Posts in category National & World

By CAROLE FELDMAN and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON – Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled …

PHOTO COURTESY OF TNJ.COM By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK – Maurice Ashley was 14 when he saw a high school friend playing chess …

PHOTO COURTESY OF OFFICE OF REP. FREDERICA WILSON WASHINGTON, D.C. – Although separated by thousands of miles, and vast political and cultural differences, one major …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WPB.ORG Mayor Jeri Muoio has become the first mayor in Florida to ban city-funded trips to North Carolina following that state’s enactment …

PHOTO COURTESY OF JAURY JEAN-ENARD   By JAURY JEAN-ENARD MIAMI -Save the Kids, Probation Station, the Nation of Islam and Make the Homeless Smile gathered …

Journalists are getting a bum rap these days. While they have always been suspect in the minds of some people – especially powerful people with …

PHOTO COURTESY OF SPOKESMAN.COM   By LISA LERER Associated Press WASHINGTON – A day after a heated exchange with protesters, Former President Bill Clinton is …

A person texting takes their eyes off the road for an average of five seconds. At 55 mph, that is the equivalent of driving the …

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American baseball player who played in major baseball leagues in the modern era. PHOTO COURTESY OF SABR.ORG PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia …

By BEN FOX and KRISTA LARSON   DAKAR, Senegal – Senegal has agreed to take in two Libyans who spent nearly 14 years in custody …