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NEWARK, N.J. — The first trial stemming from the shooting deaths of three friends in a Newark schoolyard is set to begin Tuesday afternoon with opening statements.

PHOENIX – The debate over Arizona’s new illegal immigrant law will likely move from protest lines and talk shows to the courtroom, where a judge could be asked to decide whether the state can enforce laws that until now had been the federal government’s exclusive domain.

Over the last year, Sharon Moore and her family have patiently worked to get their first home ready for them to live in. Just a week before they were set to finally move in, a tornado ripped through Yazoo City, Miss., picking their home up off its foundation and leaving it torn apart.

From HuffingtonPost.com: Rush Limbaugh has written an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal titled “Liberals and the Violence Card.”

After last week’s outrage over the Congressional delay in paying Black farmers their $1 Billion settlement, Roland had a few very strong, choice words to share with Congress, the White House and with you, America.

The following op-ed was written by Oprah Winfrey about the dangers of driving and texting. We, as a community, have enough odds stacked against us so NewsOne’s stance is safety over foolishness. Let’s take heed of Oprah’s advice here and protect ourselves, our loved ones and our community members on the road. Stay safe out […]

PHILADELPHIA — The private boarding school for underprivileged students now led by Autumn Adkins, who describes herself simply as “a black girl from Richmond, Virginia,” would have excluded her in years past.

From Telegraph.co.uk: Capt. Kevan Smith, of the Asheville Regional Airport Police, said that Ohio resident Joseph McVey, 23, was charged with the misdemeanor of “going armed in terror of the public”. Airport police saw Mr McVey carrying a gun as he got out of a car at about 2pm local time in the rental car […]

From TheHill.com: The Congressional Black Caucus plans to meet this week to plot its strategy for the upcoming Supreme Court nomination.

From CBSNews.com: WASHINGTON – The reemergence of a Securities and Exchange Commission porn scandal may be political payback for the agency’s fraud suit against Goldman Sachs, some officials suspect.

UPDATE: Rev. Al Sharpton’s official statement on Arizona Immigration Law: “The Arizona Immigration Bill is an affront to the civil rights of all Americans and an attempt to legalize racial profiling. As one who helped to make racial profiling a national issue and who has in the last year visited Arizona several times to rally […]