WASHINGTON — A year ago, a drug dealer caught with 50 grams of crack cocaine faced a mandatory 10 years in federal prison. Today, new rules cut that to as little as five years, and thousands of inmates not covered by the change are saying their sentences should be reduced, too. “Please make this situation […]
Having endured her mother’s death, her father’s absence and being shuttled between multiples foster homes, Tawana McNair, 17, is one of 35 seniors at Lincoln Academy receiving her high school diploma and her associates degree in the same year. McNair, who decided to pursue the double degree after her teachers’ prompting, is a member of […]
NEW YORK– Sarah Palin and Donald Trump exchanged words of admiration Tuesday after a brief meeting at the real estate magnate’s penthouse in a Manhattan skyscraper bearing his name.
NEW YORK — A lewd photograph sent from the Twitter account of U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is just “a distraction” perpetrated by a hacker, his spokesman said Sunday. Dave Arnold told Fox News in an email that the tweet, directed at a woman, was “a distraction” from the married New York Democrat’s “important work representing […]
WASHINGTON — President Obama announced yesterday that June will be African-American Music Appreciation Month . Read the full proclamation from the President below: The music of our Nation has always spoken to the condition of our people and reflected the diversity of our Union. African-American musicians, composers, singers, and songwriters have made enormous contributions […]
People who are missing HBO's "The Wire" are legion -- and in really good company. Apparently, Attorney General Eric Holder really, REALLY misses the show.
NEW YORK-State Senator, Ruben Diaz has criticized New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg for comparing gay rights to Civil Rights in a recent press release: There is no just comparison between America’s struggle to overcome the evils of slavery and the promotion of the lifestyle of homosexuality. It is preposterous for Mayor Bloomberg to degrade and […]
Last night the Miami Heat took game one of the NBA Finals as they beat the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 92-84. Although the Mavericks held an eight point lead in the third quarter, they were overtaken by a 22-10 point margin and the Heat picked up steam towards the end of the game. […]
NEW YORK-African-Americans pay a lot more for auto-insurance than drivers of other races according to a new study. The study was for male drivers in New York, where auto insurance tends to be very high in poor and working class neighborhoods. The San Francisco Gate reports: 4AutoInsuranceQuote.org surveyed 600 male Manhattan residents in conducting this […]
Herman Cain is playing the race card to promote his Republican presidential candidacy. He has a new video claiming that his small success and support from the Tea Party proves that the Tea Party isn’t racist. “To all of those people who say that the Tea Party is a racist organization, eat your words,” “When […]
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are pushing back against Obama administration efforts to promote healthier lunches, saying the Agriculture Department should rewrite rules it issued in January meant to make school meals healthier. They say the new rules are too costly.
MIAMI– Sean Kingston, who suffered a broken jaw, fractured wrist and water in his lungs from a jet ski crash should be healed in about six weeks, sources told CNN.
