Posts in category National & World

By NANCY BENAC Associated Press NEW LONDON, Conn. – President Barack Obama has argued for action on climate change as a matter of health, environmental …

By LISA LERER and KEN THOMAS Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than a decade ago, Bill Clinton spotted a political star in the making, someone …

By TOM ODULA Associated Press BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has made his first appearance in the capital since the attempted coup against …

By NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a surprise announcement coming nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack …

WEST PALM BEACH — Palm Beach County’s largest child welfare organization is working to recruit and train new foster families so children don’t have to …

By BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press WASHINGTON — While its new building is still under construction, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture …

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department waded anew Friday into fraught, big city police-community relations, with new Attorney General Loretta Lynch …

By BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press WASHINGTON — With a bronze metal and glass structure taking shape on the National Mall, the Smithsonian Institution said Thursday …

Associated Press WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate for black Americans fell to single digits in April for the first time in nearly seven years. At …

By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former technology executive Carly Fiorina announced she’s running for president, and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was set to …