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Thanksgiving 2012 is upon us, but is everyone giving thanks for living in our grand old republic? NOOOO. There are those not happy to be living here in the U.S. of A. As there was in 1860, there is now talk of secession. My colleague Tonyaa Weathersbee covered this topic earlier this month, writing that […]
HOUSTON (AP) — It had been Jessica Tata's dream to run a day care. She was soon in over her head, caring for too many kids and taking chances by leaving them alone to run errands. The young woman's actions ultimately proved fatal: Four children died and three others were injured when a fire broke […]
DeKalb County police charged Tyasia Jackson, 13, as an adult. She is accused of murdering her 2-year-old sister. Jackson walked with her head down when DeKalb County detectives escorted her inside Magistrate court for her first appearance Tuesday. Shelton Latroy Ray is the biological father of Sasha Lamaya Ray, 2, of Decatur. “She told me […]
Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker is about to go on food stamps for one month just to prove a point to one of his Twitter followers, who will join him in the challenge with the belief that no family should be “too poor to afford breakfast” if they are receiving government assistance. Mayor Booker is […]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Plaxico Burress is back where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Steelers brought back the veteran wide receiver on Tuesday to provide depth at a position decimated by injuries. The team is hoping there's enough gas left in the 35-year-old's tank to give the offense an added dimension near the goal line. Burress […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tea party firebrand Rep. Allen West conceded his re-election fight Tuesday, two weeks after the election gave way to court appearances, two partial recounts and unending accusations by his camp that the vote count wasn't fair. In a statement, the Republican freshman said "there are certainly still inaccuracies in […]
MIAMI (AP) — A child has been airlifted to a hospital after being shot on a school bus in South Florida. Miami-Dade Police are investigating the Tuesday morning shooting in Homestead on a private bus for a Miami-area charter school. It's unclear whether the student was shot by someone on the bus or hit by […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The house explosion that killed two people and destroyed several homes in an Indianapolis neighborhood is now being investigated as a homicide, authorities said, though no suspects have been named. Indianapolis Homeland Security Director Gary Coons announced the criminal investigation Monday evening, shortly after a funeral was held for the husband and […]
If nothing else, the election of the nation’s first black president has ushered in its share of contradictions. President Obama’s 2008 victory, for example, was initially billed as a post-racial beginning for this country. Unfortunately, it wound up being a wake-up call for racists. The first to rise were the limited-government, no taxes Tea Party […]
Even McKayla Maroney was impressed. A photo of the Olympic gold medalist gymnast and President Barack Obama doing her now-famous "McKayla Maroney is not impressed" face went viral Saturday after the White House posted it on Twitter. The two took the picture Thursday when Maroney and her Fierce Five teammates visited the White House. "He […]
UPDATED: Holly Solomon, a pregnant Arizona woman was arrested after allegedly running over her husband with her vehicle after discovering he did not vote in last week's election. Police say the 28-year-old was upset when she found out her husband Daniel did not vote because she believed President Barack Obama will be a detriment to […]
HAVANA (AP) — Adela Hernandez, a biologically male Cuban who has lived as a female since childhood, served two years in prison in the 1980s for "dangerousness" after her own family denounced her sexuality. This month she made history by becoming the first known transgender person to hold public office in Cuba, winning election as […]
