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Click here to listen to Nathanael Gay's interview with the TJMS. A member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Nathanael Gay, tied the knot with longtime beau recently in what is a brave undertaking considering the issues of sexuality and homophobia that exist in fraternities. Robert Brown and Nathanael Gay married on September 8th, 2012 […]
Nearly a decade after five teens wrongfully convicted in the infamous Central Park jogger rape case were finally released and vindicated, the NYPD is again prompting gasps of outrage over its handling of the case. Top city officials have now filed a subpoena demanding that famed independent filmmaker Ken Burns and his Florentine Production company […]
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state is on the verge of becoming the first in the nation to let adults over 21 buy taxed, inspected marijuana at state-licensed shops. It might not clear up more than a decade of confusion that resulted from the state's medical marijuana law, or reverse the proliferation of dispensaries. But supporters […]
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) — A day after Mitt Romney downplayed his plans to fight abortion, social conservatives on Wednesday offered the Republican presidential nominee a not-so-subtle reminder of his pledge to do "everything in my power to cultivate, promote, and support a culture of life in America." The head of the anti-abortion group Susan […]
Joe Jones once sold and used drugs, was in and out of jail and not a very good father to the son he had out of wedlock. But all of this was a very long time ago. Today, Jones, a native of Baltimore, is in and out of the White House, working passionately to change […]
MIAMI (AP) — Kimberly Kelley of Tampa has provided Florida elections officials with thousands of names of people she thinks may be ineligible to vote and should be removed from the rolls. On Election Day, she'll join thousands more — people of all political stripes — to monitor balloting. "I believe there is fraud both […]
NBA legend Magic Johnson says he’s got President Barack Obama’s back, even though it may set him back a few million dollars if he wins re-election. In an interview on CNN Tuesday, Johnson said he still supports Obama despite the president’s call for millionaires to pay a greater share in taxes compared to middle class […]
Click here to listen to President Barack Obama's full interview with the TJMS. After two recent interviews with the First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama on the TJMS, the "Big Chief" himself called "home" to discuss the importance of getting involved in this election, early voting, what went wrong in the first debate, […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia woman who calls herself the "Black Madam" is due in court Wednesday in the death of a London woman who died after getting cosmetic surgery at an airport hotel. Padge Windslowe is charged with killing 20-year-old Claudia Aderotimi. Police say the tourist came to Philadelphia in February 2011 to receive […]
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Bail has been set for three people accused of covering up the death of an abused New York City girl whose remains were dumped in central New Jersey a decade ago. Prosecutors say a recent tip enabled authorities to identify the victim as 9-year-old Jon-Niece Jones, of Harlem. Thirty-nine-year-old Likisha Jones […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The first of a dozen defendants charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major entered a plea of no contest Tuesday to third-degree felony hazing. A judge didn't impose a conviction on 23-year-old Brian Jones, of Parrish, Fla., who switched his plea from not guilty. Jones isn't admitting […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman will ask a Florida judge to delay his murder trial and request that Trayvon Martin's school records and information from the teen's social media accounts be released. Zimmerman's attorneys said in motions made public Monday that they expect to take between 50 and 75 depositions, and […]
