Stocks plunged in the final hour of trading Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 675 points, or more than 7 percent, to its lowest level in five years after a major credit ratings agency said it was considering cutting its rating on General Motors Corp.

A defendant had a hard time facing the music. Andrew Vactor was facing a $150 fine for playing rap music too loudly on his car stereo in July. But a judge offered to reduce that to $35 if Vactor spent 20 hours listening to classical music by the likes of Bach, Beethoven and Chopin.

40 years ago Martin Luther King gave a speech to the American people. He had a dream. Part of that dream was making sure that not only African Americans had the right to vote but also that they had something to vote for.

The ex-headmistress of Oprah Winfrey’s school for girls in South Africa sued the talk show host for defamation, claiming Winfrey falsely suggested she tried to cover up abuse at the school.

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For decades now, we’ve heard the right-wing complain about affirmative action: “It corrodes our meritocracy. It undermines standards. It leads us down the path to second-rate power. Merit is the sole legitimate basis for determining success.”

This election has made a star of CNN Anchor, Campbell Brown. She has made another insightful statement on the election. She chastised John McCain for race baiting, using surrogates to invoke Obama’s middle name, and not controlling angry crowds. She also talked about people who have accused McCain of being racist for is ‘That One’ […]

After almost two years of campaigning, it’s almost here: Election Day. Excuse me, I mean “election day,” which is not a holiday and thus deserves no capitalization.

The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions.

Tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states, and the voters’ exclusion appears to violate federal law, according to a published report.

The Bush administration is considering taking ownership stakes in certain U.S. banks as an option for dealing with a severe global credit crisis.