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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a man and a woman are facing charges after a first-grader took 11 packets of heroin to a Philadelphia school. School officials say 20 students, the entire first grade class, at Barry Elementary School in the city’s Cobbs Creek section were taken to a hospital after a teacher saw a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Repudiated at the polls, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced Wednesday that he will resign his leadership post at the end of next month, clearing the way for a potentially disruptive Republican shake-up just before midterm elections with control of Congress at stake. Cantor informed fellow Republicans of his intentions at an […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A crew of New York City strippers scammed wealthy men by spiking their drinks with illegal synthetic drugs, then driving them to strip clubs that ran up tens of thousands of dollars on their credit cards while they were too wasted to stop it, authorities said Wednesday. None of the victims […]
It seems as if the other 106 HBCU’s will have to make a little room. There is a new kid on the block! Simmons College recently learned that it has been accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). As a result Simmons College becomes the nation’s 107th HBCU. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the universities four-acre […]
What happens when you’re a waitress who’s tipped $1,000 for your service? Well if you work at the Waffle House your job may take it from you. That’s the story of Shaina Brown, an employee of the popular late night diner. Around 3am on Mother’s Day Brown received a $1500 tip from her customer. The […]
Shawn McCurtain, a White Des Moines, Iowa, high school teacher, is accused of reportedly asking his Black student Jabre White (pictured) to respond to him…
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday a proposal currently being examined by the U.S. Sentencing Commission that will pave the way for certain individuals…
Just after midnight on Saturday in South Los Angeles, Tynisa Guyton, 37, and her husband of 10 years, Anthony Guyton, were returning home after celebrating his birthday when shots…
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida jury has convicted a man prosecutors called the ringleader of a botched 2007 Miami-area burglary that ended with the fatal shooting of Washington Washington Football Team star Sean Taylor. The 12-person jury deliberated nearly four hours Tuesday before finding 25-year-old Jason Mitchell guilty of first-degree felony murder and armed burglary. […]
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) â An Arizona man arrested for unlawfully discharging a firearm told authorities that he was trying to shoot the moon. Prescott Valley police say 39-year-old Cameron Read also admitted to smoking marijuana before the incident last Friday night. Police responded to the home after a woman reported that her boyfriend had fired […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — The truck driver charged in the fatal crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that also injured comedian Tracy Morgan and several other people was scheduled to make an initial court appearance Wednesday. Kevin Roper was to appear in state Superior Court to face death by auto and assault by auto […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixteen years ago, Worcester Technical High School was so outdated it nearly shut down. In a salute to a remarkable turnaround, President Barack Obama will deliver the school’s commencement address Wednesday, the latest in a string of honors for a school whose demographic and educational profiles make it a model of achievement. […]
