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Frank Lucas, whose life story was depicted in the Denzel Washington film “American Gangster”, was sentenced to five years probation. Lucas pleaded guilty in May for stealing a government check. Lucas took a $17,000 federal government assistance check, cashed it and claimed it was lost. He later requested a replacement check. The 81-year-old appeared at […]
One of the staples of political campaigns is cherry picking, in which candidates choose an issue or angle and only discuss the parts of it that fit the argument they want to make. The problem with cherry picking, however, is the lack of information – or the distortion of the information – usually turns on […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Juneau man has filed a lawsuit trying to compel the state of Alaska to prove that President Obama is qualified to be on the ballot. Gordon Warren Epperly claims in the lawsuit that Obama's citizenship status is unknown, and that Obama was illegally inaugurated in 2009. KTOO reports (http://is.gd/quT1TH) Epperly […]
A 22-year-old Chicago man set to play basketball at Iona College in New Rochelle was killed Thursday, authories said. Police in Chicago are investigating the shooting death of a former Chicago high school basketball standout Michael Haynes who recently committed to play at the Division I school. Haynes was shot Thursday and died at a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than $36 million in cash and arrested 91 people in a nationwide crackdown against manufacturers, distributors and vendors of synthetic designer drugs. The DEA administrator, Michele Leonhart, said Thursday agents in 31 states also seized 4.9 million packets of synthetic marijuana, material to make 13.6 million […]
LONDON (AP) — Michelle Obama formally opened her stint as leader of the U.S. Olympics delegation on Friday, attending a breakfast with Olympians and saying she was "just in awe" of their company. The U.S. first lady mingled with the U.S. athletes afterward, posing for photos, shaking hands and sharing hugs with dozens who had […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for a man who they say was "Victim 2" in the Jerry Sandusky case have released a pair of voicemails recorded last year, in which a man who is purported to be Sandusky expresses his love. The lawyers say their client was the boy who was seen being assaulted in […]
LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts mayor has fired a police officer accused of directing a racial slur at Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford during a baseball game. Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella says Officer John Perrault's comments and actions show he's unfit to serve on the police force. Mazzarella's decision Thursday comes a day […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who claims to be the unknown victim molested in a Penn State shower by Jerry Sandusky in a case that led to Joe Paterno's firing intends to sue the university for its "egregious and reckless conduct" that facilitated the abuse, his lawyers said Thursday. The lawyers have done an […]
By day, Lloyd Morgan spends much of his time lending protection to those spread all across his New York City hometown. In other times, tragically it seems danger and heartache just won’t let him be. For the second time in a little more than five years, Morgan, who works as a private city security […]
Dr. Rahn Kennedy Bailey, associate professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Meharry Medical College, has been selected as the new president of the National Medical Association (NMA). Bailey, who will become the 113th president of the organization, which represents more 50,000 African-American doctors, will be installed July 31 during […]
Vice President Joe Biden revealed that he had to propose to his wife five times before she finally said yes. During his address at the International Association of Fire Fighters 51st Convention in Philadelphia, Biden joked about how nothing has happened to him in his life without a fight, including his marriage. "Nothing in my […]
