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One Jacksonville church was surprised to find a different kind of vandalism when they arrived at their church in preparation for Sunday service. News 4 Jax reports: It happened at the United House of Prayer for All People on Beaver Street. Members say the vandalism won’t stop their mission. Pastor Alonzo Cunningham and his wife were […]
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — A mountain lion attacked a 6-year-old boy Sunday in Northern California and began dragging him away before his father and another man fought the animal off, authorities said. The boy suffered bite wounds and scratches his head and neck following the attack, which was reported about 1 p.m. at a hiking […]
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — More than seven decades after beginning their relationship, Vivian Boyack and Alice “Nonie” Dubes have gotten married. Boyack, 91, and Dubes, 90, sat next to each other during Saturday’s ceremony, the Quad City Times reports (http://bit.ly/1q3E5am). “This is a celebration of something that should have happened a very long time ago,” […]
ATLANTA (AP) — S. Truett Cathy, the billionaire founder of the privately held Chick-fil-A restaurant chain that famously closes on Sundays but also drew unwanted attention on gay marriage in recent years because of his family’s conservative views, died early Monday, a company spokesman said. He was 93. Chick-fil-A spokesman Mark Baldwin told The Associated […]
In today’s world of every-present technology, it’s much harder to hide racist actions and words. With that in mind, it won’t come as a surprise that Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson is selling his controlling interest in the team. This July, Levenson self-reported an e-mail to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver that he wrote to the […]
Jackie Robinson West has just gotten a huge financial boost before their fall season begins! So what if the kids from Chicago didn’t win the…
Author Patrik Bass spoke with Roland Martin Thursday on “NewsOne Now” about his new children’s book “The Zero Degree Zombie Zone.” Bass explained the characters…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says she will likely make a decision on whether to run for president around the beginning of the new year. The former U.S. Secretary of State, senator and first lady says her background gives her a “unique vantage point” to bring to the White House should she run […]
“Meet the Press,” the long-running NBC Sunday news show, has announced that it will be adding a black journalist to its roster as part…
Fast Food workers fed up with low pay stopped taking orders so that they could make their demands today. Many McDonald’s workers are only making…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A doctor who was infected with Ebola while working in Liberia is being flown to a Nebraska hospital for treatment, doctors there said Thursday. Officials at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha said Dr. Rick Sacra, 51, is expected to arrive sometime Friday. Sacra will begin treatment in the hospital’s 10-bed […]
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say five students got sick — including two who were rushed to the hospital unconscious — after eating marijuana brownies that were sold at a San Francisco Bay Area high school. Richmond police Capt. Mark Gagan says a 17-year-old senior allegedly sold the brownies Thursday at De Anza High School […]
