WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. should permit more immigrants from “shithole countries” after senators discussed revamping rules affecting entrants from Africa and Haiti, according […]
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Cosby References #MeToo Movement after Meal in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby referenced the #MeToo movement after a dinner at an Italian restaurant in Philadelphia. In this Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 photo, Bill Cosby passes other diners […]
Stevie Wonder Wows Crowd on ‘Smart’ Piano at Tech Show
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trying to distinguish your product among the thousands at the CES gadget show is no easy feat, so it helps when music legend Stevie Wonder pays […]
Former Alabama Pastor Gets 20 Years for Rape of Church Member, 15-Yr-Old Minor
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama pastor who pleaded guilty in the rape of a 15-year-old female church member has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The Dothan […]
Serena Williams Says She Had Health Scare after Baby’s Birth
Serena Williams tells Vogue that she dealt with a medical scare right after the birth of her daughter. FILE – In this Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, Serena Williams holds […]
Federal Judges Again Throw-out North Carolina GOP’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal judges ruled Tuesday that North Carolina’s congressional district map drawn by legislative Republicans is illegally gerrymandered because of excessive partisanship that gave GOP a rock-solid […]
Catherine Deneuve, Others Defend Men’s ‘Right’ to Seduce
PARIS (AP) — French movie star Catherine Deneuve and other prominent French women say men are being unfairly targeted by sexual misconduct allegations and should be free to hit on […]
R&B Singer-Songwriter Denise LaSalle Dies in Tennessee
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Singer and songwriter Denise LaSalle, whose hit “Trapped by a Thing Called Love” topped the R&B charts in 1971, has died. She was 78. R&B Singer-Songwriter […]
Oakland, California Jury Awards $4 Million to Ex-Black Panther Elaine Brown
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California jury awarded more than $4 million in punitive damages to a former leader of the Black Panthers who was injured after an Oakland […]
Kansas Lawmaker Quits Posts after Remarks about Blacks
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas state legislator who suggested at a public forum that Blacks are predisposed to abusing drugs has resigned from two committee leadership jobs. Rep. Steve […]
White Kansas Lawmaker: “Blacks were predisposed to abusing drugs because of their “character makeup — their genetics…”
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A White Kansas state lawmaker arguing against the legalization of marijuana suggested that it and other drugs were originally outlawed in part because Blacks were predisposed […]
Coppin State Ends 20-Game Slide, Beats Florida A&M in 2OT
BALTIMORE (AP) — Chad Andrews-Fulton scored the go-ahead layup with 12 seconds left in double overtime and Coppin State beat Florida A&M 79-78 on Monday night, ending the Eagles’ 20-game […]