TALLAHASSEE (AP) _ Records show Florida spent about $1,200 on security for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford when he visited to be with his Argentine …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The NAACP gave its backing Saturday, May 15 to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, expressing confidence in President Barack Obama’s pick after …

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police fired tear gas outside the ruins of Haiti’s national palace Monday, May 10 to control 2,000 demonstrators calling for President …

Here are some tidbits of technology news from The Associated Press: • SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. iPhone users have joked that Apple’s gadget can do …

NEW YORK (AP) – Smokey Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown were among the music legends being honored on the Apollo Theater’s new Walk of …

The wife of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade has surrendered to authorities in Chicago, according to news reports. She must post a $10,000 bond to …

Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress who reviled the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, slowing …

JARRATT, Va. (AP) —Kendall Gibson would seem to be one of Virginia’s most dangerous prisoners. For more than 10 years he has lived in segregation …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s government should emphasize education to help the country recover from its devastating earthquake, Wyclef Jean said recently. The …

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — It’s never been tried before, but crews were hoping to lower a 100-ton concrete-and-steel box a mile under …