FDA commissioner: Agency needs more authority
WASHINGTON - Food and Drug Administration chief Margaret Hamburg, beset with an egg-and-salmonella food safety challenge, said Monday the agency must move from a reactive to preventive enforcement strategy. More »
Omega Psi Phi men enter 100th year of service
RALEIGH, N.C. - In 1961, LeMonte Mitchell was a student at Johnson C. Smith University looking for a fraternity experience that would last long after his days on campus. He found it in Omega Psi Phi. Mitchell, now 71 and recently retired as choir director at Raleigh's Davie Street Presbyterian Church, is as active and committed a fraternity brother as ever. More »
Haiti ruling ends Wyclef Jean's run for presiden
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Singer Wyclef Jean's high-profile bid for Haiti's presidency ended after election officials on the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation disqualified his candidacy. The Haitian American hip hop star expressed disappointment at the late Friday ruling, but called on his followers to act "peacefully and responsibly." More »
Nigeria tailor-makes a yam-packed "Sesame Street"
LAGOS, Nigeria - It looks a lot like "Sesame Street," only that's no Cookie Monster. "What is so exciting about yams? Everything!" Zobi, a taxi-driving muppet, shouts in a Nigerian lilt to anyone who will listen. "I can fry the yam. I can toast it. I can boil it. I love yams!" More »
