NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — The truck driver who slammed into the back of a van carrying actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and several other people, killing one of them, pleaded guilty Tuesday and could avoid jail time. Kevin Roper entered the plea in state Superior Court to vehicular homicide and four counts of aggravated assault. Kevin […]
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New York Drug Charges Against Rapper Desiigner are Dropped
NEW YORK (AP) — Misdemeanor drug and menacing charges against rapper Desiigner have effectively been dropped less than three months after his arrest in New York. FILE – In this June 26, 2016 file photo, Desiigner performs “Panda” at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Misdemeanor drug and menacing charges against rapper Desiigner, whose real […]
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Dozens Arrested During US Protests for Higher Minimum Wages
CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of people were arrested Tuesday as they participated in protests nationwide for a $15 per hour minimum wage. Metro Police arrest multiple protesters who were sitting in the street outside a McDonald’s restaurant during a minimum wage protest Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Las Vegas. Fast-food restaurant workers and home and […]
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Pact Resolves ACLU Suit over Protest Arrests in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A settlement agreement Tuesday resolves a federal lawsuit that accuses law enforcement of trampling on the civil rights of protesters in Baton Rouge following a black man’s fatal shooting by police. An armored police truck leads a troop of police through a residential neighborhood in Baton Rouge, La. on Sunday, […]
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Judges Order New NC Legislative Maps, Special Election
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal judges told the North Carolina legislature Tuesday to redraw its own districts by March 15 to replace ones the judges previously struck down and to hold a special election using the new maps in November 2017. The ruling also means those elected to the state House and Senate a few […]
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Bay Area Homicide of Young Black Man Investigated as Possible Hate Crime
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area are investigating the slaying of a young Black man as a possible hate crime amid growing concern over racially motivated incidents and attacks nationwide. 28-year-old musician, Will Sims. (Facebook Photo) The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department arrested one White suspect and is searching for […]
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Some Blacks Applaud Castro Legacy of Racial Equality
DETROIT (AP) — The Fidel Castro that Sam Riddle and many other African-Americans admired was not the revolutionary dictator who plunged Cuba into economic ruin and held the island nation in an iron grip. To them, he was a freedom fighter who cared about improving the lives of all Cubans, regardless of race. FILE- In […]
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Testament to Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro’s death at the age of 90 is miraculous. While demonized and derided by 10 successive U.S. administrations, he outlived political prognoses, successfully beating back dictators, domination, U.S.-funded mercenaries – even exploding cigars. But truth was an unyielding casualty in the war against Castro. The news coverage marking his passing lives somewhere between U.S. […]
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Terrorism Suspected in Car-and-Knife Attack at Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Somali-born college student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians at Ohio State University and then got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to death by a police officer. Police said they are investigating whether it was a terrorist attack. Students […]
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8 Stabbed, Hit by Vehicle or Otherwise Hurt at Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At least eight people were stabbed, hit by a vehicle or otherwise injured in an attack Monday morning on the Ohio State University campus, and a suspect was shot, school and hospital officials said. A car inside a police line sits on the sidewalk as authorities respond to an attack on […]
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Morgan State’s DeLoatch Honored for Contributions to Diversity in Engineering Education
After a distinguished 50-plus-year career in education, Eugene DeLoatch, founding dean of the Clarence Mitchell School of Engineering at Morgan State University, is being recognized for his singular contributions to diversifying engineering education. Eugene DeLoatch, founding dean of the Clarence Mitchell School of Engineering at Morgan State University. Among other tributes, the engineering icon was […]
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Ravens Retake First Place in AFC North with Win over Bengals
The Baltimore Ravens moved back into first place in the AFC North after holding off the Cincinnati Bengals for a 19-14 victory on Nov. 27 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The win improved the Ravens’ record to 6-5 and 4-0 against the AFC North. Their division rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, are also 6-5, but […]