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WASHINGTON (AP) — As his critics grew louder, Republican White House contender Ben Carson retreated slightly late Monday from his weekend charge that Muslims shouldn’t serve in the presidency. In an interview with Fox News, Carson said he would be open to a moderate Muslim who denounced radical Islam as a White House candidate. But […]

A Chicago police detective acquitted on criminal charges in the death of unarmed Rekia Boyd should be fired, says a disciplinary agency.

Seventeen-year-old Sean Johnson is being charged with attempted murder after brutally beating his football teammate.

H Street in Washington D.C. wasn’t always known for its vibrant store fronts and electic mix of cultured professionals, celebrating life. There was a period in time when…

Is this a joke? Earlier this week, New York City lawyers got together and concluded that the family of 23-year-old Olivia Brown doesn’t deserve a…

09/21/15 – Roland Martin talks with Muslim Congressman Andre Carson about Ben Carson‘s controversial comments about a Muslim being elected President. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

A Georgia couple whose own children tried to kill them two weeks ago says they love and forgive their sons. Yvonne and Zachery Ervin say that despite the serious injuries that they sustained when their 17-year-old son, Cameron, and his 22 year-old brother, Christopher tried to kill them after drugging them and attempting to blow […]

EAST SELMA, Ala. (AP) — A man suspected of shooting three people in an Alabama church was likely upset over a recent breakup and visitation issues with his son, police said. James Junior Minter, 26, is being held without bond in the shooting of his girlfriend, his infant son and a pastor who tried to […]

At a campaign rally Thursday, a supporter stated the president wasn't American, then went on to ask Trump how to "get rid" of Muslims.

President Obama on Saturday dedicated his keynote speech at the Phoenix Awards — a banquet to culminate the 45th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative…

WASHINGTON (AP) — This time, they suited up. The three young Americans who thwarted a gunman on a Paris-bound passenger train last month got their moment in the Oval Office on Thursday — and they dressed for it. President Barack Obama praised Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler for teamwork, courage and quick-thinking actions […]

A friend of the alleged Charleston church shooter was arrested Thursday, more than a month after authorities told him he was under federal investigation for lying to them and failing to report a crime, an official close to the probe said. Joey Meek, 21, was arrested Thursday, the official told The Associated Press, speaking only […]