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PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Perhaps the biggest “teachable moment” from the Henry Louis Gates Jr. saga was for President Barack Obama: If you want to improve …

WASHINGTON (AP) —President Barack Obama’s summary of the furor over a black Harvard professor’s arrest was so understated, and perhaps obvious, that it barely rose …

BOSTON (AP) _ Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says he is ready to move on from his arrest by a white police officer, hoping …

PARIS, Texas (AP) — On one side of a downtown street in this eastern Texas town stood about 200 protesters, chanting “Black Power” and led …

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Suspended NFL star Michael Vick ended his federal dogfighting sentence Monday, freeing him to lobby for a return to the field. …

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday announced the nomination of Dr. Regina Benjamin as the next United States surgeon general. Benjamin is a rural …

Dealing with a shaky economy: Very difficult. Looking to overhaul a messy American health care system: Very difficult. Dealing with the Muslim world and the …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair were focused on his incredible career and life with a memorial service on Thursday, not …

L’AQUILA, Italy (AP) — President Barack Obama joined fellow world leaders in Italy Wednesday for talks on threats to global security and stability at a …

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s one of the biggest mysteries in the Michael Jackson saga: How much was the lavish-spending, massively debt-ridden pop icon really …