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WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Dick Cheney says Donald Rumsfeld may have more influence on President Barack Obama’s national security policies than his current aides. Cheney surprised a gathering of conservatives on Thursday to present the former two-time defense secretary an award. The vice president joked that Rumsfeld twice served as defense secretary and added […]

We at NewsOne wanted to provide our audience with something fresh and original for our Black History Month campaign. We decided to look back in the last ten years and take the five biggest Black stories from each and create a timeline. Everything from Aaliyah’s death, the “Jena Six” protests, Barack Obama’s election, Michael Jackson’s […]

Texas — As the snow piles higher around the country and the roads get messier, many couples find comfort and warmth in each other’s arms. It could mean a baby boom come fall. Bianca doesn’t remember what the weather was like when either of her two children were conceived, but she remembers what she was […]

Columbus — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik) has asked the Parole Board to determine whether the felony conviction of a woman who used her father’s address to enroll her children in a neighboring school district was an appropriate punishment. Akron resident Kelley Williams-Bolar spent nine days in jail after a jury convicted her of falsifying […]

PHILADELPHIA-Claudia Aderotimi, an English woman who had traveled to Philadelphia, to get implants in her behind to help her career as a dancer and video girl for hip-hop videos, died after the illegal operation. The UK Daily News reports: Claudia Aderotimi, 20, believed a ‘bigger booty’ would help in her quest to appear in more […]

Egypt — President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt told the Egyptian people Thursday that he would delegate more authority to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but that he would not resign his post, contradicting earlier reports that he would step aside. In a nationally televised address, Mr. Mubarak said he would “admit mistakes” and honor the […]

CHICAGO — In a tearful interview, singer and actress Jennifer Hudson said she’s still trying to make her mother proud, and that’s what has kept her going since her mother and two other family members were murdered. Hudson, who has repeatedly declined to talk publicly about the killings, didn’t directly address the details of the […]

New York — A former Fox News employee has sat down with Media Matters and revealed what many have been thought to be true for years, that Fox News is a partisan driven “propaganda outfit.” Media Matters reports: “It is their M.O. to undermine the administration and to undermine Democrats,” says the source. “They’re a […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Craig Price was just 15 years old in 1989 when he confessed to the murders of four neighbors, crimes that terrified the state, triggered a new state law allowing for harsher treatment of young criminals and instantly transformed the baby-faced teenager into Rhode Island’s most notorious serial killer.

PHILADELPHIA– Ex-convict Michael Ta’Bon is back in a prison of his own making. Literally.

Maryland– With the introduction of a marriage equality bill in Maryland, LGBT activists are increasingly optimistic about the prospect of nuptials for same-sex couples to in the Free State. And one of the state’s leading black organizations continues to rally support for the issue.

Philadelphia, PA– Police say a 22-year-old Philadelphia man told them he strangled three women late last year after paying for sex and sometimes continued the sex acts after they died.