Posts in category National & World

WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal criminal investigation targeting John Edwards is examining how much the two-time presidential candidate knew about money used to cover up …

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jean Webster, who opened a soup kitchen in Atlantic City 25 years ago when she saw a homeless man rummaging …

Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — Eleven-year-old Mikey Carraway’s liver had failed — doctors had two weeks at most to find an organ donor to save …

Associated Press PEARL, Miss. — Two sisters whose life sentences were suspended on condition that one donate a kidney to the other were released from …

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ A complaint filed with Maine’s campaign oversight panel is taking aim at free newspaper ads given to supporters of a successful …

Associated Press NEW YORK — Billy Taylor, an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer who became one of the genre’s most ardent advocates through radio, television …

Associated Press HAVANA — The carpets are worn and the rooms have a musty feel. Yet Havana’s iconic Hotel Nacional, which marked its 80th birthday …

Teena Marie’s last album, “Congo Square,” was titled after a historical meeting place for slaves in New Orleans, featured a tribute to Martin Luther King’s …

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed a landmark law Wednesday repealing the ban on gay men and women serving openly in the military, fulfilling one …

HAVANA (AP) — A newly released confidential U.S. diplomatic cable predicted Cuba’s economic situation could become “fatal” within two to three years and detailed concerns …