Report: Family ties Sharpton to Thurmond
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Geneaologists have found that civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendent of a slave owned by relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond, a newspaper reported Sunday.
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Lee Drew had a chat with some cousins the other day.
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By Melissa Followell, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--HOLMES BEACH -- For as long as he can remember, third-generation Floridian Patrick McConnell has been visiting Anna Maria.
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They are part of the tapestry of the National Football League. In any discussion of the history of the NFL, the Rooney family, which owns the Steelers, is sure to be mentioned.
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Any dispute over race between the Democratic presidential candidates is on its way to resolution, former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show.
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They are political polar opposites, but for Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, hidden family ties run deep, as they are distant cousins.
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Political loyalties are split in Jeb Bush's family.
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The morning 23-year-old Sean Bell was shot to death by police, his grieving relatives did something that has become almost routine in such cases: They called the Rev. Al Sharpton.
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Secret details about how the Pritzker  family, the heirs to the Hyatt hotel chain, divided up the  family fortune among feuding members were closer to being  revealed after a court ruling on Thursday.
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Craig Robinson, who is the brother-in-law of Barack Obama, is in his first season as Brownâs basketball coach and is overhauling a program that hasnât been to the N.C.A.A. tournament since 1986.
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By Clint Cooper, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  May 29--Helen Poole Lillard of Ooltewah said the computer has helped her family expand.   In researching her Rhea County roots online, she found "lots of cousins" and two years ago came across an even closer relative.
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The morning 23-year-old Sean Bell was shot to death by police, his grieving relatives did something that has become almost routine in such cases: They called the Rev. Al Sharpton. Within hours, the longtime civil rights activist had consoled relatives, held two news conferences, and begun organizing a community rally for the next day.
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Civil rights activist Al Sharpton on Thursday took Sen. Joe Biden to task for calling Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama "articulate" and "clean," questioning how the description reflects on other blacks.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kathie Salemme and her family are die-hard NASCAR fans, planning their vacations around the racing schedule. Wednesday, the family traveled to pay their respects to NASCAR trailblazer Bill France Jr., a man Salemme never met but considered an integral part of her family's...
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By Amanda O'Toole, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 14--The Sedgwick County sheriff's office continues to investigate two parents accused of locking their three young children in a room at an Oaklawn home on Monday, said district attorney spokeswoman Georgia Cole.
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Â· First foreign leader to stay at family retreat in Maine Â· Discussions on Iran and new US missile system
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House Republicans are changing party rules to protect their leader, native Texan, Tom DeLay. The GOP is trying to help DeLay keep his job, even if he`s indicted by a Texas grand jury.