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FORT LAUDERDALE — Jane Oates, assistant labor secretary for Employment and Training in the Obama administration, will give the commencement address at the graduation ceremony …

PORT-AU-PRINCE —Haitian National Police forces have used illegal excessive force against prisoners and it may have been such abuse that led to the deaths of …

WASHINGTON — Melody Barnes is leaving as White House chief domestic policy adviser at a time when President Barack Obama’s administration is getting little notice …

ATLANTA (AP) _ Former President Jimmy Carter has some advice for Barack Obama as he gears up for the 2012 election: Don’t alienate voters with …

HONOLULU (AP) _ President Barack Obama signed a wide-ranging defense bill into law Saturday despite having “serious reservations” about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation …

Associated Press     KINGSTON — A human rights group called on Jamaica to take fast action to ensure that disabled voters across the island can cast …

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A black Navy veteran credited with saving the lives of some of his shipmates during a World War II battle …

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Athletics Federation of Nigeria announced that retired sprinter Sunday Bada, a former Olympic medalist and indoor world champion, has died. …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott wants lawmakers to fix a pair of auto and property insurance issues that are costing Floridians hundreds of …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Large and small companies have told Republican-led congressional committees what the party wants to hear: dire predictions of plant closings and layoffs …