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WASHINGTON — Take a glance at the anniversary calendar this year and it’s clear that, in America, racial progress comes in fits and starts. The …

With so much happening on the domestic and world stages, it would be no surprise to find that Americans generally did not pay much attention …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Take a glance at the anniversary calendar this year and it’s clear that in America, racial progress comes in fits and starts. …

WASHINGTON – When President Barack Obama arrives in Africa this week, there will be one notable omission from his travel itinerary: Kenya, the birthplace of …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – As president of one of the world’s few associations for women miners, Simona Broomes travels regularly to gold and diamond …

*The following news items were compiled from Associated Press reports. CUBA Migration talks HAVANA – The United States and Cuba agreed to resume bilateral talks …

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela’s office at a Johannesburg-based foundation that carries his name, …

Focus on the details, and the cases seem very different. One was killed by virulent white racists, the other by a part-Hispanic neighborhood watchman who …

BERMUDA Anti-bias law HAMILTON – Legislators approved a bill that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. The law also bans age discrimination in all sectors …

WASHINGTON (AP) – D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry has reported receiving thousands of dollars in gifts from two construction firms that do business with the city, …