With cheap food imports, Haiti can't feed itself
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The earthquake not only smashed markets, collapsed warehouses and left more than 2.5 million people without enough to eat. It may also have shaken up the way the developing world gets food. More »
Study: Grad rates between blacks, whites widening
ORLANDO, Fla. - The disparity in graduation rates for white and black players on NCAA tournament-bound men's basketball teams grew this year, according to a study released last week. The annual report by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida found 45 teams graduated 70 percent or more of their white players, up from 33 teams last year. More »
Senate votes to change cocaine sentencing rules
WASHINGTON - Legislation approved by the Senate last week would significantly reduce the disparity in sentences handed out to those convicted of crack and powder cocaine charges. Currently, a person convicted of crack cocaine possession gets the same mandatory jail time as someone with 100 times the same quantity of powder cocaine More »
House boosts college aid for students in need
WASHINGTON - Riding the coattails of a historic health care vote, the House on Sunday also passed a broad reorganization of college aid that affects millions of students and moves President Barack Obama closer to winning yet another of his top domestic policies. The bill rewrites a four-decades-old student loan program... More »
