The Maryland Senate president said Thursday he's interested in bringing slots to Prince George's County, but Gov. Martin O'Malley and county leaders did not sound enthusiastic about the idea. Getting slots in the county east of Washington, D.C., would first require passage ...

Two lawmakers are appealing to President Barack Obama to pardon renowned black boxer Jack Johnson, imprisoned a century ago because of his romantic link to a white woman. Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Rep. Peter King of New York, both Republicans, were sending a new ...

The Justice Department is refusing to back a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. In a letter obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, the department's ...

Sen. John McCain on Friday pressed President Barack Obama to give a posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. McCain, R-Ariz., and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., noted ...