50 years ago, ‘Freedom Summer’ changed South, US
By ALLEN G. BREED and SHARON COHEN In this April 4, 2014 photo, Aviva Futorian and Roy DeBerry sit in Futorian’s Chicago apartment. They have been friends since they met…
Relationships
80,000 party at Israel gay parade, area’s biggest
By IAN DEITCH A U.S. flag is raised alongside a pride flag on the U.S. Embassy a day before the Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, June 12,…
First lady says she’ll fight for lunch standards
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE First lady Michelle Obama poses for a photograph with unidentified students after she and and students made salad from vegetables harvested from the White House garden, Thursday,…
Obama: Too little info about youth concussions
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE FILE – In this Thursday, May 21, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama plays with a football as he walks back to the Oval Office of the…
Tennille R Benton interviews Lonnie Bush on her book Cancer was my Blessing
Tennille R. Benton interviews Lonnie Bush on her book Cancer was my Blessing. Tennille and Lonnie discuss the diagnosis, the ups and downs of dealing with cancer and everyday life…
JUDGE: VA. SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BAN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By BROCK VERGAKIS FILE – In this Dec. 18, 2013 file photo, Virginia Attorney General-elect Mark Herring smiles during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. A federal…
GOV’T: END OVERLY ZEALOUS DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS
By KIMBERLY HEFLING FILE – In this July 16, 2010 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder takes part in news conference in Miami. The Obama administration is issuing new recommendations…
FIXED RATES ARE LATEST IN COLLEGE TUITION PLANS
By M.L. JOHNSON This photo taken Nov. 26, 2013 shows Jane Mahoney standing at a counter in the KU Bookstore on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kansas. About…