Civil Rights office probing rise in education complaints
African American boys who are suspended at double and triple the rates of their white male peers. English language learners who, for years, remain in …
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Golding says at least $125 million needed to fix storm damage
KINGSTON — It will take at least $125 million to repair flattened farmland, rutted roads, broken bridges and eroded beaches across storm-staggered Jamaica, the island’s …
Ohio GOP candidate defends Nazi re-enactments
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ A Republican congressional candidate from Ohio, countering criticism from a House GOP leader, said he did nothing wrong by wearing a …
E-mails: Vilsack hastily decided to oust Sherrod
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The secretary of agriculture was warned that he may not have the full story as he stuck by his decision to oust …
Grand Junction newspaper ends free online edition
DENVER (AP) _ The Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, the largest daily newspaper on the Western Slope, has begun charging nonsubscribers for access to its …
Carnival finds home at Sun Life Stadium
The Miami Broward One Carnival Host Committee signed an agreement with Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens to stage the Miami Carnival for the next …
Democrats stage rally to bolster faltering mid-term appeal
WASHINGTON — Tapping into anger as the tea party movement has done, a coalition of progressive and civil-rights groups marched by the thousands Saturday on …
Black Pa. judge rejects plea deal for ‘white boy’
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ A black judge from western Pennsylvania rejected a plea agreement for a man accused of fighting with police during a traffic stop, …
Conyers temporarily loses license
DETROIT (AP) _ Rep. John Conyers, the powerful chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, had his driver’s license suspended for a month this summer …
Gingrich forecasts GOP takeover of House
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Friday a vote for Democrats was a vote for “the food stamp party” as he …