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A Forestville, Md teacher was left bloodied and beaten after a student attacked him over allegations he made a racist remark. On Jan. 29, the Prince…
MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police officer was acquitted Wednesday in the death of a 95-year-old World War II veteran whom he shot with a beanbag gun at an assisted living facility. Park Forest Police Officer Craig Taylor was charged with felony reckless conduct for the July 2013 death of John Wrana, who […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Two months after a grand jury declined to press criminal charges in the police killing of an unarmed New York City man, a state judge must decide whether to disclose details of the secret proceedings. The New York Civil Liberties Union and other petitioners have gone to court on Staten Island […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of President Barack Obama’s highest-ranking advisers will step down from their posts in the coming weeks, White House officials said Wednesday, reshuffling the president’s close-knit team for his final two years in office. Jennifer Palmieri, Obama’s communications director, will step down in the spring and is in line to serve as […]
We’re so happy that Marissa Alexander made it home and while she is on house arrest, there’s nothing more important to the mother of three…
Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin (pictured) became an Internet sensation after his official portrait surfaced online showing him posing with his two dogs, ABC News…
Stacey Dash finally came to her senses! Last night, the “Clueless” star apologized for the harsh comments she made last week about the difference between “good…
In the current economic climate we are seeing more individuals becoming entrepreneurs and starting their own businesses as opposed to relying on public sector jobs…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Key civil rights areas around the nation would get $50 million for restoration under President Barack Obama‘s budget as preparation for the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act begins. The president’s budget includes money for the national historical trail from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, which commemorates in part the “Bloody Sunday” […]
Golf legend and civil rights activist Dr. Charles L. “Charlie” Sifford, has died at 92. Time reports: Born in 1922, the Charlotte, N.C. native is often called golf’s Jackie Robinson. His challenge to the PGA’s “Caucasian-only” membership clause forced the desegregation of professional golf in 1961. “By his courage, Dr. Sifford inspired others to follow […]
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The judge overseeing the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez removed a juror Tuesday, saying there was evidence she had previously discussed evidence in the case and had an early interest in being seated on the panel. Later, the girlfriend of the man Hernandez is accused […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have released sketches of a possible suspect in the fatal shooting of a man backstage at a rap concert last summer in Silicon Valley. Eric Johnson of Oakland was shot several times Aug. 22 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View where rappers Wiz Khalifa and Young Jeezy performed. The […]
