Posts in category National & World

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Upon his election in 1992, Bill Clinton _ affectionately referred to as the nation’s first black president _ asked Maya Angelou …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Now the hard part. Barack Obama essentially came out of nowhere, beat the Democratic establishment, conquered doubts about his experience and overcame …

CHICAGO (AP) — Busted for what police said was a rock of cocaine on the driver’s seat of his car, William Balfour could have been …

BELLS, Tenn. (AP) _ In a rural Tennessee county where you can’t buy alcohol or even find a Wal-Mart, residents of tiny Bells stopped each …

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) _ The American author of a best-selling book attacking Barack Obama as unfit for the presidency was being deported from Kenya on …

LAS VEGAS (AP) _ The case against O.J. Simpson was won when the jury was chosen, said the consultant who helped prosecutors pick the Nevada …

DETROIT (AP) — The Classic Creations barber shop sits empty, surrounded by drunks and shuttered storefronts just two blocks from the manicured lawns of Grosse …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The house always wins, gamblers are warned, and the U.S. House made John McCain pay Monday for his politically risky, high-profile involvement …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin routinely notes her husband’s Yup’ik Eskimo roots. But those connections haven’t erased doubts about her in a …

CHICAGO (AP) _ A member of a prominent Chicago family faces a felony gun charge after being arrested Tuesday when he approached security barriers outside …