Already off to a tough start in life, 49 percent of American babies born into poor families will be poor for at least half their childhoods, a new Urban Institute study finds. Among children who are not poor at birth, only 4 percent will be "persistently" poor as children.
GRAND ISLE, La. — Rough seas generated by Hurricane Alex pushed more oil from the massive spill onto Gulf Coast beaches Wednesday as cleanup vessels were sidelined by the faraway storm’s ripple effects.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nearly 50 Virginia prisoners are being held in perpetual isolation because they refuse to cut their hair, several for religious reasons.
The World Cup is seen as a uniting event, bringing together several different nations to play soccer. The ideal behind the World Cup is to promote a racial harmony among all the nations. I mean what is more harmonious than having a bunch of different countries gather together to engage in some “friendly” competition?
Author Rev. David Briddell never imagined he would spend the first years of his retirement searching through mountains of dusty government records to profile some 1300 of Maryland’s forgotten black Civil War heroes, but evidently that’s what he did.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A Harvard scholar and the police sergeant who arrested him last July after a confrontation outside his home both missed opportunities to “ratchet down” the situation and end things more calmly, according to a review of the case released Wednesday. The independent review said “misunderstandings and failed communications” and a “certain degree […]
Egyptian archaeologists who have completed excavations on an unfinished ancient tunnel believe it was meant to connect a 3,300-year-old pharaoh's tomb with a secret burial site, the antiquities department said Wednesday.
Roland Martin appears on CNN to discuss day two of the Elena Kagan Confirmation hearings. WATCH: Elena Kagan Under Scrutiny WATCH: How Has Elena Kagan Handled Herself During The Supreme Court Hearings? WATCH: Senator Graham and Elena Kagan Discuss Former Nominee Miguel Estrada WATCH: Kagan Talks Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Defends Actions On Military Recruiting
Naomi Campbell and actress Mia Farrow will be summoned to testify at former Liberian President Charles Taylor's war crimes trial, addressing allegations Taylor gave the supermodel an uncut diamond at a South African reception in 1997.
NEW YORK — The date has been circled on calendars around the NBA for years. July 1, 2010: The day LeBron James becomes a free agent.