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6-year-olds wander from Pa. school to museum
Pittsburgh Public Schools officials are investigating an impromptu field trip of sorts that occurred when two 6-year-old students wandered away from ...
NATO summit gives Chicago coveted global spotlight
The famous skyline is etched with distinctive buildings. The downtown boasts a vibrant cultural district. And the stunning lakefront and art-filled ...
New generation challenges some blacks in Congress
For two decades, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has been an outspoken voice for Democrats in her signature bright blazer and multicolored scarf. Now the ...
Review: No real point to Foursquare, yet addictive
It took a return to the South to get me back on Foursquare. Months later, I'm still not sure why I need it, yet I can't seem to stay away.
Caro is back, and the obsession goes on
Robert Caro receives the most interesting mail. "I get letters, constantly, saying, 'I see your book's coming. I hope you're going to prove in this ...
Widow of civil rights activist wants him home
When civil rights activist Ray Robinson arrived at Wounded Knee in April 1973 to stand alongside Native Americans in their fight against social ...
Space shuttle Discovery takes a few victory laps
The space shuttle Discovery went out in high-flying style. After three spectacular spins above the nation's capital, the world's most traveled ...
Groundbreaking black NY journalist Gil Noble dies
Gil Noble, the longtime host of WABC-TV's groundbreaking public affairs program "Like It Is," on which he interviewed such notables as Nelson Mandela, ...
MLK's children mark 44th anniversary of his death
Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s children on Wednesday marked the 44th anniversary of his death by launching efforts to prevent youth violence.
Western ski resorts wrapping unpredictable season
Western ski resorts are wrapping up one of the most unusual and unpredictable snow seasons in recent memory. New Mexico, traditionally warmer and with ...
Congregants wear hoodies, remember Trayvon Martin
Wearing hooded sweatshirts similar to the one that Trayvon Martin wore on the night he was killed, many preachers and worshippers echoed calls for ...
Rally sentiment: Justice in Fla. teen's killing
One sentiment was clear among the thousands who rallied Thursday night for action in last month's fatal shooting of an unarmed Florida teenager: ...
Clooney arrested in protest at Sudanese Embassy
George Clooney and his father were arrested Friday during a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy, and the actor said he has asked President Barack ...
Camilla Williams, black opera pioneer, dies at 92
Camilla Williams, believed to be the first African-American woman to appear with a major U.S. opera company, has died. She was 92. Williams died ...
Peter, Paul and Mary bassist Dick Kniss dies at 74
Dick Kniss, a bassist who performed for five decades with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-wrote the John Denver hit "Sunshine on My ...
AG: Record number of voting rights inquiries
Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday the Justice Department opened a record number of more than 100 new investigations into possible voting ...
Black leaders to SC gov: You're a minority, too
Civil rights leaders bothered by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's stance on issues like requiring voters to show their IDs at the polls are reminding ...
Analysis: Gingrich wins means grueling GOP fight
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has taken a giant step toward becoming the Republican alternative to Mitt Romney that tea partyers and social ...
Analysis: Gingrich forces GOP into grueling debate
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich took a giant step Saturday toward becoming the Republican alternative to Mitt Romney that tea partyers and social ...
GOP field feeds South Carolina's anti-federal mood
South Carolina is the land of Revolutionary War heroes and was the first state to secede from the union. But its suspicion of federal government ...
GOP campaign rhetoric raising racial concerns
Hoping to win the hearts of Southern conservatives, Newt Gingrich leaned into his argument that President Barack Obama is a "food stamp president" and ...
'The Mountaintop' recoups its capitalization
Just before it goes into history, the Broadway play "The Mountaintop" has announced that it has earned back its investment. Producers said Wednesday ...
Oil rises above $101 on positive China data, Iran
Oil advanced above $101 a barrel Wednesday, buoyed by positive economic data from China and continued concerns about diplomatic tensions with Iran and ...
Ray doubted jury would believe an MLK conspiracy
James Earl Ray doubted a jury would believe a defense proposal to blame the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on a conspiracy, ...
Stocks close up on Europe debt sales, China growth
Slight improvements in Europe's troubled debt markets and China's economy were enough to lift stocks on Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose ...