http://www.mail.com/subjects/16690-race-ethnicity.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/16690-race-ethnicity.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861444-koch-yorks-feisty-mayor-dies-88.html NEW YORK (AP) — When Ed Koch was mayor, it seemed as if all of New York was being run by a deli counterman. Koch was funny, irritable, opinionated, often rude and prone to yelling. And it worked, for a while at least. With a Bronx-born combination of chutzpah and humor, Koch steered New York back from the brink of financial ruin and infused the city with ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861444-koch-yorks-feisty-mayor-dies-88.html 2013-02-02T00:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861778-arabs-tuaregs-mali-face-hostility-amid-war.html MOPTI, Mali (AP) — Bawba Mint Baba Ahmed's dress-making teacher singled her out in front of the class, telling her: "You look like a rebel." Others threatened to slit her throat, she says, drawing a finger across her neck. Now the 29-year-old has dropped out of school and spends her days hiding inside her mud-walled home with her mother and two sisters, f... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861778-arabs-tuaregs-mali-face-hostility-amid-war.html 2013-02-01T21:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861238-republicans-face-balancing-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans face a delicate balancing act as they embrace an unprecedented shift in their views on immigration reform — and no one better exemplifies the potential risks and rewards than Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. Rubio has courted conservative commentators in recent weeks, outlining a set of principles for changes in immigration law t... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861238-republicans-face-balancing-immigration.html 2013-02-01T08:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1859714-hispanics-to-surpass-whites-california.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hispanics will become the largest ethnic group in the nation's most populous state early next year, the California Department of Finance said Thursday, marking a big milestone in a long-running demographic shift that has already deeply altered the political balance of power, the economy and culture. The prediction that Hispanics ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1859714-hispanics-to-surpass-whites-california.html 2013-01-31T23:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858398-illegal-immigration-foes-despair-gop-moves.html DENVER (AP) — Marty Lich is ready to bolt. It's been a couple of years since the self-described conservative considered herself a Republican, but she still often votes for GOP candidates. That's partly because of their tough stands against illegal immigration, which the retired teacher's aide blames for ruining her Southern California hometown and fears c... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858398-illegal-immigration-foes-despair-gop-moves.html 2013-01-31T07:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1858064-ap-interview-altidore-racism-shames.html United States striker Jozy Altidore refuses to hold a grudge against fans who showered him with racist abuse during a match this week, saying: "We all make mistakes." In an interview with The Associated Press, Altidore said he decided to play through the abuse Tuesday because he didn't want to give satisfaction to people who directed monkey chants at him.... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1858064-ap-interview-altidore-racism-shames.html 2013-01-31T01:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856220-mccain-immigration-reform-failure-would-cost-gop.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a warning to fellow Republicans, Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that failure to pass comprehensive immigration legislation could mean continued election losses for the GOP and cause Republican-friendly states like Arizona to fall to the Democrats. The Arizona Republican, his party's former presidential nominee and one of eight senato... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856220-mccain-immigration-reform-failure-would-cost-gop.html 2013-01-30T14:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855308-myanmar-abolishes-25-year-ban-public-gatherings.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's nearly 2-year-old reformist government has abolished a ban on public gatherings of more than five people that was ordered in 1988 on the day a military junta took power after crushing nationwide pro-democracy protests. The state-run Myanma Ahlin newspaper reported Tuesday that Order No 2/88 was abolished as it was not in l... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855308-myanmar-abolishes-25-year-ban-public-gatherings.html 2013-01-30T00:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1852902-texas-womans-execution-halted-da-wont-appeal.html HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The first woman scheduled to be executed in the U.S. since 2010 won a reprieve Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be taken to the Texas death chamber. State District Judge Larry Mitchell, in Dallas, rescheduled Kimberly McCarthy's punishment for April 3 so lawyers for the former nursing home therapist could have more ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1852902-texas-womans-execution-halted-da-wont-appeal.html 2013-01-29T20:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1850308-immigration-overhaul-gop-dem-senators-vow-action.