TOBRUK, Libya  — Moammar Gadhafi’s forces overwhelmed rebels in the strategic eastern city of Ajdabiya, hammering them with airstrikes, missiles, tanks and artillery Tuesday in an assault that sent residents fleeing and appeared to open the way for an all-out government offensive on the opposition’s main stronghold in the east, Benghazi.

DETROIT, Michigan — In a bid to eliminate the deficit and prevent massive school closings, Robert Bobb, the emergency financial manager of Detroit Public Schools presented a new plan that seeks to turn 41 schools into charter schools.

SOMA, Japan — A new fire broke out at a nuclear reactor early Wednesday, a day after the power plant emitted a burst of radiation that panicked an already edgy Japan and left the government struggling to contain a spiraling crisis caused by last week’s earthquake and tsunami.

NEW YORK — TV on the Radio bassist Gerard Smith has been diagnosed with lung cancer.

New Orleans– A mother says that her son was placed in a jail-like cage while serving an in-school suspension at McDonogh City Park Academy. The student Eugene Allen, 14, took pictures while inside the cage, and later told his mother Latreshia Davis that he and other students were left unattended in the empty imprisonment. WSDU […]

ATLANTA-Javier Garces, an Atlanta police officer has admitted to not two arresting women in exchange for oral sex. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports: A former DeKalb County Police officer has pleaded guilty to forcing two women to perform oral sex on him in exchange for his agreeing not to arrest them, the DeKalb District Attorney’s Office […]

Los Angeles –A new Muhammad Ali monument has been built in LA and is set to be unveiled next week in Los Angeles. RELATED: Top 15 Black Bio-Pics Of All-Time The 22-foot-high monument, built from 1,300 speed bags and six miles of steel cable, took three years to build by artist Michael Kalish. Read more […]

New York — On the last episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the controversial host spoke with Rep. Keith Ellison from Minnesota who is Muslim. RELATED: The Top 10 Religious Moments Of The Decade They spoke about the terror hearings held by Rep. Peter King, and Maher went on to say that the Quran […]

New York– Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson compared NFL player’s labor situation with slavery in a recent interview.  

ENGLAND-Reggae star, Smiley Culture died of a stab wound after police raided his home in Surrey, England. RELATED: Top 15 Black Bio-Pics Of All-Time The UK Guardian reports: A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “As part of an ongoing operation officers from the Metropolitan police service’s serious and organised crime command today attended a residential address […]

CONNECTICUT-Antonio Recinos was arrested for complaining to a police officer because he felt that his drug dealer had shorted him. RELATED: Top 9 must see Black films The Smoking Gun reports: According to the East Hartford Police Department, Recinos initially dialed 911 to lodge his complaint, but when he spotted a patrolman he approached the […]

New York — The Bronx bus driver who  crashed in a horrific accident that killed 15 has done prison time for manslaughter and forgery in the past. RELATED: Way Black Honors: Richard Wright Ophadell Williams’ history showed a troubling past in which he stabbed a man and stole from a Police Athletic League. The victim […]