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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama kept up pressure on Congress Monday to pass tough new gun legislation, seeking help from law enforcement leaders in three communities that have suffered the horrors of mass shootings. At a White House meeting, Obama said that no group is more important in the gun debate and he said […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country. The deal, to be announced at a news conference Monday, also covers border security, non-citizen or […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boys Scouts of America is considering a dramatic retreat from its controversial policy of excluding gays as leaders and youth members. Under the change now being discussed, the different religious and civic groups that sponsor Scout units would be able to decide for themselves how to address the issue — […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday dropped charges against a 22-year-old man who authorities initially believed was involved in a shooting that wounded him and two others at a Houston-area community college. Carlton Berry was arrested soon after the Jan. 22 shootings at Lone Star College and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Is Washington’s backroom dealing dead? House Speaker John Boehner says he no longer wants to negotiate deficit reduction with President Barack Obama. The president says he won’t negotiate raising the government’s borrowing authority. Rank and file lawmakers say they’re tired of being left out of the loop and insist on the regular […]
Former Rep. Allen West used social media this past week to air his opinion on the Pentagon’s decision to allow women to serve in combat roles in the military. The Fla. Republican, who served over 20 years in the military tweeted, “Women in combat billets? Another misconceived lib [liberal] vision of fairness and equality.” The […]
CLEVELAND — Autopsies found cocaine in the systems of two unarmed people killed by police in Cleveland after a chase that ended with 13 officers…
A 28-year-old teacher out of New Jersey has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old student. Jennalin Garcia-Calle is accused of having sex with the teenager during school hours starting back in December. The relationship was discovered after the student told a family member about the relationship who then tipped off the police. […]
DORAVILLE, Ga. (AP) – Authorities say two men are accused of stealing $65,000 in frozen chicken wings from a cold storage business where they worked in Doraville, just north of Atlanta. Police say 35-year-old Dewayne Patterson; and 26-year-old Renaldo Jackson are both charged with theft. A report reports states that an Enterprise rental truck was […]
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Casey Anthony filed for bankruptcy in Florida on Friday, claiming about $1,100 in assets and $792,000 in liabilities. Court records show that Anthony, who was acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2011, sought Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Tampa. Her listed debts include $500,000 for attorney […]
Some current and former Chicago gang members are choosing a basketball as their weapon of choice thanks to a local minister. The Maroon team and the Green team faced off for a game of one on one at the auditorium of St. Sabina Church. The Maroon team is comprised of members of the Killa Ward […]
TMZ has removed graphic content from video of the brutal murder of 19-year-old Andre Lowe from its site. The move comes after more than 200,000 people joined a popular campaign started by the victim’s family on Change.org, the world’s fastest-growing platform for social change. The petition was started last week by Andre’s uncle, Jason Andrews. […]