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Side by side, leading Democratic and Republican senators pledged Monday to propel far-reaching immigration legislation through the Senate by summer providing a possible path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people now in the U.S. illegally. The senators acknowledged pitfalls that have doomed such efforts in the past, but they s... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1850308-immigration-overhaul-gop-dem-senators-vow-action.html 2013-01-28T23:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851386-murdoch-apologizes-sunday-times-cartoon.html LONDON (AP) — Media baron Rupert Murdoch has apologized for a Sunday Times cartoon depicting Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall using blood-red mortar, an image Jewish leaders said was reminiscent of anti-Semitic propaganda. The political cartoon, which was published on Holocaust Memorial Day, shows Netanyahu wielding a long, sharp trowel a... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851386-murdoch-apologizes-sunday-times-cartoon.html 2013-01-28T18:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849576-lawmakers-immigration-overhaul-this-year.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic lawmakers were cautiously optimistic Sunday that a long-sought overhaul of the nation's immigration system that includes a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the country will clear Congress this year, the result of changes in the political landscape shown in November's election. ... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849576-lawmakers-immigration-overhaul-this-year.html 2013-01-27T18:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849148-holocaust-victims-mourned-auschwitz.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Holocaust survivors, politicians, religious leaders and others marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday with solemn prayers and the now oft-repeated warnings to never let such horrors happen again. Events took place at sites including Auschwitz-Birkenau, the former death camp where Hitler's Germany killed at least 1.1... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849148-holocaust-victims-mourned-auschwitz.html 2013-01-27T15:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1846178-white-house-senators-launching-immigration-push.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will launch a campaign next week aimed at overhauling the nation's flawed immigration system and creating legal status for millions, as a bipartisan Senate group nears agreement on achieving the same goals. The proposals from Obama and lawmakers will mark the start of what is expected to be a contentious and emotio... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1846178-white-house-senators-launching-immigration-push.html 2013-01-26T08:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1842954-hollywood-awards-gender-touch.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Do Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Helen Mirren really need a category just for women — a singular kind of affirmative action — to snare one of Hollywood's favorite accessories, an Oscar, Emmy or Screen Actors Guild trophy? In a society tilting steadily toward gender neutrality, the separate-but-equal awards that divide actors into one ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1842954-hollywood-awards-gender-touch.html 2013-01-24T19:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1843864-chelsea-player-criticized-ball-boy-kicked.html LONDON (AP) — Just when it seemed Chelsea's reputation couldn't sink any lower, along came "Ballboygate." The Football Association's disciplinary body will review the game after winger Eden Hazard was sent off for kicking a 17-year-old ball boy while attempting to retrieve the ball near the end of a League Cup semifinal match against Swansea on Wednesday.... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1843864-chelsea-player-criticized-ball-boy-kicked.html 2013-01-24T18:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1843246-court-sides-with-jewish-group-twitter.html PARIS (AP) — A French court has sided with a Jewish group seeking to identify authors of anti-Semitic messages that circulated the social network Twitter last autumn. The Paris court ordered Twitter to turn over to the French Union of Jewish Students whatever data it has that could help identify the account holders who posted the tweets. The court also or... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1843246-court-sides-with-jewish-group-twitter.html 2013-01-24T14:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1841386-soul-searching-focus-gop-gathers-nc.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Republican soul-searching begins in earnest this week as GOP officials from every state in the nation come together for the first time since their party's November shellacking. There is broad agreement that the Republican Party needs to undergo fundamental changes to remain competitive as surging minority populations re-shape the Am... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1841386-soul-searching-focus-gop-gathers-nc.html 2013-01-23T21:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839734-bidens-moves-stoking-chatter-2016.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is thanking Democratic supporters in the afterglow of President Barack Obama's second inauguration, dropping plenty of hints that he may try to cement Obama's legacy with his own presidential campaign in 2016. Biden packed his schedule with events and receptions attended by party insiders surrounding Obama's inauguration, givin... