Category: National

Here is a look at some national events honoring the memory of those lost in the 9/11 terror attacks.

Heralding the long fight toward racial equality that many say hasn’t ended, President Barack Obama commemorated the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech Wednesday on the same steps the civil rights leader spoke from half a century ago.

The United States Postal Service just released a limited edition Forever 1963 March on Washington stamp, and Congressman John Lewis, (D-Ga.) the final surviving speaker at the original march was part of the release ceremony held in Washington, D.C.

Keon Gilbert, assistant professor in the College for Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University, has received a $100,000, two-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, (RWJF), to determine which behaviors and policies are most likely to improve the health of African American men.

Prosecutors have charged James Francis Edwards, 15, and Chauncey Allen Luna, 16, with first degree murder and Michael Luna, 17, with the use of a vehicle in the discharge of a weapon and accessory to murder after the fact.

One night when the worst of Hoosier humanity was on murderous display, a little church in Muncie brought out the best in its congregation, supporters and townspeople.

A former United Airlines flight attendant pleaded guilty today to making a bomb threat against a United jet flying between London and Los Angeles.

Equality has a stamp of its own today as the United States Postal Service introduced the 1963 March on Washington limited-edition forever stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic milestone.

Aubry L. Stone, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., has lived, worked and actively engaged in community and public service in Sacramento for decades. His focus is the creation of individual and community wealth through small business growth, development, and sustainability.

While pressure has been mounting for President Obama to pay his interns, there could be a reason why the White House hasn’t ponied up: It would cost more than $2.5 million a year.