Likely gridlock in Congress could threaten economy
WASHINGTON - Political gridlock is supposed to be good for business. If bickering lawmakers can't agree on anything, the thinking goes, they can't pass laws and regulations that make the economy worse. So will the midterm elections, which are expected to leave Congress at least partially controlled by Republicans and squaring off against a Democratic White House, be a help to the economy? More »
Mo' better greens: A guide to healthy living
At a time when nearly 80 percent of African American women are overweight, author and nutritionist Tracye Lynn McQuirter has decided to fight back. Black women are in the middle of a "health crisis" she told an audience at the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival in Roxbury last weekend ... More »
US contraception could be free under health law
WASHINGTON - Fifty years after the pill, another birth control revolution may be on the horizon: free contraception for women in the United States, thanks to the new health care law. That could start a shift toward more reliable - and expensive - forms of birth control that are gaining acceptance in other developed countries. More »
Writer Maya Angelou sings about her love of books
NEW YORK - In her low husky voice, Maya Angelou came out singing about her love of books and libraries in an African American rendition about a rainbow. Friday's occasion marked the official announcement by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem of its acquisition of some 340 boxes of her personal papers. More »
