Washington — The House today passed a bill authorizing the funding of two massive settlements, one for black farmers discriminated against by the USDA and another for American Indians whose oil, gas and water rights were mismanaged by the U.S. government. The vote was 256 to 152.
The Kardashian sisters are targets of praise and criticism from various media outlets on a daily basis. But early last month, NewsOne Financial Columnist Ryan Mack took the latter approach and wrote an article bashing the sisters for promoting what he labeled as a “predatory” credit card. After close to a month of criticism on […]
Houston — The NFL fined Houston’s Andre Johnson and Tennessee’s Cortland Finnegan $25,000 each Monday for their fight in Sunday’s game, but is not suspending them.
OKLAHOMA-The Orlando Sentinel is reporting on an incident in which two women were accused of stealing merchandise from a store by hiding it in their body fat. They say they took four pair of boots, three pair of jeans, a wallet and gloves; $2,600 worth of store merchandise. Ailene Brown, 28, and 37-year-old Shmeco Thomas […]
On the heels of the Miami Heat’s loss to the Western Conference power Dallas Mavericks, Pistons swingmanTracy McGrady spoke out regarding the struggles affecting the Miami Heat. According to the New York Daily News, T-Mac said that LeBron James would have been better off in Chicago. The Pistons guard says that the Heat are struggling […]
ST. LOUIS – Police say a gang-related shooting outside a St. Louis funeral home has left four people injured. Investigators say the shooting happened shortly after noon Tuesday at the Reliable Funeral Home as a funeral service was being held inside. Few details have been released, but police tell the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that one […]
Washington — President Obama declared the nearly two-hour bipartisan meeting at the White House today “a good start,” to a “new dialogue” that he said he hopes will “break though the noise and produce real gains.”
ATLANTA – The number of so-called “dropout factory” high schools in the United States has declined since 2002, translating into at least 100,000 more students getting a diploma, a new report shows. But the report from America’s Promise Alliance to be released Tuesday also said that progress needs to increase fivefold for the country to […]
Nation — I had been running away from scissors all of my life.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– The University of Alabama has fired an employee who played songs aimed at Auburn quarterback Cam Newton before the Iron Bowl.
Kentucky — Tempers flared at an unemployment office in Louisville, Ky. as the end nears for federally-funded extended jobless benefits.
WASHINGTON — After stalling for more than a year, a sweeping food-safety bill passed with bipartisan support in the Senate on Tuesday, paving the way for increased federal inspections and other preventative measures. The vote was 73 to 25. Though the bill has yet to be reconciled with a previous version passed by the House […]
