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WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker, who became a rising star in the Democratic Party as mayor of Newark, N.J., has come to Washington. Booker, 44, will be sworn in as a U.S. senator at noon Thursday. He won a special election Oct. 16 to fill out the term of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg. Vice […]
CNN is reporting Michael Moore, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, will be making an announcement in regards to the mysterious death of Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson. Johnson was found dead inside of rolled-up mat inside of his school’s gymnasium in Valdosta, GA. Moore is expected to make his announcement at 1pm […]
For the first time in history, three African Americans selected by President Barack Obama could simultaneously manage high-level federal operations that shape national and global law enforcement policies while also protecting America against terrorists. It’s no coincidence – and it’s a rare moment in the nation’s history. Obama has carefully assembled a qualified team of […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge’s conclusion that New York City police officers sometimes violate the constitution when they stop and frisk people has made officers “passive and scared” to use the crime-fighting tactic, lawyers warned a federal appeals panel Tuesday as they asked that the ruling be suspended while it is appealed. The […]
NEW YORK (AP) — When big-name celebrities pair up with big businesses, customers often believe the adage: You are the company you keep. Rap artist Jay-Z is learning that firsthand. He has complained this week that he’s been unfairly “demonized” because he hasn’t backed out of his collaboration with Barneys New York after the luxury […]
Joseph Patterson, the man accused of beating Adrian Peterson’s 2-year-old son to death, has been released from jail. The 27-year-old walked out of a South…
BALTIMORE — A Morgan State University student has filed a complaint after he says he was denied membership in a fraternity because he is gay. WBFF-TV reports Brian Stewart wanted to be a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He says members of the fraternity hinted that because of his sexual orientation he was […]
Pastor Dr. Michael Minor of the Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Mississippi banned fried chicken and sugary drinks from church potlucks with the hopes of promoting healthier living and combating obesity in his community. Minor told Yahoo News the change has been a success, he explained, “You can see the difference. People are much […]
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada assemblyman came under fire Monday after a YouTube video surfaced in which he told a Republican gathering he would vote to allow slavery if that is what his constituents wanted him to do. “If that’s what they wanted, I’d have to hold my nose … they’d probably have […]
MIAMI (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting Washington Washington Football Team star Sean Taylor during a botched 2007 burglary testified Tuesday that he never went into the player’s home that night and cast his confession as coming only under police pressure and amid purported threats to his family. Testifying in his murder trial, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trayvon Martin‘s mother told a panel of senators Tuesday that state stand your ground self-defense laws do not work and must be amended, reviving the politically charged gun control issue a year ahead of the 2014 midterm elections. But little besides politics emerged from the session, held in the Senate’s made-for-television hearing […]
EA Sports’ popular PGA Tour game will no longer be named for Tiger Woods. The company announced on its blog that it and Woods have made a “mutual decision to end our partnership” and that the company would keep working with the PGA Tour on its next golf title. EA Sports’ popular golf game has […]
