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Racial identity of activist questioned but does it matter?

Questions about the racial identity of a well-known activist in the "Black Lives Matter" movement have stirred controversy and drawn a blistering response. But...

LeBron James, Akron making college possible for city kids

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James is giving kids from Akron — ones with challenging backgrounds like his — the chance to go to...

Feds accuse Philadelphia congressman Fattah of corruption

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah paid off a campaign loan with charitable donations and federal grants, funneled campaign money to pay down...

Celebs donate $500,000 scholarships to students on UNCF show

ATLANTA (AP) — Anthony Anderson can recall when he worried about scrounging up money to pay for the rest of his college tuition, food...

Student loan recipients go on repayment strike, face default

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Dieffenbacher is on a debt strike. She's refusing to make payments on the more than $100,000 in federal and private...

Pitt senior Phillips-Nwankwo eyeing different path

PITTSBURGH (AP) - It would have been easy to bail. Nobody would have blamed him. Way too much work. Way too little reward. Way...

Editorials from around Pa…Liquor privatization, will 2015 be the year?

If buying liquor, wine and beer in Pennsylvania were more convenient, with widely available selection at competitive prices, most residents probably wouldn't care if...

Study: College completion gap between rich, poor widens

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The gap in bachelor-degree attainment between the nation's richest and poorest students by age 24 has doubled during the last...

Labor group withdraws UNCF support over Koch gift

WASHINGTON – Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, has discontinued supplying scholarships to the United Negro College...

Obama seeks to draw attention to manufacturing at Bakery Square

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Surrounded by an array of gadgets and high tech equipment, President Barack Obama pledged to boost American manufacturing and to give...

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