cultures

NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway smash "Hamilton," which has been cheered for reclaiming the nation's founding story by a multicultural cast, has oddly...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — "They are my life," a ranger in Central Africa says of endangered mountain gorillas in his care. This bond of love infuses...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An ox is slaughtered, the deceased is wrapped in a lion skin and a family elder keeps talking to the body's...

First lady Michelle Obama, right, is joined by Shaquille O'Neal, and North America Reebok President Uli Becker, left, during a visit to Orr Elementary in Washington, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, for a back to school event highlighting healthy changes in schools and across the country. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) by Darlene Superville Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama said Friday that her anti-childhood obesity campaign is creating a "cultural shift" in how Americans live and eat, and is beginning to have a positive influence on children's health.

by Nicole Winfied ROME (AP) — Italy's first Black Cabinet minister, targeted by racist slurs following her appointment last week, said Friday that Italians aren't racist but that some are merely ignorant of other cultures and the "richness" that immigration can bring.