At 13, Terrance Hudson already has a sense of what his calling in life might be. ...more

February 20, 2009

Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, in separate, emotional Presidents Day interviews with ESPN's Peter Gammons, admitted using performance-enhancing drugs. ...more

February 16, 2009

Little Abe Lincoln tugged at his fuzz and made a confession. ...more

February 14, 2009

The small, red Bible used to swear in Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama will go on rare public display to mark the 200th anniversary of the 16th president's birth. ...more

February 10, 2009

If Martin Luther King were standing here today, what would Arnold Wilson ask him? ...more

January 15, 2009

They sat in rapt attention and listened to the powerful words. "... I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States ... are, and henceforward shall be free; ..." ...more

January 2, 2009

Watch Night services are about as old as black churches in America. ...more

December 31, 2008

SEBRING — The 9th Annual Sebring Juneteenth Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., June 21, in the Washington Heights Neighborhood, on Lemon Street, from Railroad Street to Martin Luther King Boulevard. The family-fun multicultural block party will feature music, vendors and entertainment. Tim McGahee, pastor of Bountiful Blessings Church of God, is ready for the day-long celebration. "Not only does it talk about the issue, but Juneteenth brings the community together," said McGahee. "It brings people of different races and cultures together, which is very important. "It's not something government can do, only communities can do that." Juneteenth is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. Twenty six states observe June 19 as an annual holiday or holiday observance. ...more

June 17, 2008

The grieving officer who had just lost his wife in a river accident found the president sitting alone in the twilight of an August evening, with one leg thrown over the arm of a chair, cooling himself with a palm fan. ...more

February 17, 2008

The church is small, a few dozen aging wooden pews, brick and stucco walls, a cramped fellowship hall next to the sanctuary, and a modest steeple with bells. ...more

January 22, 2008