CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA has cleared Discovery for a Monday morning launch to the International Space Station, the last scheduled liftoff in darkness for the soon-to-retire shuttle program.

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- The lonely tombstone of U.S. Colored Cavalryman Nelson Ballard stands near a parking lot at Sentara CarePlex and is often missed by passers-by. But according to the Contraband Historical Society, the tombstone is part of a cemetery site for slaves that marks an important chapter in the history of Hampton and the United States.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Saying low-slung pants give their wearers a bad image, a state lawmaker is making the point with some images of his own.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Congress voted to overhaul the health care system on a Sunday. On Monday, Patti Lawson e-mailed her employer's human resources office to ask how soon she could get her 22-year-old daughter back on her health insurance.

WASHINGTON (NNPA) - Former NAACP President and CEO Kweisi Mfume, a former Congressman and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, will take the helm of the nation's oldest and largest Black medical association at the end of this month.

(NNPA) - Many factors can increase the risk of developing cervical cancer. Cigarettes, for example, contain a laundry list of chemicals that have been proven to cause cancer. These chemicals move all throughout the body and the cervix is no exception.

RALEIGH, N.C. (NNPA) - Eric Holder, the attorney general of the United States, is one of several history-making notables who is slated to address the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 50th Anniversary Conference when it meets in Raleigh next month.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- This city's incoming mayor ran into his first hurdle Monday when Black community leaders said his handling of a police chief search was too secretive.

The Skanner publisher, Bernie Foster was one of more than 30 Black newspaper publishers who met with the Congressional Black Caucus as part of Black Press week. Topic of the week was healthcare, with most publishers supporting the passage of the healthcare bill: the statistics show Black adults and children lack this basic necessity and as a result have more serious health problems and live shorter lives.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration went on the attack Wednesday against the country's biggest business lobby over its resistance to financial rules as Democrats and the White House voiced new optimism that sweeping Wall Street regulations could be completed within months.