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LAS VEGAS (AP) — On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable failure, like his divorce or inability to make friends after returning from the war. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — George W. Bush is backing presumptive Republican White House nominee Mitt Romney. The former president offered a four-word endorsement of Romney as the doors of his elevator were closing after a speech Tuesday in Washington. Bush said: “I’m for Mitt Romney,” ABC News caught up with Bush after the speech, prompting his […]
Empowered by an advertising campaign that portends “we support George Zimmerman and believe he shot a thug,” a Florida businessman is gleefully boasting of having instantly sold out of gun range targets he created that depict a faceless, hood-clad figure designed to resemble tragically slain teenager Trayvon Martin. “The response is overwhelming,” the unidentified salesman […]
MIAMI (AP) — George Zimmerman’s attorney is examining 67 compact discs and a list of witness statements in the Trayvon Martin case. Attorney Mark O’Mara announced Monday evening on the legal defense site he created for Zimmerman that he and his team have received discovery regarding the case. The package also includes 911 calls, non-emergency […]
DALLAS (AP) — For two decades, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has been an outspoken voice for Democrats in her signature bright blazer and multicolored scarf. Now the first black woman to represent North Texas in Congress faces serious opposition in the May 29 primary election, and the effort to unseat her is just one of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — William Henderson Foote was a black federal law enforcement official in America’s Deep South at a time of heightened racial tensions, tasked with collecting liquor tax revenue from wholesalers and retailers in post-Reconstruction Mississippi. He joined the military at the start of the Civil War and later was politically active, championing civil […]
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Federal authorities say a Mexican man tried to smuggle more than 7 pounds of cocaine into Arizona by hiding it in his wheelchair’s seat cushion. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the 43-year-old was stopped for further inspection at the Nogales port Sunday after an officer noticed something peculiar about the […]
Black pastors took to their respective pulpits around the nation Sunday morning to blast President Obama over his personal support of gay marriage. But very few of them ventured into commentary suggesting that their congregations withdraw their political support from the President.
The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision. FDA reviewers said Friday the OraQuick In-Home HIV test could play a significant role in slowing the spread of HIV, according to briefing documents posted […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University’s famed marching band is being suspended for at least one more school year as officials try to cleanse the hazing culture that led to the death of a drum major, the school’s president said Monday. FAMU President James Ammons said the Marching 100 should stay off the field […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s chief of staff has abruptly resigned amid news stories examining his job performance and handling of contracts. Steve MacNamara wrote in a resignation letter Saturday that he would step down July 1. He wrote that “recent media attention I have been receiving has begun to interfere with […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months before Democrats open the party’s national convention in Charlotte. The causes are plenty. Labor unions, a core Democratic constituency, are up in arms. Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue isn’t running for […]
