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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Southern California authorities say two men fleeing from police in a stolen taco truck sideswiped a school bus full of children, took down the lights at an intersection and smashed into a propane truck. No one was seriously hurt in the chase Monday. San Bernardino police Lt. Rich Lawhead says […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of courtroom silence Monday and posed questions during a Supreme Court oral argument, provoking gasps from the audience. And it wasn’t just one question; it was a string of them in an exchange that lasted several minutes. It was only the second week the court has […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that the U.S. Justice Department cannot use a 227-year-old law to force Apple to provide the FBI with access to locked iPhone data, dealing a blow to the government in its battle with the company over privacy and public safety. The ruling, by U.S. Magistrate Judge […]
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — An Army staff sergeant has admitted shooting his wife and three police officers who showed up at his front door, including a rookie officer working her first shift who died from her wounds, according to court records. Ronald Hamilton, 32, of Woodbridge, is charged with capital murder in Officer Ashley Guindon’s […]
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A 14-year-old boy pulled out a gun in a school cafeteria Monday and opened fire, hitting two students, and then ran from the school, threw the weapon down and was apprehended nearby with the help of a police dog, authorities said. Two other Madison Local Schools students also were injured, possibly […]
What does a nine-year-old girl who loves to read and write do? Write her own book, of course.
Senator Bernie Sanders participates in the Tom Joyner Morning Show Round Table with Don Lemon, Roland Martin, Reverend Al Sharpton and Jacque Reid along with TJMS hosts Tom Joyner and Sybil Wilkes. In the exclusive interview, Sanders fields questions about his reported inflated involvement with the development of Obamacare; his plans regarding HBCUs; criminal justice reform; the Flint […]
Three 12-year-old middle school students are facing criminal charges after putting crushed red pepper in their teacher’s soda. WESH reports: The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office launched its investigation after being notified of the incident on Thursday. By early Friday evening, three 12-year-old girls were under arrest. According to investigators, the incident was caused by a […]
Roland Martin talks to Eddie S. Glaude Jr. about his new book Democracy in Black: How Race Still Governs the American Soul, Donald Trump, the current black leadership’s ineffectiveness, and what he thinks the black community needs to do in the presidential election. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. (Photo credit: Princeton)
Critics clapback saying that Americans deserve a president who isn't afraid to condemn white supremacists and hate groups.
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio pastor with deep roots in the Dayton community was shot and killed in his church office as service was winding down Sunday, and police say they plan to charge his brother. The Rev. William B. Schooler, 70, was shot around 12:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist Church, Dayton […]
ANAHEIM, California (AP) — The home of Disneyland, the self-proclaimed Happiest Place on Earth, is also the town where the Ku Klux Klan once ran the City Council, patrolled city streets and rallied 10,000 people in a city park. That rally back in 1924 proved to be a turning point for Anaheim, which ousted the […]
