Posts in category National & World

The NAACP announced that it will observe the third annual  Day of Unity on Sunday to focus on what the organization says are the social …

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Deep in the forests of southern Guinea, the first victims fell ill with high fevers. People assumed it was the perennial …

Jérôme Agyenim Boateng did not kick the winning goal in Germany’s World Cup victory over Argentina. That honor went to Mario Goetze, who scored in …

FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) – Two police officers are no longer with the city department here after a law enforcement report tied them to the …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption that …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy has its first female four-star admiral. She is Michelle Janine Howard, promoted July 2 to the service’s highest rank. The …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The Caribbean Community (Caricom) has requested a meeting with European nations that engaged in the Atlantic slave trade to talk about …

WASHINGTON — Low-income students have inadvertently presented themselves as millionaires on an application for federal financial student aid – making it less likely they will …

AMSTERDAM — An Amsterdam court ruled that the traditional figure known as Black Pete – the sidekick to the Dutch equivalent of Santa Claus – …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Navy has its first female four-star admiral. She is Michelle Janine Howard, promoted on Tuesday to the service's highest rank.