ground crew.
He trained as an aerial en…
Funeral services for New York police officer killed by friendly-fire (video)
NEW YORK CITY – Funeral services were held today for a New York police officer who was killed by friendly fire. Family, friends, fellow officers and c…
Blues legend Koko Taylor remembered (video)
Koko Taylor, a sharecropper’s daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet “Queen of the Blues,” died in …
Obama speaks to the Muslim world, video and full transcript
I've come here to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect, and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition...
Oakland transit cop says he thought Oscar Grant was going for a gun
TERRY COLLINS
Associated Press Writer
OAKLAND, California (AP) — A transit police officer said right after fatally shooting a man on a train platfo…
Michelle Obama inspires young graduates (video)
WASHINGTON – The first lady told graduating seniors of a Washington, D.C. high school to believe in themselves.
At her second and final commencemen…
High School teacher fired after sexting teenage student (video)
An Albany, Georgia high school teacher was fired for sending sexual text messages to a teenage student, then driving to a hotel to meet her.
The student was a…
Obama marriage strained by 2000 House race according to new book
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the smiling photos of Barack and Michelle Obama, the couple went through a tough time in their marriage in earlier years, ac…
Funeral home has licenses revoked after cutting legs to fit corpse in casket (video)
JEFFREY COLLINS
Associated Press Writer
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina revoked the licenses of a funeral home and i…
Thief begs for mercy in convenience store (video)
Shirley, NY – Surveillance cameras captured a bat-wielding, masked man entering a convenience store in Shirley, New York, after midnight.
But the …
