Child brides at center of clash between Islamic and secular laws
LAGOS (AP) — Many Nigerians are enraged, wondering how a senator notorious for marrying a 14-year-old girl can use Shariah law as an excuse to …
LAGOS (AP) — Many Nigerians are enraged, wondering how a senator notorious for marrying a 14-year-old girl can use Shariah law as an excuse to …
MIAMI – Florida could be hit with a statewide tourism boycott if Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature remain intransigent despite persistent calls for repeal …
The following is a slightly edited version of the text of President Barack Obama’s statement in the White House Briefing Room July 19 following the …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Rep. Lois DeBerry, one of the longest serving female lawmakers in the nation and a powerful influence in state politics, died …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Floridians had access to more information about Gov. Rick Scott’s substantial wealth when he was a candidate three years ago than …
KINGSTON — A gay rights activist got his first court hearing on his effort to bring a constitutional challenge to Jamaica’s nearly 150-year-old colonial-era law …
Tracy Martin choked back tears as he addressed several hundred people gathered Saturday outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Federal Courthouse in downtown …
MIAMI – Despite an outcry from civil rights groups, a call by President Barack Obama for close examination and even a 1960s-style sit-in at the …
JACKSON, Miss. – James Lewis Carter “T-Model” Ford, a hard-living blues singer who taught himself to play guitar when he was 58 years old and …
LIMA, Peru – Elegant in tuxedos and white gloves, the six black pallbearers silently and gracefully remove the mahogany coffin bearing a Lima tire magnate …