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Dallas nurse Amber Vinson, the second nurse from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital to contract the deadly Ebola virus after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who died of the disease, may be currently battling the disease at an Atlanta hospital but her family has rallied to her defense in the medial. After contacting the CDC to make sure it […]
Fifteen-year-old Dominique Allen had already dealt with some challenges in her young life. She’d lost her mother to Crohn’s disease, and two friends to violence. In spite of those odds, Allen had perservered, asking a guidance counselor at school for help in navigating her educational process so that she would be certain to graduate. She’d […]
Investigators at the University of Massachusetts are searching for vandals who recently scrawled hate messages on the walls of dorm buildings, according to the Daily…
Election Protection (EP) – led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law – is the nation’s largest non-partisan voter protection coalition. The national voter hotlines (1-866-OUR-VOTE, 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA & 1-888-API-VOTE) and Election Day field program assist voters with problems and guides them throughout the voting process. EP also provides critical resources year round, including […]
On Wednesday the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state’s voter ID law. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Bishop Council Nedd,…
Chicago has long been known for its gun violence, recording 329 homicides so far this year and a total of 441 last year. Weapons seizures…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a teenager in an argument over loud music outside a Jacksonville convenience store was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. The life sentence imposed by Circuit Judge Russell Healey was mandatory for 47-year-old Michael Dunn after prosecutors decided not […]
A Baltimore high school teacher has been placed on administrative leave and a student is facing charges after a fight inside a school was caught…
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama (pictured) is naming Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and a trusted adviser at…
Democrats may not have as much support at the polls as they anticipated in this midterm election because the state of Georgia has misplaced…
Paranoia about Ebola making its way Stateside has caused many in the media to operate from the space of stupid. It’s not shocking, but no less frustrating.…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)— Eight individuals in northeast Ohio were under quarantine Thursday as health officials broadened the group of people being notified that they may have had contact with a Texas nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola after visiting the area. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding its investigation to include passengers […]
