Posts in category National

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is being designated a national historic …

By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA – As Americans celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leaders and activists are trying to …

By ISMA’IL KUSHKUSH Associated Press JERUSALEM — In the shadow of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City lies the “African Quarter” – home to …

Associated Press According to reports, Donald Trump’s approval rating is at a historic low for an incoming president. The CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday (Jan. 17) …

By VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Obama administration designated three new national monuments (last) Thursday honoring civil rights history as it commemorated Martin …

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Department of Justice has sued a Minnesota bank for allegedly engaging in mortgage lending practices that …

BY ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON – Insurance premiums would soar for millions of Americans and 18 million more would be uninsured in just one …

By SHARON COHEN and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press CHICAGO – He entered the White House a living symbol, breaking a color line that stood for …

By ERICA WERNER AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON – The messaging battle is on over repealing and replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law, and the …

By JULIE PACE and JULIE BYKOWICZ Associated Press WASHINGTON – Omarosa Manigault is getting hired. A memorable contestant in the first season of “The Apprentice,” …