Tennessee State beats Florida A&M 30-14
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ronald Butler threw three touchdown passes, two to Patrick Smith in the second half, as Tennessee State topped Florida A&M 30-14 on …
Leaders pledge money, clout to achieve women’s equality
By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS — World leaders pledged money and political clout to achieve equality for women by 2030 at a U.N. meeting …
Carson Says Confederate Flag OK on Private Property
By STEVE PEOPLES RANDLEMAN, N.C. (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Monday said NASCAR fans should continue flying the Confederate Flag, so long …
Trial Set In Freddie Gray Murder
By JULIET LINDERMAN BALTIMORE (AP) – A judge was expected to decide when the first of six Baltimore officers charged in the death of Freddie …
Bush’s ‘free stuff’ comments are ‘deeply insulting’
By KEN THOMAS WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton says Jeb Bush’s suggestion that Democrats offer “free stuff” to appeal to minority voters is “deeply …
BlackBerry to release Android Smartphone
TORONTO (AP) – BlackBerry has revealed plans to release the BlackBerry Priv as its first smartphone to run on the Android operating system. CEO John …
Obama makes forceful defense of new development goals
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – President Barack Obama on Sunday committed the U.S. to a new blueprint to eliminate poverty and hunger around the world, telling …
Ralph Nader to open law museum in Connecticut hometown
By MICHAEL MELIA HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Ralph Nader is the first to say his new museum is not quite like any other. The American …
White principal wins school discrimination case
NATCHEZ, Miss. — A federal jury has awarded more than $370,000 in damages to a white school principal who alleged black administrators racially targeted …
Speaker John Boehner Resigns
By ERICA WERNER and ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON – With Congress in turmoil, House Speaker John Boehner abruptly informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would …