America’s last slave ship could offer a case for reparations
JAY REEVES
Associated Press
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama steamship owner Timothy Meaher financed the last slave vessel that brought African captives to the United...
Dallas police investigate death of witness in ex-cop’s trial
DALLAS (AP) — A man who was fatally shot has been identified as a key witness in the murder trial of a white Dallas...
Man hailed as hero after explosion at Oktoberfest
HUNTINGTON BEACH (AP) — Five people were hurt and revelers scrambled for safety when a series of explosions in an underground electrical vault sent...
Verbal autopsies used in push to better track global deaths
CHRISTINA LARSON and MIKE STOBBE
Associated Press
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — One afternoon last month, a young woman with a tablet computer sat next to...
Problematic relatives: A true American political tradition
ASHRAF KHALIL
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Since America's early days, leading politicians have had to contend with awkward problems posed by their family members....
GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near
TOM KRISHER
AP Auto Writer
DETROIT (AP) — Contract talks aimed at ending a 21-day strike by the United Auto Workers against General Motors have...
Hemet lands on magazine’s list of ‘America’s Most Miserable’ cities
HEMET (CNS) - Hemet turned up on a national magazine's recent list of the 50 Most Miserable Cities in America.Business Insider said it used...
Comedian Rip Taylor dead at age 84
City News Service
BEVERLY HILLS (CNS) - Comedian Rip Taylor died on Sunday, Oct. 6 in Beverly Hills at the age of 84, his publicist...
US researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theft
ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI...
US unemployment rate hits a 50-year low even as hiring slows
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in September, the lowest level in nearly five decades, even though...