Passenger rights advocate drops Delta lawsuit
A passenger rights advocate is dropping Delta Air Lines Inc. from a lawsuit claiming Delta hacked into her computer to steal her e-mail. Kate Hanni …
State gets federal money for increasing adoptions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida has gotten more than $5.7 million in federal money for increasing adoptions of children in foster care.
Cretul raps Crist request on Fla. stimulus money
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Republican House Speaker Larry Cretul says Gov. Charlie Crist's request to immediately spend $31.5 million in federal stimulus money for energy …
Noted scholar and analyst dies at 72
Tributes have been pouring in for Ronald W. Walters, the distinguished political analyst and scholar at Howard University and the University of Maryland who died …
Post-earthquake Haiti still choked by rubble
Associated Press Writer PORT-AU-PRINCE — From the dusty rock mounds lining the streets to a National Palace that looks like it’s vomiting concrete from its …
Judge dismissed pastor’s countersuit in sex case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -The Rev. Jeffery Stallworth is now the only defendant remaining in a woman’s $10 million lawsuit claiming she was sexually assaulted by …
Ga. Rep. Bishop awarded scholarships to family
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Georgia congressman awarded his stepdaughter, a niece and an aide’s future wife college scholarships through the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, making …
Clooney, Will Smith stand up to cancer
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — George Clooney, Will Smith and Gwyneth Paltrow will join an impressive list of stars taking part in September’s Stand …
Women’s pants make stylish comeback
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Menswear details, including blazers, vests and button-downs, have been invading women’s fashion trends for a while. Now comes the …
Charter school for black boys a hit with parents
It bothered the Rev. Henry E. Green that, for some African-American boys, going to jail before they reached the age of 20 seemed to be …