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• SAfrican official: Mandela better from pneumonia

  March 30, 2013 in Nation/World JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is breathing “without difficulty” after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area that was caused by pneumonia, the spokesman for South Africa’s … 1

• Texas woman’s execution halted; DA won’t appeal

  January 29, 2013 in Nation/World HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas woman won a reprieve from the death chamber Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be the first woman executed in the U.S. since … 17

• Court lets slaves’ descendants sue Cherokee chief

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Descendants of slaves owned by members of the Cherokee Nation can sue the current chief in an attempt to restore their tribal memberships, a federal appeals …

• AP: Va student expelled for election racial uproar

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One student has been expelled and three others are being punished for their roles in a racially charged uproar on a Virginia college campus the night … 3

• Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That’s part of a historic shift that already is … 4

• APNewsBreak: Sotomayor book offers personal look

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says in her upcoming memoir that her lifelong battle against diabetes and the fear that she might die early played a big …

• FBI: Hate crimes down slightly in 2011

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says the number of hate crimes reported to police in 2011 declined slightly compared to the previous year. Nearly half of the reported hate crimes …

• Black women battle obesity with dialogue, action

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicole Ari Parker was motivated by frustration. For Star Jones, it was a matter of life or death. Toni Carey wanted a fresh start after a bad …

• Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of illegal immigrants in …

• Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise

  December 5, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of illegal immigrants in …

• 1 more guilty of hate crime in Miss. rundown case

  December 4, 2012 in Nation/World JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Another man has pleaded guilty to hate crime charges in the death of a black man who was run over by a pickup truck in Mississippi. … 1

• 2 more guilty of hate crime in Miss. rundown case

  December 4, 2012 in Nation/World JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two more white men have pleaded guilty to hate crime charges in the death of a black man who was run over by a pickup truck … 1

• Republicans propose plan for undocumented young

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their version of the Dream Act, stalled legislation that would provide a path to legal status for hundreds of thousands of …

• House to consider limited GOP immigration bill

  November 23, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand …

• Black voters look to leverage their loyalty

  November 23, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — When black voters gave President Barack Obama 93 percent support on Election Day in defiance of predictions that they might sit it out this year, black leaders … 1

• Obama to people of Myanmar: America ‘is with you’

  November 19, 2012 in Nation/World YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — In a historic breakthrough, President Barack Obama on Monday stepped onto the soil of long-shunned Myanmar and into the flag-waving embrace of its once repressed people. … 1

• US court strikes down Mich. affirmative action ban

  November 15, 2012 in Nation/World DETROIT (AP) — Michigan’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions was declared unconstitutional Thursday by a deeply divided federal appeals court, six years after state voters said race could …

• Census: New gauge shows high of 49.7M poor in US

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America’s poor edged up last year to a high of 49.7 million, based on a new census measure that takes into account medical costs …

• Census: New gauge shows 49.7 million poor in US

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America’s poor edged up last year to a high of 49.7 million, based on a new census measure that takes into account medical costs …

• High court to take fresh look at voting rights law

  November 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government’s most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a …

• GOP showing in Calif. worries party strategists

  November 10, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — If the future happens first in California, the Republican Party has a problem. The nation’s most populous state — home to 1 in 8 Americans — … 3

• High court to take new look at voting rights law

  November 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government’s most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a …

• High court to take new look at voting rights law

  November 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider eliminating the government’s most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three …

• Coming to Texas ballots: another Bush in 2014?

  November 9, 2012 in Nation/World AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — George P. Bush, a rising star among Hispanic conservatives and the grandson of one president and nephew of another, has taken the first step toward seeking …

• Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government

  November 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromise to avert looming spending … 3

• Civility efforts seek better behavior on campus

  November 1, 2012 in Nation/World COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jewish students in the University of California system labeled terrorists for their support of Israel. Black high school students pelted by bananas on a Tennessee campus …

• No high court action on voting rights law

  October 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths to millions of African-Americans. …

• High court weighs new look at voting rights law

  October 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths to millions of African-Americans. … 1

• Trial in 1977 killing asks: Were suspects framed?

  October 28, 2012 in Nation/World IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two black men wrongly convicted in the 1977 murder of a white Iowa police officer hope to prove something they couldn’t during trials that sent …

• High court weighs new look at voting rights law

  October 28, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths to millions of African-Americans. …

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