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stance, and endorsed the controversial decision by the Oakland school board to declare black English a separate language known as Ebonics . The plan is meant to improve comprehension and test scores by giving special attention to students having difficulty with language.

A new report says Tennessee counties that haven't required wearing masks in public are on average seeing COVID-19 death rates double or more compared with…

Kentucky health officials are reporting the state's first pediatric flu deaths. Acting Department for Public Health Commissioner Jeffrey D. Howard said in…

Kentucky's attorney general says a hotline has been set up for people to report violations of state election laws.Attorney General Andy Beshear says his…

mentally incompetent to stand trial for murder. Du Pont, an heir to his family's chemical fortune, is charged with killing a former Olympic gold medal wrestler. He has been transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for compulsory treatment.

who has been given permission by the European Commission on Human Rights to challenge a 1933 British law that permits caning. Britons are weary of Europeans telling them how to discipline their children.

this weekend to have his appendix removed. But this latest diagnosis of the Pontiff's condition has left many in the medical community more than a little sceptical about the state of his overall health.

Major's conservative party suffered big losses in local elections yesterday, for the second year in a row. Analysts agree that while the election results weaken the Prime Minister's hold on power, they don't necessarily mean he'll be forced to resign.

early yesterday morning of Bill Cosby's only son, Ennis William Cosby, while he was vacationing in Los Angeles. His body was found at a freeway exit ramp. The younger Cosby was a PHD student at Columbia University in New York.

agreement with three states over allegations that its life insurance agents defrauded customers. California is still blocking the agreement. State officials say the original $35-million fine against the insurance company is not severe enough.