NAACP plans protests in Charlotte, Fayetteville
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP and others groups are protesting to show their opposition to the resegregation of schools …
Obama tells voters to pressure Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama is calling on frustrated voters to tell Congress they're sick of gridlock and partisanship and want to see compromise …
Scott getting low-cost health insurance from state
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott, a critic of the federal health care overhaul, is paying less than $400 a year for health insurance …
Two of NASA’s space shuttles meet nose-to-nose
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) _ NASA's retired space shuttles are trading places. In a rare nose-to-nose encounter, Discovery and Endeavour met outside the shuttle hangar …
Fla gang trial turns deadly with witness’ killing
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ The day Eguel Geffrard was supposed to testify in the trial of the man accused of leading one of …
3 charged in noose incident at north La. school
MONROE, La. (AP) _ Three men have been charged with civil rights violations for allegedly tying a noose around a dead raccoon's neck and hanging …
Program will teach breast cancer survivors recovery through yoga
Breast cancer survivors can learn about the importance of exercise, especially yoga, in the recovery process, at an event being hosted by Rhonda M. Smith, …
CDC: Blacks account for nearly half of new HIV infections annually
African Americans account for nearly half of all new HIV infections each year – more than for any other race or ethnicity, the Centers for …
Recognizing voices harder for people with dyslexia
WASHINGTON — Pick up the phone and hear, “Hey, what's up?” Chances are those few words are enough to recognize who's speaking — perhaps unless …
Federal court upholds patenting on human genes
NEW YORK — A federal court has ruled that human genes can be patented, reversing a lower court's ruling that involved a test for breast …