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When a torrential downpour soaked Port-au-Prince, it left residents here vulnerable not only to the drenching but to the ailments that follow like fever, cold and pneumonia…
OPINION – President Obama should embrace the legacy and wisdom of Rev. Jackson–and so should the rest of us…
Civil rights leaders and gun makers don’t mix – at least that’s the message one Utah lawmaker is getting loud and clear…
SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) – Former NBA star Jayson Williams faces sentencing Tuesday for a shooting that happened eight years ago in New Jersey…
TheGrio’s 100 – While Dr. Brawley said he has received his share of controversy for his views on cancer screenings, there are many who applaud his achievements…
The embattled American footballer, who was arrested for animal abuse and promoting dogfighting in 2007, has been invited to pose for Playgirl in return for a $1 million…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster on Monday with critical momentum provided by the Senate’s newest Republican, Scott Brown of Massachusetts…
SAN DIEGO (AP) – LaDainian Tomlinson was released Monday by the San Diego Chargers, ending a brilliant nine-year run in which he became one of the NFL’s greatest running backs…
RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) – If there was any doubt about Shani Davis returning for another Olympics, all it took was another surprise in the 1,500 meters…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Obama made a last-ditch effort Monday to save his signature issue…
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) – David Paterson launched his campaign for a full four-year term as governor Saturday with a combative campaign speech that mocked recent reports about his job performance and personal life…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems willing to let a group of African American applicants sue the city of Chicago for discrimination for using test scores to decide who would become a firefighter trainee…
NEW YORK (AP) – A biography of President Barack Obama is coming this spring from New Yorker editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Remnick…
By the start of classes in August 2011, white students in Howard County are expected to be a minority, joining those in Baltimore County…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday reversed a lower court decision that gave a new trial to a man convicted of killing a police officer in Texas…
From The Washington Post – Although three-quarters of the nation’s estimated 2 million home-schoolers identify themselves as Christian, the number of Muslims is expanding “relatively quickly”…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – “I’m happy to see the statue of Obama when he was my age and at my school because he’s a famous leader and a good role model for us.”…
Leona Lewis is auctioning off a night of her company to raise money for the Haiti aid appeal…
From The NY Times – By all accounts, Ursula Burns, 51, has never been shy about speaking her mind. It’s how she wound up working alongside Xerox’s top leaders at an early age…
Since President Obama took office a year ago, his faith has largely receded from public view…