Associated Press GEORGE TOWN — One among thousands of lawyers, accountants and other workers from around the globe, Paul Fordham is escaping cold weather and …

Associated Press LAS VEGAS — National Public Radio, criticized in recent years for a lack of diversity of its staff and coverage, is using a …

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Defections from al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab are accelerating as Somali and African Union troops take new territory around the capital Mogadishu, according …

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said it is “unfortunate” that a predominantly white church in the state wouldn’t allow a black couple …

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) _ Black children in five Florida school districts are suspended from school, arrested at school or given other punishments at a higher …

AP National Writer PHILADELPHIA — Ask Americans how race relations have changed under their first black president and they are ready with answers.

  DENVER — Some of the victims fighting for their lives after being wounded in last week’s Colorado theater rampage may face enormous medical bills …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The State Board of Education on Thursday tapped Florida’s current public schools chancellor to serve as the state’s interim education commissioner …

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than 80 percent of children in Puerto Rico live in high-poverty areas, according to a study …

SAN JUAN — More than $2 million is coming in federal funds to help those on a waiting list for HIV/AIDS medication.