Posts in category National & World

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has announced he is running for re-election and is setting into motion a vast campaign machine that some expect …

ARROYO GRANDE, California (AP) _ The FBI has joined a hate crime investigation after a cross was burned outside the home of a black family …

ABBEVILLE, Ala. (AP) _ Nearly 70 years after she was raped by a gang of white men, Recy Taylor got an apology Monday from leaders …

LAS VEGAS (AP) _ O.J. Simpson is asking the full Nevada Supreme Court to consider his appeal of his conviction in a Las Vegas hotel …

(AP)-FUKUSHIMA, Japan —Emergency workers forced to retreat from a tsunami-stricken Japanese nuclear power plant when radiation levels soared were preparing to return after emissions dropped …

Associated PressFORT JACKSON, S.C. —The U.S. Army plans to toughen its fitness tests for the first time in 30 years to make sure all soldiers …

Associated Press WASHINGTON — Black lawmakers accused Republicans of trying to “manufacture tension” between African Americans and immigrants as GOP House members argued in a …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A former aide to Rep. Alcee Hastings filed a lawsuit Monday claiming he repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances and threatened her position …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Civil rights leaders met Wednesday with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, voicing their opposition to her call to halt the current …

Associated Press WASHINGTON — Are some companies weeding out job applicants just because they are unemployed?