Staff Writer A black child today is less likely to be raised by both parents than a black child born into slavery and more than …

Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — A Cherokee Nation court on Friday overturned an amendment to the tribal constitution that denied citizenship to non-Native American descendants …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Journalists who cover Florida’s capital complained to industry leaders Tuesday that the new administration of Gov. Rick Scott is skirting free-press …

WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal criminal investigation targeting John Edwards is examining how much the two-time presidential candidate knew about money used to cover up …

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jean Webster, who opened a soup kitchen in Atlantic City 25 years ago when she saw a homeless man rummaging …

Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — Eleven-year-old Mikey Carraway’s liver had failed — doctors had two weeks at most to find an organ donor to save …

AP National Writer When the personal computer revolution began decades ago, Latinos and blacks were much less likely to use one of the marvelous new …

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE — A second-round vote to choose Haiti’s president will not be possible until late February, after the constitutional end of current President …

Associated Press PEARL, Miss. — Two sisters whose life sentences were suspended on condition that one donate a kidney to the other were released from …

Associated Press WASHINGTON — Politicians of all stripes are bound to be haunted by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ warning, 10 months before she was shot, to …