NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — FBI hostage negotiators joined U.S. Navy efforts Thursday to free an American cargo ship captain held captive on a lifeboat by …

CHICAGO (AP) _ An independent panel that reviews possible ethical lapses by members of the House of Representatives has launched a preliminary review of U.S. …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — They’re no longer the only option for African-American students, but the country’s historically black colleges and universities brag that they provide …

BOSTON (AP) — Barack Obama’s Kenyan aunt lost her bid for asylum more than four years ago, and a judge ordered her deported.  Instead, Zeituni …

DETROIT (AP) _ General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately at the request of the White House, and new directors …

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — John Hope Franklin, a towering scholar and pioneer of African-American studies who wrote the seminal text on the black experience in …

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama should specifically address disparities in black unemployment, foreclosures, education and health care, the National Urban League says in …

RALEIGH, N.C.  — John Hope Franklin, a pioneer of African-American studies who worked on the landmark Supreme Court case that outlawed public school segregation, died …

NEW YORK – The National Urban League is urging President Barack Obama to specifically address disparities in black unemployment, foreclosures, education and health care, according …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) —  Tiger Woods will play at the Australian Masters in November, his first tournament appearance Down Under since 1998. Victoria state premier …