SAfrica: apartheid hit squad leader dies
Dirk Coetzee, a former commander of a covert police unit in apartheid-era South Africa who confessed to involvement in the extra-judicial killings of ...
Correction: Health Overhaul-Language Barrier story
In a story March 4 about the challenges of explaining health care reform to non-English speakers, The Associated Press relied on incorrect information ...
Garcetti, Greuel in command in LA mayoral contest
Two City Hall veterans took command Tuesday in the contest to replace outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, setting up a likely runoff to determine who ...
Racial episodes shake Ohio's Oberlin College
Scrawls of racially offensive graffiti and, more recently, a report of someone wearing what looked like a Ku Klux Klan-type hooded robe on campus have ...
Lawmakers seek pardon for boxing champ
Lawmakers seeking a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the world's first black heavyweight boxing champion imprisoned a century ago for his ...
Dunham tweets about alma mater's racism troubles
Lena Dunham is urging her fellow "Obies" to stick together as her alma mater in Ohio wrestles with reports of racism. The creator and star of HBO's ...
Long wait in Kenya vote; 19 dead in Mombasa
Kenya's presidential election drew millions of eager voters who endured long lines to cast ballots Monday, but the vote was marred by violence that ...
Palestinian-only buses set off uproar in Israel
Israel's decision to launch a pair of "Palestinian-only" bus lines in the West Bank on Monday — presented by the government as a goodwill gesture, ...
Biden leads re-enactment of voting rights march
The vice president and black leaders commemorating a famous civil rights march on Sunday said efforts to diminish the impact of African-Americans' ...
Rove: GOP needs candidates who reflect diversity
GOP strategist Karl Rove said Saturday that rebuilding the Republican brand in California will be a tough task that will require them to diversify and ...
FIFA anti-racism chief says victims not supported
FIFA's new anti-racism chief Jeffrey Webb believes soccer has failed to support abused players and needs tougher sanctions. FIFA President Sepp ...
Obama says no way to avoid gay marriage case
Citing the principle of equality that drove the nation's founding, President Barack Obama spoke out Friday against California's ban on gay marriage ...
South Africa: Police charged with murder
Eight South African police officers were charged with murder on Friday for the death of a taxi driver dragged by a police vehicle, a videotaped ...
Obama urges court to overturn gay marriage ban
In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban and ...
South African police, a force in turmoil
The job of the South African police is to fight one of the highest crime rates in the world. Instead, the force stands accused of contributing to it.
Justices voice skepticism of voting rights law
The Supreme Court's conservative justices voiced deep skepticism Wednesday about a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of ...
Rosa Parks statue unveiled at Capitol
The nation's most powerful politicians honored Rosa Parks on Wednesday by unveiling her statue in a permanent place in the U.S. Capitol.
B. Smith to be guest chef in White House mess
Restaurateur B. Smith will be the guest chef Wednesday in a White House restaurant run by the Navy. Word got out during an interview that Michelle ...
Calif. GOP pins turnaround hopes on new chairman
As Republicans nationwide reconsider the party's direction, nowhere is their challenge more daunting than in California. The state that produced ...
US stopping use of term 'Negro' for census surveys
After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in surveys. Instead of the term that ...
Can escape clause save voting rights provision?
The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights law at the Supreme Court by pointing ...
Race, ethnic lines less visible as LA picks mayor
The election that made Antonio Villaraigosa the city's first Hispanic mayor since 1872 confirmed the clout of a fast-growing Latino population and ...
MC Hammer: 'Not bitter' about arrest in Calif.
MC Hammer suggests he was a victim of racial profiling when he was stopped and arrested by police in the Northern California city of Dublin. The '90s ...
Cult star seeks to resolve lost SAfrican royalties
The story of Sixto Rodriguez, the greatest protest singer and songwriter that most people never heard of, is a real-life fairytale with a Hollywood ...
Former UN chief says violence could mar Kenya vote
The former head of the U.N. — the man who helped save Kenya from spiraling deeper into election violence five years ago — warned Saturday that ...
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