Posts in category National & World

SURRY, Va. (AP) _ The founder of an organization that bought NFL star Michael Vick’s former Surry County dogfighting compound is being sought on animal …

Associated Press MILWAUKEE — When they aren’t ranting in Internet forums, many of the nation’s white supremacists seek a louder outlet for their extreme views: …

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 …