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TPYONGYANG, North Korea – When North Korea claimed triumphantly that it had tested its first hydrogen bomb, it was roundly and predictably condemned by the …

AUGUSTA, Maine – Republican Gov. Paul LePage apologized Friday for his remark about out-of-state drug dealers impregnating “young white” girls, calling it a slip of …

CHICAGO – A former U.S. attorney will conduct an independent review of the division of Chicago’s law department that defends police after a judge last …

WASHINGTON – Black Americans made big strides in the job market in 2015, achieving their lowest unemployment rate since before the recession. The black unemployment …

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – One of the most controversial issues facing the Florida Legislature this year is the open carry gun law, which is …

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama opened his State of the Union speech saying he’d keep it short, in what must have seemed music to the …

CHARLESTON, S.C. – As she works to maintain an advantage among African-American voters in her quest for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton has secured …

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A federal judge said she will rule Thursday on a bid by Donald Trump supporters to immediately block the use of …

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Civil rights activists are finally going to trial later this month to challenge North Carolina’s photo identification mandate to vote just …

To those of us working at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Justice Antonin Scalia’s remarks that blacks would do better at “less advanced” universities …