Posts in category National & World

SEATTLE (AP) _ George Hickman, one of the original Tuskegee airmen and a longtime usher at University of Washington and Seattle Seahawks games, has died …

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Defections from al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab are accelerating as Somali and African Union troops take new territory around the capital Mogadishu, according …

AP National Writer PHILADELPHIA — Ask Americans how race relations have changed under their first black president and they are ready with answers.

  DENVER — Some of the victims fighting for their lives after being wounded in last week’s Colorado theater rampage may face enormous medical bills …

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — President John Atta Mills vowed to help spread the wealth from Ghana’s newly discovered offshore oil fields. But before he could …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ When the Obama administration agreed to set the first-ever federal limits on runoff in Florida, environmental groups were pleased. They thought the …

Associated Press NEW YORK — Sylvia Woods, founder of the famed Harlem soul food restaurant that carries her name and is a must-stop for locals, …

The Associated Press CENTENNIAL, Colo. — With their anger and tears stirred by the sight of James Holmes in a courtroom with red hair and …

MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) _ In his first lengthy TV interview, neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman said Wednesday he wanted to apologize to Trayvon Martin’s parents …

ORLANDO — George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing unarmed Miami Gardens teenager Trayvon Martin, asked for a new judge Friday, saying …