theGrio's 100: Wanda Butts, turning tragedy into life-saving hope
theGRIO'S 100 - Wanda Butts turned unspeakable tragedy into hope for thousands of Ohio children and their families...
Somali Olympic runner drowns off Libya coast
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - An official says one of Somalia's best female athletes drowned after the small boat she was riding in capsized off the Libyan coast during an attempted crossing to Italy for training a month ago...
Ex-NBA All-Star drowns in Aruba
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Dan Roundfield, an NBA veteran who had three consecutive All-Star seasons, has drowned off the Caribbean island of Aruba while helping his wife as she struggled in rough water. He was 59...
Drowned boys had never been in water
NBC Washington Three boys who drowned in a shallow creek on Maryland's Eastern Shore did not know how to swim and had never before been in the water, said a local pastor...
Report: 70 percent of black kids can't swim
VIDEO - A recent study by the USA Swimming Foundation found that 70 percent of African American and 60 percent of Hispanic children do not know how to swim...
Autopsy set for today for Rodney King
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An autopsy is scheduled for today for Rodney King, who's beating in Los Angeles in 1991 led to the nation's worst race riots...
Boy drowns day after graduating 8th grade
CHICAGO - Students who graduated this week from Tarkington Elementary returned to school Wednesday to mourn a fellow classmate.
Safety groups urge swim lessons for minorities
MIAMI (AP) - Safety advocates urging parents to be aware of swimming pool safety before the summer heats up also say more efforts are needed to teach black and Hispanic children to swim...
Cissy Houston says she's proud of her daughter
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Cissy Houston says in her first interview since daughter Whitney's death that she's 'very proud' of her and did the best she could raising her...
Ray J denies any role in the death of Whitney Houston
Ray J, reality star and purported ex-boyfriend of Whitney Houston, is denying allegations that he had anything to do with the tragic death of the R&B icon...
