Jim Crow-era shooting revisited 63 years later
By JASON DEAREN LIVE OAK — On a sticky hot Sunday in August 1952, a wealthy black woman named Ruby McCollum walked through the “colored …
The road forward in Ferguson is challenging
By ALLEN G. BREED FERGUSON, Mo. — It’s doubtful they were aware, but the rioters who torched Juanita Morris’ dress shop had strayed a couple …
US: Flu season continues to worsen, could peak in the month of January
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK — Health officials say the flu is rampant in most of the country and could peak soon. The Centers for …
Dwyane Wade coaches with voice
By TIM REYNOLDS MIAMI — Dwyane Wade still gets angry. Just not as often. After a year like he had, that says something. It was …
Edward Brooke, 1st black elected US senator, dies at 95
By SYLVIA WINGFIELD and MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black …
Daughters inspire independent Disney princesses
By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES — A Disney princess no longer needs a prince to experience true love. Sisterhood saves the day …
Satire dives into surreal
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The Interview will go down as the satire that provoked an authoritarian dictatorship, roiled Sony Pictures in a massive …
Review: Who needs a separate camera?
By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK — Phones have gotten so good at taking photos that I rarely bring along a stand-alone camera …
Haiti-Electoral Impasse
By DAVID McFADDEN PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — President Michel Martelly is defending much-criticized elections in divided Haiti and asserts that the opposition has spread unsubstantiated allegations …
Building a bigger tent? GOP faces minority challenge
By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON — The faces of the Republican Party’s most ambitious members are changing. Long criticized as the party of old …