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DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas-area man was sentenced to death Saturday for killing his children’s baby sitter to prevent her from testifying that he raped her. Franklin Davis admitted in court to killing 16-year-old Shania Gray, describing how he lured her into his car outside her school, shot her and dumped her body in a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit John F. Kennedy‘s gravesite and honor two of Kennedy’s lasting initiatives as the nation observes the 50th anniversary of his assassination in the coming week. Obama and his wife, Michelle, will be accompanied by former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, at a wreath-laying ceremony at […]
DETROIT (AP) — The way Renisha Marie McBride‘s young life ended Nov. 2 is not in dispute: A homeowner in suburban Detroit fatally shot the 19-year-old in the face as she stood on his porch before the sun came up. Almost every other aspect of the case is not as clear-cut. Did race play a […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Dolphins lineman Jonathan Martin has met with the NFL counsel investigating the team’s bullying scandal. On Friday, Martin and a companion arrived at lawyer Ted Wells’ Manhattan office building and later, he addressed a throng of reporters outside. “I do not intend this discuss this matter publicly,” Martin said. “This […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A suburban Kansas City woman who posted a Craigslist ad offering to swap her wedding ring set for tickets to a Chiefs-Broncos game has found a buyer — a two-decade season ticket holder who said he now can offer a more important deal to his fiancee. The Overland Park, Kan., […]
Recently, many have found success by using the newest online fundraising tool, Kickstarter. Teritius Fortune is also looking to Kickstarter to strike gold, and make history at the same time by launching his own car company. Meet FortuneSport, the brainchild of Fortune, a former soldier. Fortune, who earned a degree in automotive engineering, and his […]
Johnny Taylor, president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, spoke with Roland Martin on NewsOne Now about the crisis HBCUs are going through toto find…
“Our race is our nation,” was the bold phrase that surrounded a hooded KKK member on the fliers that were scattered across the yards of…
Only 1.5 percent of Stop-and-Frisk arrests, the discriminatory policy that racially profiles Black and Brown men on the streets of New York City, has resulted…
Reginald Wells, a 12-year-old student at Willie Ray Smith Middle School in Beaumont, Texas was allegedly knocked unconscious by his assistant math teacher last Friday…
America wants its obese population to be healthier, so they create treatment programs and throw money at bariatric organizations. Russians are a bit more pragmatic…
DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday charged a suburban Detroit homeowner with second-degree murder in the death of a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the face on his porch. Theodore P. Wafer, 54, of Dearborn Heights, also faces a manslaughter charge in the death of Renisha McBride in the early-morning hours of Nov. 2, […]
