AUSTIN, Texas– Eleven years ago, when the NAACP stepped up a campaign to remove the Confederate battle flag from statehouses and other government buildings across the South, it found an opponent in Rick Perry. Texas had a pair of bronze plaques with symbols of the Confederacy displayed in its state Supreme Court building. Perry, then […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The long wait for Haiti to find a prime minister ended Tuesday after its Senate approved Garry Conille to run the government, hopefully jump-starting stalled earthquake reconstruction efforts. President Michel Martelly’s two previous nominees for the post had been rejected by lawmakers and the absence of a fully functioning government had impeded […]
CHICAGO — Two high school football coaches are being accused of driving a group of teens to another student’s house so they could beat him over a disagreement about flip-flops. Fenger High School gained notoriety in 2009 after student, Derrion Albert, was beaten to death in a streetfight in an incident that was caught on […]
Comedian Eddie Murphy may return to his roots and appear on the show that gave him his first big break Saturday Night Live, this weekend. Murphy, who is making a comeback this year with a new movie “Tower Heist,” and a new gig hosting the Oscars, is rumored to be making an appearance this Saturday, […]
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain continues his meteoric rise as a new poll has him tied with former favorite Rick Perry for second behind Mitt Romney. The poll shows Cain and Perry tied at 16 percent, while Romney leads with an overwhelming 25 percent. “That is great news that says that the flavor of the […]
The insults towards the Obama family continue as a radio host took the time yesterday to compare First Lady Michelle Obama to Star Wars character, Chewbacca. The host, Jimmy Lakey, of 740 KVOR in Colorado said he heard the comparison in a cigar bar recently. He also said that his wife mentioned that Michelle wears […]
Hank Williams Jr. is apologizing for using an analogy to Adolf Hitler in discussing President Barack Obama that prompted ESPN to pull his classic intro song to “Monday Night Football.” Williams said in a statement posted on Facebook and his website Tuesday that his passion for politics and sports “got the best or worst of […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday that Americans are not better off than they were four years ago as the struggling U.S. economy and high unemployment have taken a toll. Looking ahead to next year’s election, the incumbent called himself the underdog in the 2012 presidential campaign though he said he doesn’t mind the […]
