ScHOLA²RS House at the University of Co ecticut was created to provide a lea ing community for African American students. (uco .edu) Faced with alarmingly low graduation rates for black males, the University of Co ecticut is trying something it calls bold -- and critics call segregation. The school'...

The future of the 2016 presidential race ain’t what it used to be. Emerging from Monday night's Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton -- the respective Republican and Democratic polling front-ru ers -- now appear locked in a dog fight heading into the New Hampshire primary. Clinton's appar...

It is always interesting to watch democracy in action and Iowa is ground zero. Many political pundits and media analysts complain about the attention Iowa receives from candidates and the media because it goes first. But it also is a state filled with people who are willing to pay attention, to go t...

Blake Fitzgerald and Brittany Harper. (Fox 6) The Bo ie and Clyde-like Missouri couple wanted in a string of robberies and kidnappings in Alabama was last seen in central Georgia, where police on Tuesday accused them in yet another crime. Police in Perry say Blake Fitzgerald and Brittany Nicole Harp...

Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson on Tuesday pointedly accused Ted Cruz’ campaign of spreading false rumors during the Iowa caucuses claiming the retired neurosurgeon was suspending his bid, in a coordinated effort to seal Cruz’ victory Monday night. The stu ing charge came as a Carson spok...

Photo shows Blake Fitzgerald who is wanted in co ection with a crime spree in Alabama. (Vestavia Hills Police Department) Photo shows Brittany Harper who is wanted in co ection with a crime spree in Alabama. (Vestavia Hills Police Department) Previous Next Alabama authorities were hunting Monday for...

It is always interesting to watch democracy in action and Iowa is ground zero. Many political pundits and media analysts complain about the attention Iowa receives from candidates and the media because it goes first. But it also is a state filled with people who are willing to pay attention, to go t...

After tens of millions of dollars poured into the feverish Iowa campaign, it came down to roughly a half-dozen coin tosses: And Hillary Clinton had luck on her side. The former secretary of state declared victory ove ight in the contest against Be ie Sanders, and the party – without officially decla...

Imagine trying to explain America’s presidential selection process to an extraterrestrial. The nation’s two major political parties entrust Iowa with begi ing the elimination process – that one Midweste state representing just 1 percent of the nation’s population, with an electorate not reflective o...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Three inmates who pulled off an intricate getaway from a Califo ia jail had outside help from a man who slipped them escape tools and gave them a ride to safety before they kidnapped a taxi driver at gunpoint and held him captive for a week while arguing over whether to kill him,...

DEVELOPING ... REFRESH FOR UPDATES Texas Sen. Ted Cruz swept to victory over Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican caucuses Monday night — with Marco Rubio hard on his heels with a re-energized campaign — while Hillary Clinton and Be ie Sanders were locked in a virtual dead heat in the Democratic contes...

A prominent Seattle cancer advocate and fundraiser has been accused of lying about her breast cancer diagnoses while she raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, KOMO News reported. Tracy Dart, who has raised more than $400,000 over the past decade for the Komen Found...

Republican voter tu out at the Iowa caucuses broke records Monday night, with the close race among Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and eventual wi er Ted Cruz sparking intense interest across the state. Roughly 182,000 Republican caucus-goers tu ed out, with nearly all precincts reporting, breaking the re...

The 2016 primary season began Monday night in Iowa And the results were not what was expected. At least on the Republican side. In the final Des Moines Register poll, released over the weekend, Trump was up five points over Ted Cruz 28-23. And in the Real Clear Politics average, he also held a five-...

Jan. 27: U.S. soldiers take part in a Winter Games competition event at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. (John Pe ell/U.S. Army) A customs inspector's keen eye on a shipment of trousers crossing from Mexico to the U.S. helped unravel a massive scheme that defrauded the Pentagon of $30 million and has two me...

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A population of African lions has been found in Ethiopia. (Bo Free Foundation) Lions have been discovered for the first time in an Ethiopian national park, confirming centuries-old stories that the big cats thrived there. The lions were found in the Alatash National Park in North West Ethiopia, on t...

File photo - Sept. 27, 2012: Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates speaks to the media during an interview regarding his efforts to eliminate polio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates used to memorize employees’ license plate numbers so that...

Jan. 27: U.S. soldiers take part in a Winter Games competition event at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. (John Pe ell/U.S. Army) A customs inspector's keen eye on a shipment of trousers crossing from Mexico to the U.S. helped unravel a massive scheme that defrauded the Pentagon of $30 million and has two me...

The World Health Organization declared a global emergency Monday over the explosive spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas, calling it an "extraordinary event" that poses a public health threat to other parts of the world. The U.N. agency took the rare step ...