President Obama slowly walked across the grounds of Cape Coast Castle, a slave outpost in Ghana where hundreds of thousands of Africans were shipped as human cargo to a life of bondage in the United States, South America and the Caribbean.
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Girl’s heart heals itself 10 years after transplant
Hannah Clark is a 16-year-old with a shy laugh and a love of animals.
Somali-American’s family: Who sent son to die?
The family of a Somali-American man who died in Somalia have said they want to know who is responsible for recruiting him to join an al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgency. Jamal Bana is the third Somali-American from the city of Minneapolis to head to Somalia and die there
The Broken Hopes of a Spanish Generation
Not long ago, Lorena Dominguez looked forward to the future. She had a well-paid job at the Citroën automobile factory in Vigo, the town in northern Spain where she had grown up.
Joe Jackson Makes Parenting Bid for Michael’s Kids
While his role as the driving force in the Jackson family success has never been in question, father Joe Jackson’s parenting — especially with Michael — has long been a subject of scrutiny and controversy. So it’s all the more surprising that the driven patriarch is now working to forge a larger role for himself in the lives of Michael’s three children.
Paris Jackson emerges as surprise voice of memorial
Michael Jackson’s eldest daughter touched the hearts of millions when she bid a tearful farewell to her father at his memorial service Tuesday in a rare public appearance. With her brief speech, 11-year-old Paris Jackson also shocked the event’s organizers, who said her appearance was not a planned part of the star-studded tribute to the King of Pop at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Tuesday
In Wasilla, Pregnancy Was No Secret
So his name is Levi. That’s about the only thing I didn’t know about Bristol Palin’s pregnancy. The rest of the details I picked up almost without trying, while talking about other things with townsfolk — some who know the governor and her family well, some who don’t.
Flight fight: Should kids be banned from first class?
The most embarrassing moment of my life?
What Cheap Stuff Really Costs Us
At the dawn of the 21st century America is, if nothing else, the land of the bargain. Big box stores like Wal-Mart dominate the retail landscape, peddling middling goods at rock-bottom prices. Higher-end stores put their merchandise on sale like clockwork; if you wait a little longer, you can get it even cheaper at a factory outlet.
Sources: U.S. resumes Pakistan drone flights
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