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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A predominantly white Mississippi church has apologized for its refusal to allow a black couple to marry in its sanctuary, though the couple said Monday they knew nothing of the apology until a reporter called. The First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs posted the apology on its website Sunday, saying it […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trayvon Martin's mother has asked for an undisclosed amount of money from a state fund set up to help crime victims with things like funeral expenses and counseling, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The documents, obtained through a public records request, show Sybrina Fulton applied for the compensation […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Court records show that the mother of Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas filed for bankruptcy earlier this year in Virginia. Documents filed in January in the Eastern District of Virginia show Natalie Hawkins filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, which allows a person to reorganize their finances and pay down debt over several […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Gone are the days when young voters weren't taken seriously. In 2008, they helped propel Barack Obama into the Oval Office, supporting him by a 2-1 margin. But that higher profile also has landed them in the middle of the debate over some state laws that regulate voter registration and how people […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is suffering from debilitating depression and even collapsed at his home in Washington two months ago, his wife said in an interview published Saturday that revealed new details about his secretive leave of absence. Sandi Jackson, who is a Chicago City Council member, told the Chicago Sun-Times that […]
Jessie Jackson, Jr. recently took a leave of absence from Congress after being hospitalized for depression. The source of his turmoil hasn’t been revealed just yet, but he was treated at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for gastrointestinal issues as well. “What we thought to be quote-unquote exhaustion was something much deeper, much broader and […]
As a child, life looked bleak to Toni Blackman. She was taunted for being overweight, her father was a drug addict and later as a teen she was depressed and suicidal. Then she discovered her voice, the mic and that black people can have what she calls “white boy arrogance.” These were the first steps […]
MIAMI (AP) — Locking up illegal immigrants has grown profoundly lucrative for the private prisons industry, a reliable pot of revenue that helped keep some of the biggest companies in business. And while nearly half of the 400,000 immigrants held annually are housed in private facilities, the federal government — which spends $2 billion a […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — In his waning days as Sanford police chief, Bill Lee received blistering emails with every curse word imaginable, criticizing him for not immediately arresting George Zimmerman for fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Emails obtained by The Associated Press show he also got requests for media interviews from as far away as […]
DETROIT (AP) — From the street, the two decomposing bodies were nearly invisible, concealed in an overgrown lot alongside worn-out car tires and a moldy sofa. The teenagers had been shot, stripped to their underwear and left on a deserted block. They were just the latest victims of foul play whose remains went undiscovered for […]
When mass murders barge into breaking news reports, the suspects' race is usually ushered into a blank space or assigned a low priority. Many news reports, moreover, lack any reference to the murderers' racial characteristics. These omissions leave the distinct impression that the killer's race had little or no relevance to his crime or its […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An adviser to Puerto Rico's most powerful female lawmaker is facing calls to resign after she sent a tweet to President Barack Obama that local politicians have labeled as racist. Heidi Wys sent the tweet shortly after Obama tweeted that Michelle Obama's birthday was coming up. Wys tweeted the […]
