Obama up in polls as presidential race nears end
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The battle for the U.S. presidency has entered its final hours, with polls showing Barack Obama holding a solid lead in his …
Obama’s grandmother dies
Barack Obama's 86-year-old grandmother has died, according to CNN. Madelyn Payne Dunham, who helped to raise Obama along with his grandfather, lost her battle with …
Cautious joy as blacks imagine Obama win
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Lula Cooper expects the tears to flow if Barack Obama becomes the first black president. But she's not breaking out the tissues …
A campaign for the ages, tilting to the Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Counting down to Election Day, Democrat Barack Obama appears within reach of becoming the first black U.S. president as the epic campaign …
Kerry Washington and celebrity friends push for early votes
MIAMI BEACH — With long lines of people whipping around buildings at early voting sites and just a few days left until Election Day on …
Children exposed to election process
MIAMI — The upcoming presidential election is the most closely watched political event of our time, one in which children are being encouraged to lend …
Queen of Afro-Peruvian soul returns to Miami
MIAMI — Eva Ayllón has been dubbed the Tina Turner of Afro-Peruvian music. Two years after her last Miami performance, Ayllón said she couldn't wait …
Luncheon takes aim at breast cancer
It was after Pastor Sandra King found a lump in her right breast that she scheduled her first mammogram at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. …
The substance of hope
This election brings to reality the hopes and dreams of many. Our country is on the verge of getting past racism, of voters having a …
Suspect in Hudson murders could have had parole revoked
CHICAGO (AP) — Busted for what police said was a rock of cocaine on the driver’s seat of his car, William Balfour could have been …