Posts in category National & World

Associated Press Writers MOGADISHU, Somalia — Men are forced to grow beards. Women can’t leave home without a male relative. Music, movies and watching sports …

Associated Press Writer TOLEDO, Ohio — As a child, Wanda Butts learned to stay away from the water. Her father had witnessed a drowning when …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Longshot U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene was kicked out of a South Carolina restaurant after police say a woman accompanying him …

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is a Christian who prays daily, a White House official said Thursday, trying to tamp down growing doubts about …

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ The first family is headed to the Florida Panhandle this weekend to tout the oil-free white beaches and sparkling …

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) _ One of the world’s largest diamond trading networks said Monday, Aug. 16 it will expel members who knowingly trade Zimbabwean stones …

The Associated Press Janice Hedin’s son was into model rockets, so she used that as a starting point for his home-school curriculum. Her daughter loved …

The Associated Press MIAMI — Kelly Trella has found a way to get rid of her 2-year-old son’s old clothes: She swaps them. Trella was …

The Associated Press Sometimes it takes a minute for James Anderson to figure out why people are staring at him. Then the assistant principal remembers …

The Associated Press MIAMI — Gretchen Marfisi was enjoying her summer, reading a book, when the call came. The high school where she taught art …