By ELIZABETH KARMEL Associated Press   When I first started grilling, I had one of those beginner’s luck experiences that made grilled salmon and pineapple …

Associated Press   SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – The Western district of the Methodist church has elected an openly gay bishop despite the denomination’s ban on same-sex …

Associated Press   CLIFTON, N.J. – An aspiring nun who was told she couldn’t enter a convent until her student loan debt was paid off …

By MICHELLE FAUL Associated Press   LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – Africa’s largest city is closing dozens of mosques, churches and nightclubs in a bid to …

By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press   SAN FRANCISCO – Former NBA great Nate Thurmond, a tenacious defensive center who played with Wilt Chamberlain and was …

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer   MIAMI – A contrite Pat Riley has revealed that he blames himself for Dwyane Wade’s decision to leave …

Compiled from Associated Press Reports   Four-time Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster reportedly has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Miami …

BOSTON/PRNewswire – OneUnited Bank, the largest black owned bank in America and the first black internet bank, is launching the national #BankBlack Challenge, designed to …

STUART – The enormous algae outbreak that has coated swaths of Florida’s St. Lucie River with guacamole-like sludge is a man-made affliction, arising from political …

By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press   PORT SALUT, Haiti – The first time Rosa Mina Joseph met Julio Cesar Posse he was hanging out in …