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BALTIMORE (AP) — One of the Baltimore police officers who arrested Freddie Gray has challenged police and a top prosecutor to produce a knife that prompted the arrest, arguing in a court motion that it is an illegal weapon. Attorneys filed the motion in Baltimore District Court for Officer Edward Nero, who is charged with […]
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Tech industry luminaries and friends gathered Tuesday for a memorial service honoring David Goldberg, a popular business leader whose marriage to Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg made them one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent couples. U2 vocalist Bono sang before an audience that included Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, film director George […]
A Georgia woman must have thought she hit the jackpot when she was issued a check for a $94 million dollar refund. Instead, once she went to cash the check, she was, predictably, arrested. The New York Daily News reports: Georgia authorities went to a great deal of trouble to nab a woman who filed […]
This guy is charged w choking/beating his wife b/c she posted selfies online. Look who’s online now Julio Benitiez! pic.twitter.com/WK24Mj2npD — Evan Onstot (@EvanOnstot) May…
A Philadelphia native is on the run after fatally stabbing his younger brother following the highly anticipated match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. The stabbing happened…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Leaders of the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, are considering removing or replacing a makeshift shrine to Michael Brown that has lined the middle of the street where he was killed since last summer. The shrine to the unarmed black 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a white police […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles is suing Wells Fargo Bank, alleging that employees driven by strict sales pressure opened unauthorized accounts for customers that charged them fees and damaged their credit. The civil complaint was filed Monday under a law that allows attorneys representing large California cities to seek relief for […]
Silicon Valley‘s diversity problem is well-known. As Bloomberg reported last fall, Black and Hispanic people combined only had 6 percent of the tech jobs at four…
Roland Martin hosts a panel including Ben Jealous, Julianne Malveaux and Jeff Johnson to discuss what can be done in Baltimore in light of Freddie Gray’s murder. The town hall meeting airs Tuesday, May 5th at 9p/8p CST. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. (Video/Photo Source: TV One)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox News Channel mistakenly reported that a man was shot while being pursued by police in Baltimore, Maryland, Fox anchorman Shepard Smith said. Smith told viewers that reporter Mike Tobin’s mistake came during a chaotic situation Monday afternoon and was an “honest and straightforward” error and one that was corrected promptly. […]
CAIRO (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a weekend attack at a center near Dallas, Texas, exhibiting cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. An audio statement on the extremist group’s Al Bayan radio station said that “two soldiers of the caliphate” carried out Sunday’s attack and promised to deliver more […]
BOSTON (AP) — For the first time in court, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev dropped his blank, impassive demeanor and cried as his sobbing aunt briefly took the stand Monday in his federal death penalty trial. Tsarnaev, 21, wiped tears from his eyes quickly and fidgeted in his chair as his mother’s sister sobbed uncontrollably. […]
