AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — James Brown’s former manager has been sentenced to three years of home confinement on charges he took more money than he was allowed under contract from the late soul singer in his final years. The Aiken Standard reported Friday that 72-year-old David Cannon of Barnwell entered an Alford plea to two […]
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Virginia’s First Black Female Justice Sworn In
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As the Virginia Supreme Court’s first black female justice was sworn in Friday, she paused to remember generations who went before her. Cleo E. Powell — accompanied by her husband and her mother — placed her left hand on her late father’s Bible and Chief Justice Cynthia D. Kinser administered the […]
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Notable Portrait of Freed Slave Sold in Philly
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An early portrait of a freed slave has been sold to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the 1819 painting by Charles Willson Peale was sold by the Philadelphia History Museum. The portrait went on public view Friday. The painting of Yarrow Mamout is one of the earliest formal […]
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Winfrey meditates with women during Iowa visit
FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Oprah Winfrey meditated with more than 400 women in southeastern Iowa and also talked to students about her spiritual journey. Suzanne Stryker says she was among the women participating in the transcendental meditation Wednesday at the Maharishi School in Fairfield. She says no one in the meditation group knew the TV […]
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Mayweather Gets December Date in Vegas Felony Case
Update: Click here to read “Mayweather Not Guilty in Vegas Harassment Case” LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a new date for an evidence hearing in a year-old felony Las Vegas domestic violence case. The 34-year-old boxer didn’t appear Thursday while his attorneys met with a Las Vegas judge and prosecutors and […]
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Aretha Brings Soul to the National Anthem, Then Hometown Team Detroit Tigers Win
DETROIT (AP) — The Queen of Soul is back, hoping to help her hometown Detroit Tigers bounce back in the AL championship series. Aretha Franklin sang the national anthem, with plenty of soul, of course, before the Tigers played Texas in Game 3. Detroit then won 5-2, trimming the Rangers’ edge in the best-of-seven matchup […]
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Arrest in Chauncey Hardy killing in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A man was arrested Monday in the killing of Chauncey Hardy, a former basketball player at Sacred Heart in Connecticut who prosecutors say was punched in the face by the boyfriend of a woman Hardy was with in a bar. Ionut Adrian Tanasoaia surrendered to police and will be in custody […]
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Black Basketball Player, Chauncey Hardy Attacked & killed in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities say American basketball player Chauncey Hardy has died after being attacked in a bar in Romania. Romanian Basketball Federation chief Carmen Tocala told GSP radio that Hardy died Sunday, suffering two heart attacks following his beating Saturday night. Police spokeswoman Mirela Gheta said the 23-year-old Hardy had severe head injuries […]
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Apple Says Company Co-founder Steve Jobs has Died
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple Inc. said the company’s co-founder Steve Jobs died Wednesday. He was 56. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” the company said in a brief statement. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. […]
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Social Security HQ Lifts Lockdown; Shooting Nearby
WOODLAWN, Md. (AP) — A Social Security Administration employee who was on his lunch break has been shot during a robbery near the agency’s headquarters in suburban Baltimore. The shooting prompted a temporary lockdown of the Social Security campus in Woodlawn, just west of the city of Baltimore. Police say they were called at 11:43 […]
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High School Football Cheerleader Collapses, Dies
A high school cheerleader died early Saturday, hours after collapsing on the sideline during a football game between rival Los Angeles schools. The student was briefly revived after passing out Friday night on the sideline at Fremont High School, according to Los Angeles Unified School District spokesman Tom Waldman. She was rushed to a hospital […]
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Large Funeral for Troy Davis
Update: Click here to read “Over 1,000 Grieve and Say Farewell to Troy Davis at Savannah Funeral” Click here to view a slideshow of the scene at Troy Davis’ funeral SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Troy Davis spent 20 years locked up on Georgia’s row before he was executed for a murder he insisted he didn’t […]
