COLUMBIA, S.C.— Avowed white supremacist August Kreis III has said plenty of racist, hateful and violent things, but suggesting that his Aryan Nations group should join with al-Qaida against their common enemies — Jews and the American government — is what finally led him into legal trouble for fraud. The FBI determined the statement was […]
CINCINNATI-Jamie Hein put up a sign saying “Public Swimming Pool, White Only” outside of her pool in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hein claims that the sign is historical sign and that she is not racist. Michael Gunn says Hein put up the sign after he brought his daughter, who is Black, to her pool and Hein complained […]
NEW YORK-Malcolm X’s daughter, Malikah Shabazz, was jailed yesterday after a Queens judge said she did not pay back the elderly woman who’s identity she was convicted of stealing. As part of her plea deal, which gave her no jail time, Shabazz was ordered to pay back the woman $55,000. After she was delinquent in […]
NEW ORLEANS— Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real this time — to the Clippers, not the Lakers. The Hornets traded Paul to the Clippers for guard Eric Gordon, forward Al-Farouq Aminu, center Chris Kaman and a first-round draft choice. The deal required the approval of NBA Commissioner David Stern because the Hornets […]
ATLANTA — Nearly half of America’s public schools didn’t meet federal achievement standards this year, marking the largest failure rate since the much-criticized No Child Left Behind Law took effect a decade ago, according to a national report released Thursday. The Center on Education Policy report shows more than 43,000 schools – or 48 percent […]
BAGHDAD (AP) — After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials formally shut down the war in Iraq – a conflict that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said was worth the price in blood and money, as it set Iraq on a path to democracy. Panetta stepped […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans – nearly 1 in 2 – have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income. The latest census data depict a middle class that’s shrinking as unemployment stays high and the government’s safety net frays. […]
