Posts in category National & World

By JESSE J. HOLLAND WASHINGTON —  Only seven percent of the top staffers in the U.S. Senate are people of color, far below minorities’ representation …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Michelle Obama is marking the days off the calendar for her favorite holiday tradition: traveling with family and friends to Hawaii. The …

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College created a Robert E. Peary doll several years ago and encouraged people to take the …

By RACHEL ZOLL AP Religion Writer NEW YORK — By now, the tableau has become tragically familiar: American Muslims standing before a bank of cameras, …

WASHINGTON — Basketball coaches, leading military officers and many of the country’s biggest businesses agree that the Supreme Court should preserve the use of race …

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer PARIS  — The cold hard numbers of science haven’t spurred the world to curb runaway global warming. So as …

AUSTIN, Texas — An analysis of Texas traffic stops shows Hispanic and black drivers are far more likely to be searched by Department of Public …

CAPE CANAVERAL –  A U.S. shipment of much-needed groceries and other astronaut supplies rocketed toward the International Space Station for the first time in months …

WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama addressed the nation from the Oval Office Sunday in prime time about steps the government is taking to keep …

SEATTLE (AP) — The student body president of Western Washington University said Wednesday she has received death threats involving her race and no longer feels …