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SEATTLE (AP) _ George Hickman, one of the original Tuskegee airmen and a longtime usher at University of Washington and Seattle Seahawks games, has died …

Associated Press PENSACOLA — Black children in five Florida school districts are suspended from school, arrested at school or given other punishments at a higher …

While Gabby Douglas has become an American darling with her two Olympic gold medals in gymnastics, another teenager has returned home with the prize, also …

Associated Press GEORGE TOWN — One among thousands of lawyers, accountants and other workers from around the globe, Paul Fordham is escaping cold weather and …

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Defections from al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab are accelerating as Somali and African Union troops take new territory around the capital Mogadishu, according …

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said it is “unfortunate” that a predominantly white church in the state wouldn’t allow a black couple …

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) _ Black children in five Florida school districts are suspended from school, arrested at school or given other punishments at a higher …

AP National Writer PHILADELPHIA — Ask Americans how race relations have changed under their first black president and they are ready with answers.

  DENVER — Some of the victims fighting for their lives after being wounded in last week’s Colorado theater rampage may face enormous medical bills …

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than 80 percent of children in Puerto Rico live in high-poverty areas, according to a study …