MLB, NCAA partnership could increase scholarships
(AP) - Major League Baseball would fund scholarships and exert greater influence over Division I college baseball under what would be an unprecedented partnership with the NCAA...
National Cathedral to install statue of Rosa Parks
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington National Cathedral is preparing to dedicate a new carving of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in a section of the church devoted to human rights...
Competition launched for young entrepreneurs
theGRIO REPORT - Perennial, a Washington, D.C.-based family of businesses, under direction of national business leader and advocate Lamell McMorris, is launching a youth competition to encourage students to launch their own business ideas...
Obama sees 1st monthly budget surplus since 2008
The Congressional Budget office released data yesterday showing that the federal government has experienced the first monthly surplus of $58 billion...
WATCH: Special needs cheerleaders 'sparkle'
VIDEO - At 3 p.m. at Texas' Duncanville High School, it's time for cheerleading practice, but this squad is unlike any other...
Shaq prepares to get his doctoral degree
Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal will receive a doctoral degree in education from Barry University...
Dad delivers baby girl in bathroom
PHILADELPHIA - Mother Ivonne Rodriguez went into labor (about two weeks early) last week inside the bathroom of the apartment that the engaged couple shares in Bensalem, Pa...
NFL's Bucs sign paralyzed player Eric LeGrand
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Paralyzed defensive tackle Eric LeGrand has been signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
Bo Jackson finishes 300-mile tornado relief ride
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Bo Jackson's 300-mile bike ride across Alabama ended Saturday in Tuscaloosa, with the Heisman Trophy winner having raised more than $413,000...
Chess program keeps Harlem 5th graders from feuding
Fifth-grade students at P.S. 36 are bettering their communication skills and decision-making by becoming life-size pieces in a chess game...
