Blacks still face challenges in economic equality
African-Americans have achieved tremendous gains in education over the past 50 years, but that has yet to translate into major progress toward ...
Calif. tax bill seeks to punish Scouts for gay ban
California lawmakers are considering taking some tax exemptions away from youth groups that do not accept gay, transgender or atheist members — a move ...
SAfrica report: Dispute over Mandela companies
Nelson Mandela's children have launched a court case against several longtime associates of the former president in a dispute over the control of two ...
European soccer proposes 10-game race abuse ban
UEFA has proposed tough sanctions against racism in soccer, including a minimum 10-match ban for players or officials found guilty of abuse.
Serbia mourns 13 killed in shooting rampage
Serbia held a national day of mourning Wednesday as police searched for possible motives in the Balkan nation's worst peacetime shooting massacre, ...
Mideast feminists reject Europe topless protests
Bewilderment, scorn, resentment. Women's rights activists across the Middle East are reacting with everything but joy to topless demonstrations in ...
Ex-Ill. lawmaker elected to succeed Jackson Jr.
Former Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, whose campaign received a $2 million boost from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, easily captured ...
Senate showdown vote on gun curbs set for Thursday
The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting ...
Cookie Monster, Elmo get in Times Square trouble
Cookie Monster stands accused of shoving a 2-year-old. Super Mario was charged with groping a woman. And Elmo was booked for berating tourists with ...
Experts: Fla. couple may not be welcome in Cuba
The Florida couple accused of snatching away their two sons and fleeing to Cuba may have thought they could find a refuge from U.S. authorities on the ...
SAfricans: Did Thatcher help or hinder apartheid?
Nineteen years after the end of apartheid, South Africans are still passionately divided over whether Margaret Thatcher helped or hindered the cruel ...
Yugoslav wars left population heavily armed
The wars from 1991 to 1999 as Yugoslavia broke up took up to 200,000 lives, turned millions into refugees and left much of the region's people ...
Republicans debate message, battle bad messengers
National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and ...
Even in death, Thatcher draws scorn from some
While some Britons mourned the passing of Margaret Thatcher, others raised glasses of champagne in impromptu street parties. And "The Wizard of Oz" ...
Somalia president admits rapes by security forces
After months of denial, Somalia's government has for the first time acknowledged that its security forces were involved in rape cases that drew an ...
Afghan women in Kabul prison over 'moral' crimes
Lost and alone in a strange city Mariam called the only person she knew, her husband's cousin. She worried he wouldn't help her because she had left ...
Retired Texas vet challenges Internet restrictions
A retired Texas veterinarian has filed a federal lawsuit challenging state regulations that bar him from evaluating animals and giving veterinary ...
Obama says he's 'determined as ever' for gun bill
With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics ...
Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87
Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed ...
SD Sen. Johnson says he now supports gay marriage
South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson, who announced his retirement last month, has reversed his position on gay marriage, saying Monday that he supports the ...
Obama's domestic agenda on the line this week
President Barack Obama's second-term agenda will be robustly tested this week, with gun control and immigration in the spotlight on Capitol Hill and ...
Thatcher had profound effect on popular culture
Margaret Thatcher was not just a political titan, she was a cultural icon — skewered by comedians, transformed into a puppet and played to ...
Suicide blast in Syrian capital kills at least 15
A suicide car bomber struck Monday in the financial heart of Syria's capital, killing at least 15 people, damaging the nearby central bank and ...
Man in Seattle terror plot gets 17-year sentence
A man who helped plot an attack with machine guns and grenades on a Seattle military complex was sentenced in federal court Monday to 17 years in ...
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