FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Ayauna King-Baker loved Ben Carson’s “Gifted Hands” memoir so much that she made her daughter Shaliya read it. So when …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Even as President Barack Obama tries to make a hard case for overhauling sentences, rehabilitating prisoners and confronting racial bias in policing, …

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia has seen a sharp rise in the number of arrests for marijuana possession over the last decade, particularly among black …

PARIS (AP) – French authorities have extended a measure banning fans from visiting teams from attending soccer matches in the wake of the Paris attacks. …

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama appealed anew on Thanksgiving Day for acceptance of Syrian refugees, saying “so much of our greatness comes from our …

By BILL BARROW COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told a group of African-American civic leaders on Saturday that he is still waiting …

By Kevin Robinson Burglars broke into a Pensacola ministry early Friday morning and stole food meant for a pre-Thanksgiving meal distribution event Saturday. Sylvia Tisdale, pastor of …

BOSTON — Portraits of several black professors were found vandalized at Harvard Law School on Thursday, a day after a campus rally for black students. …

NEW YORK (AP) — Watching video on a phone or personal computer can sometimes feel less than awesome – not to mention kind of lonely, …

HAVANA (AP) — The United States and Cuba are set to sign their first accord on environmental protection since announcing plans to re-establish diplomatic relations. …