NEW YORK (AP) — A New York court says Prince should pay almost $4 million to a perfume company that claimed he hobbled its efforts to market a perfume named for one of his albums. A court referee recommended a roughly $3.95 million award last week. The award would have to be confirmed by another […]
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DC Mayor’s New Aide Voted in DC But Lived in Md.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Board of Elections is investigating Mayor Vincent Gray’s new deputy chief of staff for voting in the district last year when she lived in Maryland. The voting irregularities by Andi Pringle were revealed Thursday by activist Dorothy Brizill on the website dcwatch.com. Brizill filed a formal complaint Friday, challenging the […]
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Barry Bonds’ Conviction Upheld by Judge
Barry Bonds’ obstruction of justice conviction has been upheld by a federal judge, who denied the home run king’s motion for a new trial or acquittal on the charge. More than four months after the verdict and one day after hearing oral arguments, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued a 20-page order […]
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Beyonce’s Baby, Gaga’s Alter-Ego Spice Up VMAs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — BEYONCE’S SURPRISE DATE: Beyonce made a big announcement that practically upstaged the MTV Video Music Awards — and she did it without saying a word. The 29-year-old superstar announced her pregnancy on the red carpet by cupping her stomach in an “I’m expecting” sort of way. Wearing a blond ponytail and […]
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Update: FBI Now Hunting Former Wizards, Javaris Crittenton–Charged in Death
ATLANTA (AP) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is helping police in Atlanta and Los Angeles search for a former NBA player wanted for murder. FBI Special Agent Steve Emmett in Atlanta told The Associated Press on Sunday that the agency is involved as police look for Javaris Crittenton. Authorities say Crittenton is charged in […]
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Former Wizard Crittenton Charged With Murder
Atlanta police said a former Georgia Tech basketball star who went on to play in the National Basketball Association has been charged with murder after a woman was shot on an Atlanta street. Police spokesman Carlos Campos says police have secured a murder warrant for the arrest of Javaris Crittenton in connection with the shooting […]
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Morris Brown Pays Off Debt to US Government
ATLANTA (AP) — Morris Brown College has settled a nearly $10 million debt for pennies on the dollar with the U.S. Education Department. The college announced Tuesday that it had transferred money to the federal government to pay off the long-standing debt. The historically black college in Atlanta reached a settlement with the Education Department […]
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Quake Rocks Washington Area, Felt on East Coast
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was half a mile deep. Shaking was felt at […]
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Police: Man Denies Killing Wife, Her 3 Kids in Va.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has denied any involvement in the slayings of his wife and her three children, whose bodies were found in their burned apartment, police said Sunday. John Moses Ragin, 36, professed his innocence during interviews with Newport News police detectives who traveled to South Carolina, where he is […]
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Va. Company Settles Rasta-Hair Discrimination Suit
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A Roanoke-based moving company will pay $30,000 as part of a settlement with a Waynesboro-area man who says he was denied a job because he wouldn’t cut his long, dreadlocked hair. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit last year against Lawrence Transportation Systems on behalf of Christopher Woodson, […]
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Hairston Announces Baltimore Co. School Enrollment Is Now 52% Minority
CATONSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Baltimore County Schools Superintendent Joe Hairston is challenging school leaders to do a better job this school year even as the school system has cut nearly 200 teaching positions. The Baltimore Sun reports Hairston delivered his 12th annual speech to open the academic year Friday. Maryland’s third-largest school system opens Aug. […]
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Amtrak Brings ‘Great Migration’ Exhibit to DC, Md.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amtrak is opening a new exhibit at Washington’s Union Station to recount the history of the “Great Migration” of Southern blacks moving to the North early in the 20th century. Between 1915 and 1970, about 6 million African Americans moved from the South to the North. Many left behind rural farm lives […]
