SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and former high-ranking members of his administration won't be criminally charged in a yearlong federal investigation into pay-to-play allegations involving one of the Democratic governor's large poli
Retired Major General Charles F. Bolden Jr., a native of Columbia, S.C., became the first Black man to head the National Aeronautics and Space Administration last month.
WASHINGTON – Graduates of Howard University in Washington, D.C., earn higher salaries than graduates of any other Black college or university--as well as some premier non-Black institutions of higher learning--according to a study by salary research
WASHINGTON - In communities around the country, Black people are missing. Neighborhoods languish. Dreams deferred rot in distant warehouses we call prisons. The similarities between the correctional system and slavery are eerie: Families ripped apart.
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. — President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he wants to keep Ben Bernanke on as Fed chairman, saying he shepherded America through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Three men involved in one of the largest armored car heists in U.S. history were sentenced Monday to at least 25 years each in prison.
PORTLAND, Maine — The remnants of Hurricane Bill moved out into the Atlantic, forecasters said Monday, a day after the storm's powerful winds churned up waves that were blamed in the deaths of at least two people on the East Coast.
NEW YORK — The images are striking: One congressman's office defaced by a swastika, other congressmen heckled at public meetings, videos and placards likening Barack Obama to Hitler, private citizens with guns joining anti-Obama protests.
WASHINGTON — A new poll says that Americans, concerned over the future of health care reform and anxious about the growing federal budget deficit, are losing faith in President Barack Obama.
