WASHINGTON (AP) _ Congress is significantly reducing sentencing differences between crack and powder cocaine convictions that over the past several decades have subjected a disproportionate …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The leader of the Congressional Black Caucus warned fellow Democrats on Monday, July 26 against rushing to judgment and pressuring New York …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Black farmers, due $1.2 billion for a legacy of discrimination by the U.S. Agriculture Department, suffered a new and disheartening setback last …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Right when President Barack Obama should have been making political hay over big-deal legislative triumphs, race once again blew in with a …

HAVANA (AP) — At a state project to refurbish a decaying building in Old Havana, one worker paints a wall white while two others watch. …

SAUT D'EAU, Haiti (AP) — Pilgrims, partiers and profit-seekers flocked to a sacred Haitian waterfall July 16 where Voodoo and Christian faithful prayed for a …

FORECLOSURE CRISIS California was first. Florida followed, with the second-highest number of foreclosures in the nation during the first six months of 2010. Attorney Kenneth …

Provocative new research shows that treating people with the AIDS virus can provide a powerful bonus: It cuts the risk that they will infect others. …

Instead of just talking about how big we are getting, I’ve got a novel idea: Let’s try and fix it. “Unsupersize Now” is a weekly …

A good choice is the result of mental sharpness and practice. Leonardo da Vinci said, “Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity, and …