Brown U. Student Uncovers Lost Malcolm X Speech

Recording of 1961 talk to mostly White audience displays leader’s humor, anti-integration perspective

2012-02-06

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy Leaguer fated to become one of America's top diplomats. Read the complete article

Arizona Police Begin Searching Landfill for Girl

5-year-old Jhessye Shockley of Glendale has been missing for more than four months

2012-02-06

Amanda Lee Myers The Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) -- Police have started methodically searching a landfill south of Phoenix for the body of a 5-year-old Arizona girl who has been missing for more than four months and who authorities now believe is dead. Read the complete article

Hoekstra's Broken English Ad Draws More Criticism

US Senate candidate from Michigan has run 30-second spot that relies heavily on Asian stereotypes

2012-02-06

Kathy Barks Hoffman The Associated Press

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A coalition of black ministers in Detroit called Monday for U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra to apologize for his Super Bowl ad featuring a young Asian woman speaking broken English to describe the impact of the Democratic incumbent's economic policies. Read the complete article

House Ready to Consider Insider Trading Ban

Congress reacting to segment on "60 Minutes" that raised questions about trades by Boehner, others

2012-02-05

Larry Margasak The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Legislation that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials headed for what could be a more contentious debate in the House after sailing through the Senate on a 96-3 vote. Read the complete article

Voter Turnout Numbers Point to GOP Enthusiasm gap

In places where Romney is winning, energy seems to be lacking

2012-02-05

Nancy Benac The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voter turnout numbers are pointing to a potential enthusiasm deficit for Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney. Read the complete article

Vermont Struggles to Rebuild Mental Health System

A decade of frustrations stemming from lack of resources has made mental illness a hot-button issue in state

2012-02-05

Dave Gram The Associated Press

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- The remnants of Hurricane Irene did what policymakers hadn't been able to accomplish for more than a decade - close the state's antiquated psychiatric hospital. Read the complete article

Unemployment Drops to 8.3 Percent After Hiring Burst

Better-than-expected numbers were good news for Obama and stock market

2012-02-04

Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. Read the complete article

Super Bowl Ads That Generate Buzz After the Game

A look at three campaigns from a year ago that remained lodged in consumers’ brains

2012-02-04

Mae Anderson AP Retail Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Companies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year. Read the complete article

Professor Documents Cancer Battle in Online Videos

69-year-old specialist on aging has sparked unusually public conversation around mortality

2012-02-04

Alan Scher Zagier The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- At first, David Oliver ignored the bump on his neck that he noticed while shaving. The medical school professor assumed it was calcified scar tissue from a previous surgery. Read the complete article

Hackers Take Over Boston Police Website

The collective Anonymous claims credit for incident which apparently ties to Occupy movement

2012-02-03

BOSTON (AP) -- The hacking collective Anonymous is claiming credit for defacing the Boston Police Department's website. Read the complete article