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839734-bidens-moves-stoking-chatter-2016.html 2013-01-23T18:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1838594-poll-illegal-immigrants-stay-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 6 in 10 Americans now favor allowing illegal immigrants to eventually become U.S. citizens, a major increase in support driven by a turnaround in Republicans' opinions after the 2012 elections. The finding, in a new Associated Press-GfK poll, comes as the Republican Party seeks to increase its meager support among Latino voters... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1838594-poll-illegal-immigrants-stay-us.html 2013-01-22T19:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1838412-steve-harvey-to-host-feb-1-naacp-image-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Harvey is hosting next month's NAACP Image Awards. The organization said Tuesday that presenters will include "Django Unchained" nominees Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Foxx. Queen Latifah and Tony Goldwyn also will be among the presenters. Dennis Haysbert will be the announcer for the live broadcast. Comedian-TV ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1838412-steve-harvey-to-host-feb-1-naacp-image-awards.html 2013-01-22T18:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1837032-us-pays-tribute-to-king-obama-term.html ATLANTA (AP) — The youngest daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. hailed the inauguration of the nation's first black president to a new term as one of the achievements made possible by the civil rights struggle her father helped lead decades ago. Bernice King spoke at an Atlanta service Monday on the federal King holiday, urging Americans to draw i... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1837032-us-pays-tribute-to-king-obama-term.html 2013-01-22T09:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1836740-study-high-school-grad-rate-highest-76.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, the Education Department said in a study released Tuesday. Officials said the steady rise of students completing their education is a reflection of the struggling economy and a greate... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1836740-study-high-school-grad-rate-highest-76.html 2013-01-22T04:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835672-quick-hits-moments-obama-inaugural.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A wistful moment for President Barack Obama came shortly after his public swearing-in ceremony. As he began walking off the inaugural platform to go into the U.S. Capitol for the traditional luncheon with lawmakers and other dignitaries, Obama stopped and turned around to look at the scene on the National Mall, filled with hundreds of th... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835672-quick-hits-moments-obama-inaugural.html 2013-01-21T21:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1834346-legend-2-chainz-mc-lyte-honored-hip-hop-ball.html WASHINGTON (AP) — John Legend believes hip-hop played its part in helping Barack Obama become president, and he's proud at how the genre has matured over the years. "I think hip-hop had a role in making sure we elected a black president in America because we made it so that black people were in people's homes ... through our music and through our culture,... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1834346-legend-2-chainz-mc-lyte-honored-hip-hop-ball.html 2013-01-21T06:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1833634-latinos-take-bigger-role-obama-inauguration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Latinos are taking a more prominent role in President Barack Obama's second inauguration, from the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice swearing in the vice president to a star-studded concert celebrating Latino culture. Eva Longoria, a co-chairwoman for Obama's campaign, hosted "Latino Inaugural 2013: In Performance at the Kennedy Cente... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1833634-latinos-take-bigger-role-obama-inauguration.html 2013-01-21T01:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1833004-obamas-inauguration-day-day-mlk-jr-too.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Monday's inaugural may be President Barack Obama's big day, but Martin Luther King Jr. will loom large over the festivities. A quirk in the calendar pushed Obama's public swearing-in onto the national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader, and inaugural planners have taken pains to acknowledge that fact. Going into his second te... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1833004-obamas-inauguration-day-day-mlk-jr-too.html 2013-01-20T18:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1833278-king-content-character-quote-inspires-debate.html "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." This sentence spoken by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been quoted countless times as expressing one of America's bedrock values, its language almost sounding like a constitutional... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1833278-king-content-character-quote-inspires-debate.html 2013-01-20T16:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831598-myanmars-kachin-rebels-fighting-continues.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Ethnic Kachin rebels in Myanmar said clashes in the country's north continued Saturday despite a government promise to cease fire, casting doubt over hopes that the bloody conflict there could end soon. Myanmar's military had declared Friday it would stop attacks against rebels around the town of Lajayang, near Myanmar's northeaster... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831598-myanmars-kachin-rebels-fighting-continues.html 2013-01-19T09:45:00Z