Nation

From news4jax.com: Expectant parents shopping for a home are not the only ones concerned about the date of the baby’s arrival.

From CNN.com: “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is an uplifting spiritual, one that’s often heard in churches and popularly recognized as the black national anthem. Timothy Askew grew up with its rhythms, but now the song holds a contentious place in his mind.

From NYDailyNews.com: He’s got a fondness for green – both flowers and cash – and he’s still on the loose.

FROM NPR.com: Bone marrow transplants are often the only treatment for blood-related cancers. The treatment, however, is dependent on the patient finding a donor who shares a similar genetic makeup. In most cases, that means the match is found in someone of the same race. But the black community has a particularly tough time attracting […]

NEW YORK — Fox News Channel’s Glenn Beck says he’s been diagnosed with an eye disease that could eventually blind him. The conservative commentator told an audience attending his “American Revival” tour over the weekend in Salt Lake City that a doctor told him he has the degenerative disease macular dystrophy.

FROM NYDailyNews.com: One strike and she was out.

From Boston.com: President Obama took aim at Republican lawmakers yesterday, accusing them of holding the public hostage to Washington politics by blocking extended unemployment benefits for millions of out of work Americans.

WASHINGTON — Pushing toward an election-year Supreme Court confirmation vote, a polarized U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday approved Elena Kagan to be the third current female justice.

When we study the intense struggle for civil rights in this nation, we quickly – and rightfully so – find ourselves analyzing the life and legacy of the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We learn of his tireless efforts to achieve equality and justice for all of humanity, as we pass on anecdotes of […]