Lung cancer continues to be a most deadly enemy for African Americans and other minorities. Despite recent improvements in diagnosis and treatment, lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among African Americans ... a novel approach: an anti-cancer vaccine ...

During the era of Apartheid, the South African wine industry wasn't exactly a booming industry. In a climate that just begs for wine production, institutional racism and it's subsequent effects on exports had a significant impact on the 350-year-old tradition. But since Apartheid ended in 1994, wine production has increased nearly three-fold. Despite this resurgence, Black South Africans represent a small minority of wine makers, despite being over 80 percent of the population. With no access to the American market, and poor distribution at home, indigenous wines seemed destined to stagnate. Then along came Selena Cuffe ...

The U.S. Census Bureau is already looking for job applicants to work for the 2010 Census. Peak hiring will be from February 2009 through the end of May 2010 for temporary assignments, most lasting 5 to 10 weeks. By working on this once-a-decade population headcount, residents have an opportunity to be a part of history ...

School districts throughout Washington state will buy more than the 30 new, less-polluting school buses with help from the Washington Department of Ecology. They provide up $20,000 for each school bus from School Bus Replacement Grant funds. The money helps pay to replace the oldest and most heavily polluting diesel school buses ...

Clark County residents have until late November to donate or recycle unwanted computers before a new state rule changes the collection system. The Clark County computer reuse and recycling program known as CREAM, will suspend collections and operations at all of its current collection sites before the end of this month ...

Forty-two attorneys general are asking the Federal Trade Commission to add additional disclosures about a vehicle's history to the "Buyer's Guide" notice displayed on cars available for purchase from dealers ... "The federal 'Used Car Rule' is rusty and needs tuning to perform properly for consumers ...

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation this week announced two Portland area nonprofits, Portland YouthBuilders and Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives, Inc., as recipients of the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative  Neighborhood Builder awards. Five community leaders and five local high school students were also recognized ...

Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple, The Musical About Love.
"Pure Heart! A Broadway Hit!" USA Today
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)   A double check the Legislature ordered suggests that Oregon's vote tally this year was close to spot-on. Across the state, elections workers have been checking samples to see whether voting machines and procedures are accurate. Twenty-nine of the 36 counties have reported. The deadline is Thursday.
The results, elections workers say so far, show just minor discrepancies --nothing big enough to trigger recounts ....

JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Troops on foot and in armored personnel carriers appeared Sunday to have quelled two days of violence that left hundreds dead in a central Nigerian city. Fearful residents who had been trapped in their homes ventured out in search of water as many of the dead were buried. Military units moving into the city of Jos strengthened roadblocks. Streets were mostly empty. Police said they had arrested hundreds of people since the clashes flared early Friday following a disputed local election ...