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LOS ANGELES — A judge says he is considering delaying the trial of the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death because the physician’s attorneys haven’t turned over witness statements to prosecutors.

Boston – ESPN writer Howard Bryant was arrested early Sunday in a Boston suburb and charged with domestic assault and battery. RELATED: Did LeBron James force ESPN to pull off a story? ESPN to Black Nascar announcer: “Hey, tap dance for us?” Five witnesses claimed they saw a man choking and pushing a woman into […]

New York — If Craigslist wasn’t enough, hookers are now making their way on to social networking sites. RELATED: New Rihanna beating photos surface online One arrested after massive HBCU brawl In the last year, hookers have begun to promote their services through popular sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Columbia University sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh […]

Washington — With the majority of their time spent handling domestic and international issues, many wonder how President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama fit in time to work out. White House trainer Cornell Mccllelan makes sure they make time. Known as a “master tormenter” around the White House, Mccllelan not only trains the First […]

MADISON — Union leaders and other protesters say they plan to make a peaceful stand when police begin clearing out the state Capitol nearly two weeks after demonstrators first occupied the building. RELATED: Top 9 all white sitcoms loved by Black people Police have said they will arrest anyone who refuses to clear out at […]

New Jersey — According to a new study, Black women in New Jersey are more than 2 1/2 times more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than white women. RELATED: Top 5 MLK speeches What shocks many even more is that the rates exist at all income and education levels, […]

PHOENIX — Tea party supporters voting in a straw poll at a national summit favor conservative Texas Rep. Ron Paul and Georgia radio host Herman Cain for president in 2012. RELATED: Greatest Black Sitcom Tournament Cain won 22 percent support from the audience in Phoenix at the summit organized by the Tea Party Patriots. He […]

ATLANTA — Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland, and injecting cancer cells into chronically ill people at a […]

WASHINGTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who says he’s struggled with a weight problem most of his life, thinks first lady Michelle Obama is doing well to speak in favor of healthy eating and exercise. RELATED: Top 5 MLK speeches

LOS ANGELES — Handcuffed and marched through Washington’s Dulles International Airport in his Muslim clothing, the man with the long, dark beard could only imagine what people were thinking.

SAN FRANCISCO — Hilly areas of San Francisco got a rare light dusting of snow, the National Weather Service said Saturday. Snow fell briefly late Friday and early Saturday on the city’s Twin Peaks neighborhood and some other areas with higher elevations, meteorologist Mark Strobin said. ALSO READ: 25 Reasons We Love “A Different World” […]

George Desdunes, a 19-year-old Cornell University sophomore, was found dead in a fraternity house on Friday morning. An immediate cause of death was unclear, but the police are allegedly ruling out the possibility of suicide. ALSO READ: WBW Honors: Ralph Ellison The Cornell Daily Sun reports: Desdunes was found unresponsive in the SAE house at […]