New York’s first black governor leaving mixed record
ALBANY, N.Y. — That late July afternoon in 2008 television screens throughout New York snapped to the image of a stern Gov. David Paterson in …
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WikiLeaks reveals sites critical to US security
WASHINGTON (AP) _ In a disclosure of some of the most sensitive information revealed yet by WikiLeaks, the website has released a secret cable listing …
Election debacle creates more turmoil in Haiti
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitians entered election day hoping for the best. Within hours, ballot boxes were ripped to pieces, protesters were on the streets …
FBI reports hate crime incidents, victim numbers down
Associated Press WASHINGTON — The number of hate crime incidents and victims declined in 2009, compared with the previous year, the FBI reported Monday.
Farmers closer to getting $1.2 billion payout
Associated Press WASHINGTON — Black farmers and American Indians who say the United States discriminated against them and took their money for decades are a …
Catholics, others ponder pope’s condom remarks
GENEVA (AP) — Recent positive comments by the pope about condom use by male prostitutes will help fight the AIDS crisis, health groups said Sunday, …
Raising retirement age hurts poor
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Raising the retirement age for Social Security would disproportionately hurt low-income workers and minorities, and increase disability claims by older people unable …
Town makes peace with native son W.E. Du Bois
Associated Press GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — He’s the most famous son of this quiet mountain hamlet in western Massachusetts. But, until recently, people looking for …
Groups decry lawmaker’s illegal immigrant comments
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) _ Representatives of Memphis Hispanic groups and their supporters decried comments by a Republican lawmaker who likened illegal immigrant births to rats …
Cholera outbreak has spread to nation’s capital
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE — A cholera epidemic has spread into Haiti’s capital, imperiling nearly 3 million people living in Port-au-Prince, nearly half of them in …