Immigration law prompts group to move convention
PHOENIX - Arizona's new immigration has led a minority suppliers group to move its convention from Phoenix to Florida, joining several out-of-town groups that have canceled meetings here as part of the backlash against the law. More »
Jamaica police vow to catch reputed drug lord
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's top cop insisted Friday security forces will capture a reputed underworld boss who escaped a bloody, four-day assault on his slum stronghold, while more people in the battle zone said innocents died during the fighting. At a news conference in Jamaica's tense capital, police Commissioner Owen Ellington said authorities believe Christopher "Dudus" Coke, wanted by the U.S. on drugs and gun trafficking charges, is hiding somewhere on this tropical island of 2.6 million inhabitants. More »
No shelter from the storm for Haiti quake victims
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A hurricane season predicted to be one of the wettest on record opens Tuesday in the Caribbean, where hundreds of thousands of Haitian earthquake victims have only tarps or fraying tents to protect them in a major storm. The Haitian government, which had five months to prepare, says it's still working on emergency and evacuation plans. More »
Interracial marriage still on the rise, but not as fast
WASHINGTON - Melting pot or racial divide? The growth of interracial marriages is slowing among U.S.-born Hispanics and Asians. Still, blacks are substantially more likely than before to marry whites. More »
