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VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — The Rev. Herman D. "Preacher" Dennis, who turned a Mississippi Delta grocery store into a folk-art castle that became a roadside attraction, has died. He was 96. Jefferson Funeral Home in Vicksburg said he died Tuesday at Covenant Health and Rehab. Margaret's Grocery started as a modest store north of Vicksburg […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A tip led police to rescue a deaf, mute man from a locked basement where he had been kept for months while his captor spent his Social Security checks, authorities said Thursday. William Richardson, 63, told police he was hungry and had been punched, beaten and threatened during four months in the […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal grand jury in Mississippi met recently to consider more hate-crime charges in the death of a black man who was run over by a white teenager, a person familiar with the case told The Associated Press Thursday. Three white men have pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges in […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A 21-year-old Charlotte man has been arrested by the Secret Service for allegedly posting threats to kill President Barack Obama on Twitter. Authorities said Donte Jamar Sims was detained Wednesday. The Secret Service says Sims posted messages including one that said, "Ima Assassinate president Obama this evening!" on Monday morning, two […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The jobs outlook in the U.S. brightened a bit Thursday just before President Barack Obama was to make his case for re-election to the American people. Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the government reported. And companies boosted hiring in August, according to a private survey. A far more consequential […]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver was supposed to be a warm-up act at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, a little ambient sound before former President Bill Clinton was to take the stage of Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena. But instead of warming up the convention audience, Cleaver set it on fire with a passionate, rocking, sometimes […]
On the heels of a powerful address and endorsement from former President Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama aims to persuade economically strapped middle class America to return him to the White House closing out the Democratic National Convention. "Nothing's more powerful than voices calling for change," Obama told supporters on a pre-speech conference call, reasserting […]
Sara Richardson of Mobile, Alabama is today's "Christmas Wish" Winner — Hi Tom Joyner, My name is Sarah Richardson from Mobile, Alabama and I listen to your show every morning. I lost my job in December 2008, when the company I was working for, Georgia Pacific, closed its doors. I have been everywhere looking and […]
CHARLOTTE – One of my prized possessions is a T-shirt I bought at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Emblazoned on the front is a picture of Barack and Michelle Obama doing their trademark fist bump, along with the words, “The Real Deal.” To me, that shirt captured the realness of the Obamas; a […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The lawyer for a suburban Albany, N.Y., strip club says it may not be the Bolshoi Ballet, but its lap dances are entitled to the same tax exemption that other artistic performances enjoy. W. Andrew McCullough made that argument Wednesday in front of New York state's highest court, in what may […]
DALLAS (AP) — Radio talk show host Glenn Beck isn't backing down from his public attack on American Airlines. For a second straight day, Beck on Wednesday used his show to complain that a flight attendant treated him rudely. Beck claims it was punishment for his conservative views. Beck said American should fire the flight […]
Judy Duncan joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show this morning and reminisced about the life of her "little" brother, Michael Clarke Duncan. First Judy wanted to thank everyone for all their support, saying, "we truly appreciate all the love and outpouring of flowers, cards, and candles.. we appreciate them and send the love back." Michael […]
