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MINNEAPOLIS — After seven weeks of bitter back and forth, failed talks and growing uncertainty about the 2011 season, a federal judge has ordered an immediate end to the NFL lockout.

NEW YORK– African-Americans are more likely than any other race to spend money on treatment to prolong their life, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Cancer.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Relentless, driving rain is pounding southern Missouri, leaving levees ready to burst and sending residents to higher ground – and the rain isn’t expected to stop for days.

WASHINGTON — Donors from around the country have donated about $358,000 to the re-election campaign of Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the event she attempts to seek political office again. Giffords was critically wounded by a gunshot to the head in January during a shooting rampage in Tucson. She has been undergoing extensive therapy in […]

ST. LOUIS —  A powerful tornado ripped through the St. Louis Airport Friday, cutting a 22-mile swath of destruction that tore through Concourse C. It was the area’s most powerful tornado in 44 years, according to the AP. The video below gives some real insight into how intense the St. Louis tornado really was, as […]

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — Tensions erupted Monday between families at a funeral service for three New York children who died when their mother drove their car into the Hudson River.

SPOKANE, Wash. — A man accused of placing a bomb along the planned route of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade is facing a federal hate crime charge.

NEW YORK– A device being used by police which can retrieve existing and deleted information from a cellphone may lead to racial profiling of African-Americans, according to David Wilson of TheGrio.com.

At a recent event, legendary R&B singer, Etta James, continued her tirade against Beyonce, who played James in the movie, “Cadillac Records,” and extended her rant to President Barack Obama, who had Beyonce sing James’ song “At Last” at an inaugural ball. “You know, YOUR President, the one with the big ears-he ain’t MY President–had […]

ATLANTA-Bishop Eddie Long addressed his followers at New Birth Missionary Church on Easter and gave a “cryptic” message to the four young men who claimed they had sexual relationships with him according to WSBTV. Throughout his sermons he appeared to have a cryptic message for his accusers. “You ain’t messin’ with me. I shall rise […]

BAUCHI, Nigeria — At least 500 people died in religious rioting that followed Nigeria’s presidential election, a civil rights group said Sunday, as volatile state gubernatorial elections loom this week. Meanwhile, police in the northern state of Bauchi said at least 11 recent college graduates who helped run polling stations as part of the country’s […]

Tennessee — Since Obama’s presidency, many have said we live in a post-racial society. This story will remind you we don’t. A teacher at a local high school in Springfield, Tennessee found her mailbox spray painted “KKK.” Gerlonda Hardin moved into the mostly white neighborhood a year ago and never experienced any type of racism. […]