Posts in category National & World

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. teams of special forces going into Iraq after a three-year gap will face an aggressive insurgency, a splintering military and a …

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. — After almost 15 years, the effort to preserve the culture of slave descendants along the coast of the Southeast is entering …

A project that seeks to preserve slave dwellings has received a $25,000 grant from the federal government, to be administered by the South Carolina State …

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The new government of Antigua & Barbuda has signed an agreement with Chinese investors to build a major resort and residential development …

WASHINGTON — It’s crumbling so quickly. Just two and a half years after American troops came home, Iraq is back in crisis. And chaos in …

You don’t have to be middle-aged, or even an adult, to know songs like Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, and Walk Like a Man. Sure, …

Cuba HAVANA — The former editors of an influential Roman Catholic magazine in Cuba resigned because its critical coverage caused controversy and tensions among the …

CHICAGO — JET magazine released its final print issue on Monday, June 9. The publication is transitioning into an all-digital format. JET is launching on …

HAVANA — It wasn’t that long ago that Cuba’s rich percussion scene was essentially a boys’ club, dominated by men due to macho attitudes and …

WEST PALM BEACH — Next time you look at an MSNBC news program, keep this in mind: The power behind the show is a Riviera …