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UGA to mark 50th anniversary of desegregation

The University of Georgia will mark the 50th anniversary of its desegregation with a series of events, including a reception honoring the first black students to enroll there.

Michael Jackson's children recall pop star father

Michael Jackson's children and mother said on Monday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that they're still learning to cope with his death a year and a half after the pop star overdosed on a powerful anesthetic.

Jackson, Schakowsky seek mail bomb probe

Two members of Congress from Illinois are asking for hearings into the shipping of bombs as air freight that were addressed to two Chicago synagogues.

Family health history: 'best kept secret' in care

Make Grandma spill the beans: Uncovering all the diseases that lurk in your family tree can trump costly genetic testing in predicting what illnesses you and your children are likely to face.

O'Hare plaza being dedicated to armed services

Officials are set to unveil a plaza honoring those in the armed services at one of the nation's busiest airports.

Sex, drugs more common in hyper-texting teens

Teens who text 120 times a day or more — and there seems to be a lot of them — are more likely to have had sex or used alcohol and drugs than kids who don't send as many messages, according to provocative new research.

Tiger gets VIP treatment, loses Thai charity event

Tiger Woods returned to his mother's home country for a four-man charity skins tournament on Monday and left soon after winning only one hole in another disappointing performance.

Braun opens campaign office in Chicago

Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun isn't an official candidate for mayor of Chicago — yet — but she's opened a campaign office on the city's South Side.

Black leaders tap Davis as pick for Chicago mayor

A coalition of black leaders has selected U.S. Rep. Danny Davis as its preferred candidate for mayor of Chicago, but there are no guarantees that the choice will deliver the unity — or the votes — that the group was created to ensure.

Michelle Obama joins schoolgirls on field trip

Michelle Obama strolled with 15 schoolgirls and took turns holding each one's hand during a field trip Monday through a museum of Indian craft work.

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