Ugly medical experiments from US past uncovered
ATLANTA - Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland ... More »
'Packing' and 'cracking' at redistricting center
TRENTON, N.J. - As U.S. Census figures roll out and states begin the politically charged process of redrawing state legislative maps, the politics of race is rising up as minority groups demand that their lawmakers look more like the communities they represent. More »
Foreclosures helping change color of some suburbs
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Three years ago, Lamar Grace left Detroit for the suburb of Southfield. He got a good deal - a 3,000-square-foot colonial that once was worth $220,000. In foreclosure, he paid $109,000. The neighbors were not pleased. "They don't want to live next door to ghetto folks," he says. More »
Educators seek out more minorities to study abroad
PHILADELPHIA - When Sade Adeyina's college roommate started asking her about studying abroad together, she never thought she could afford a semester in Italy. More »
