NATIONAL NEWS
Ark. lawmaker sorry for e-mail on immigrants, blacksLITTLE ROCK - A state senator tearfully apologized last Thursday for an e-mail he wrote that said "we are being outpopulated by the blacks" and claimed illegal immigrants have overrun Arkansas. More » |
4th suspect in court in slaying of Redskins star Sean TaylorMIAMI - A fourth man charged in the shooting death of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor appeared in court Sunday and, like his co-defendants, was denied bond. More » |
Grand jury to review fatal shooting of black Ark. boyLITTLE ROCK - Simmering racial divisions and fears in West Memphis came to a boil with the police shooting of a 12-year-old black child this summer, a local judge says, forcing him to impanel a civil grand jury to investigate the death. More » |
Caustic Clinton gets tough on ObamaWASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton has slipped menacingly into attack mode, one month before U.S. voters start picking 2008 presidential nominees, and the target for her deepest scorn is Democratic foe Barack Obama. More » |
Dean of U.S. preachers faces challenges of agingRALEIGH, N.C. - The Rev. Gardner C. Taylor is giving away most of his books. More » |
Possible rate freeze for struggling homeownersWASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Monday an agreement was near on a proposal to help thousands of at-risk homeowners avoid foreclosures by temporarily freezing their mortgage rates. More » |
Reynaldo P. Glover, chairman of Fisk board, dead at 64NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Reynaldo P. Glover, chairman of the Fisk University board of trustees, has died of pancreatic cancer, the school announced last Thursday. He was 64. More » |
