NATIONAL NEWS
Sept. 11, 7 years later: Where are we now?It is not a tidy anniversary this year. Seven years between that awful day and this Sept. 11, the terrorist attacks linger somewhere between the immediate, a conscious part of our days, and the comfortable remove of the distant past. No longer yesterday. Not yet history. More » |
Seeing hope in Ohio, Obama shifts schedule thereDILLONVALE, Ohio - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, who once pledged to compete in every U.S. state, has shifted his thinking. Now, he'll pick and choose where to spend time and money in his race against Republican John McCain. More » |
At GOP convention, diversity on display, except on stageST. PAUL, Minn. - The Republican National Convention showcased a Native American color guard, a black preacher and video footage of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, all part of its effort to present the Republican Party as a picture of diversity. What it didn't offer is many minorities speaking from the podium in prime time, or sitting among the delegates. More » |
Basketball pioneer Haskins dies at 78EL PASO, Texas - Don Haskins, credited with helping break color barriers in college sports in 1966 when he used five black starters to win a national basketball title for Texas Western, died last Sunday. He was 78. More » |
