LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas cannot cut off millions of dollars in funding for desegregation programs in Little Rock-area school districts until the state asks a federal judge for permission to do so, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. SEE ALSO: Will Obama’s Second Term Be A Nightmare? The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]

Today marks the fourth day of Kwanzaa, a week-long celebration honoring universal African-American heritage and culture. Each day a different principal is observed. Yesterday was the observance of Ujima, to have Collective Work and Responsibility. Today the principal of Ujamaa, which is Swahili for Cooperative Economics, is observed. To learn more about this day, check […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are hopeful for what 2012 will bring for their families and the country, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, though most say 2011 was a year they would rather forget. SEE ALSO: How Ron Paul Helps Obama Nearly seven in 10 say the year gone by was a bad one, […]

St. Bernard Police are looking for the individuals responsible for stealing 2,000 toys from the Marines Toys for Tots Foundation. Police say the theft happened over the weekend at a warehouse the Toys for Tots Foundation was renting to store some of the donated toys. The thieves gained access to the warehouse by breaking out […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Several Muslim leaders have declined invitations to the mayor’s annual year-end interfaith breakfast, saying they’re upset at police department efforts to infiltrate mosques and spy on Muslim neighborhoods. SEE ALSO: Obama To Bomb Iran? The imams and activists said in a letter to Mayor Michael Bloomberg that they’re disturbed at his […]