Cost of ‘12 Days of Christmas’ items nears $100,000
Associated Press PITTSBURGH — In the unlikely event that your Christmas list this year includes every item mentioned in The Twelve Days of Christmas, be …
New York’s first black governor leaving mixed record
ALBANY, N.Y. — That late July afternoon in 2008 television screens throughout New York snapped to the image of a stern Gov. David Paterson in …
WikiLeaks reveals sites critical to US security
WASHINGTON (AP) _ In a disclosure of some of the most sensitive information revealed yet by WikiLeaks, the website has released a secret cable listing …
Election debacle creates more turmoil in Haiti
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitians entered election day hoping for the best. Within hours, ballot boxes were ripped to pieces, protesters were on the streets …
Randy Shannon fired after Hurricanes lose to USF
AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES — His voice nearly cracking, University of Miami Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt somberly laid out some of the many reasons …
FBI reports hate crime incidents, victim numbers down
Associated Press WASHINGTON — The number of hate crime incidents and victims declined in 2009, compared with the previous year, the FBI reported Monday.
Farmers closer to getting $1.2 billion payout
Associated Press WASHINGTON — Black farmers and American Indians who say the United States discriminated against them and took their money for decades are a …
Catholics, others ponder pope’s condom remarks
GENEVA (AP) — Recent positive comments by the pope about condom use by male prostitutes will help fight the AIDS crisis, health groups said Sunday, …
Jay-Z talks the streets, defends Kanye and Obama
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Do you want to know when Jay-Z and Beyonce plan to have children? Those behind-the-scenes moments hanging out …
Posthumous release of Jackson single stirs controversy
AP Music Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Some of Michael Jackson’s family members are unhappy with the release of the posthumous single Breaking News. But the …