Posts in category National

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – After failing to prevent Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation, civil rights groups are now shifting their attention …

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON – Ken Loach’s gritty drama “I, Daniel Blake” was named best U.K. picture on Sunday at the British Academy …

BY JULIE PACE, ERIC TUCKER AND JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was told in late January that his top national security …

By TERRY JONES The Advocate BATON ROUGE, La. – Debbie Martin has spent the past six months slogging through overgrown wooded areas near sugar cane …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – Like his predecessors, President Donald Trump plans to commemorate Black History Month with an official proclamation, a …

BY ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON – A House conservative leader called Monday for votes “as soon as possible” on legislation voiding and replacing the …

Associated Press Associated Press A new type of savings vehicle, known as an ABLE account, is allowing people with disabilities to save more money for …

Associated Press Nearly 100 companies, mostly in the technology industry, have joined in a court filing to back lawsuits from Washington state and Minnesota to …

By AMELIA HEYMANN Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – To kick off Black History Month, the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is …

WASHINGTON – The first African-American race team owner to compete in the Indianapolis 500 will be donating memorabilia to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American …