EDITORIAL: Strengthen airport security
It’s hard to come up with a foolproof system, but airline and government officials in the United States and elsewhere are going to have to …
Andre Dawson elected to Hall of Fame
(AP) — Andre Dawson got up at 6 a.m. and went to the gym. Before going back home, he took a detour from his usual …
Miami offers a taste of Haiti, no passport needed
MIAMI (AP) — From his corner convenience store in Little Haiti, Ashraf Mashni sees a thriving Caribbean village. It is a short drive inland from …
Black advocates want more help for the unemployed
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the battle against black unemployment, places like the Opportunities Industrialization Center are ground zero. Savory aromas wafted from a king-size kitchen …
Bomb suspect came from elite family, best schools
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — As a member of an upper crust Nigerian family, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab received the best schooling, from the elite British International …
Percy Sutton, attorney for Malcolm X, dies at 89
NEW YORK (AP) — Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broker and …
EDITORIAL: Zero judgment
After years of inflicting embarrassing injustices under so-called “zero-tolerance” policies, a new law mandates that school districts revise their policies so that only students who …
Crystal ball for 2010 sees changes in work, home
NEW YORK (AP) — When the calendar flips to 2010, it really will be a new day. And with any luck, it might be a …
Kwanzaa celebrations continue, but boom is over
NEW YORK (AP) — Four years ago, Evita Broughton celebrated Kwanzaa for the first time with her family — lighting a candle each night and …
Who wins, who loses in Senate health bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The little town of Libby, Mont., isn’t mentioned by name in the Senate’s mammoth health care bill, but its 2,900 citizens are …