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Libya– Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s threats to destroy his country’s oil fields has caused oil prices to skyrocket to prices comparable to 2008, during the war in Iraq. The vice president of energy at MF Global warns that if gas prices continue to grow, by May, “it will cripple the economy”. Experts say that U.S. consumers […]

HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed same-sex civil unions into law Wednesday, calling it “a triumph for everyone” that gay and lesbian couples will have the same state rights as married partners.

NEW YORK — A black New York City Council member says an anti-abortion billboard unveiled to coincide with Black History Month is “highly offensive.”

NEW YORK — The crowd roared as soon as the words hit Madison Square Garden’s overhead video board.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned the violence in Libya as “outrageous and unacceptable” and said he was dispatching Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Geneva on Monday for international talks aimed at stopping the violence.

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Atlanta ex-Mayor Andrew Young is being honored by the Emmy Awards for television work more than 50 years ago.

NEW YORK-A Billboard that says, “The Most Dangerous Place For Black People Is The Womb” has popped in the trendy SoHo area of NYC. The billboard is made by by Heroic Media, a faith-based non-profit out of Austin Texas that promotes alternatives to abortion. RELATED: Top 5 MLK speeches The Billboard is angering NYC residents […]

Washington D.C– Justice Clarence Thomas’ ex-girlfriend Lillian McEwen penned a memoir that includes all “dirty” details of their relationship, according to the Washington Post. McEwen’s memoir titled “D.C. Unmasked & Undressed” describes many of the allegations she made last year about the Justice.

WISCONSIN-Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker was prank called by Ian Murphy, editor of the Buffalo Beast, pretending to be Republican financier David Koch. Walker is currently embroiled in a financial controversy over proposed budget cuts. RELATED: Top 9 All White Sitcoms Loved By Black People Here is the call.

BATON ROUGE-Two students at Southern University, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr. and Sheena Barnett have been killed in a three day period. RELATED: Top 9 episodes of the Cosby Show WAFB reports: The latest victim, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr., 24, was shot to death Monday night at the Palisades Apartments near campus around 9:30 p.m. In a show […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 16-year-old who was arrested and accused of killing a St. Petersburg police officer made his first court appearance Wednesday and was ordered held without bail. Officer David Crawford was shot multiple times Monday night while investigating a report of a prowler in a neighborhood just south of Tropicana Field where […]

CHICAGO– Grammy-award winning rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith has made it into a runoff race for a Chicago City Council seat. RELATED: Top 9 Episodes Of The Cosby Show With all precincts reporting, the rapper had 20 percent of the vote, trailing incumbent Alderman Willie Cochran, who had 46 percent. Since no candidate got more than […]