Category: National

Speaking in an address that lasted just a little more than 30 minutes before a audience at the Chattanooga, Tenn., Amazon fulfillment plant, President Barack Obama laid out what he called a framework and a national strategy “to make sure that every single person who’s willing to work hard in this county has a chance to succeed in the 21st-century economy.”

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Two Northern California men are due in federal court Wednesday in what began as another big pot-growing drug bust but what has become a horrifying story of one teenager’s alleged torment, captivity and sexual abuse.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In what it called its largest crackdown to date on child prostitution, the FBI announced Monday that a nationwide operation over the weekend resulted in 150 arrests, with 105 children rescued.

A memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday for Willie Reed, the last living Black witness to testify against the two Mississippi men who admitted to killing 14-year-old Emmett Till.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Jazz guitarist and activist Carline Ray died Thursday at Isabella House in New York City, according to a statement from her publicist. She was 88.

As an ailing Nelson Mandela recuperates in a South African hospital, the world celebrated his 95th birthday Thursday, honoring his legacy in various ways, including performing 67 minutes of community service.

Michael Jackson’s elderly mother will soon tell jurors about her most famous son, as the wrongful death trial of his last concert promoter reaches a midpoint.

She might still be figuring out what she wants to study, but her finances just got a lot more clear. On Tuesday, radio host Tom Joyner offered Rachel Jeantel, a friend who was on the phone with Trayvon Martin the night he was killed, a full ride to college.

Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, has some blunt advice for those protesting or focusing on last week’s verdict in the George Zimmerman trial.

FULTON, Ga. — A court in Fulton County, Georgia, has temporarily stopped the scheduled Monday night execution of condemned murderer Warren Hill.