DETROIT (AP) — A September trial is planned for singer Trey Songz if he can’t reach a deal with prosecutors to reduce a felony assault charge stemming from a concert in Detroit. Songz appeared Thursday via video in Wayne County Circuit Court. A trial is scheduled Sept. 12 and court conference is May 31. FILE […]
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New Evidence in Michael Brown Case Raises New Questions, Protests
Protestors have once again returned to the store where Michael Brown spent some of his last moments before his fatal two-minute encounter with a Ferguson, Mo. police officer. At the center of the latest controversy surrounding the 18-year-old’s killing is previously unreleased surveillance footage from Ferguson Market and Liquor, included in a new documentary called […]
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Venus Williams to Appear at World Team Tennis Event in D.C.
Tennis sensation Venus Williams will return to the nation’s capital this summer to play World Team Tennis with the Washington Kastles franchise. Venus Williams returns a shot against Elena Vesnina, of Russia, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Williams, a seven-time Grand […]
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King’s Words 50 Years Ago on Vietnam Still Ring True
This year we will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s earth-shaking statements opposing the war in Vietnam. He called his remarks of April 4, 1967, “Beyond Vietnam: Time to Break the Silence.” Dr. Martin Luther King I’ve always been struck by the fact that Martin Luther King’s most radical, most far-reaching, most […]
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Baltimore Mayor Pugh Presents Comprehensive Plan to Address City’s Major Problems
In her first State of the City address, Mayor Catherine E. Pugh outlined plans to fix the city’s ailing schools and police force and continue Baltimore’s rebuilding process. Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh Pugh kicked off her address by reiterating her pledge to direct $180 million over three years to partially fill the Baltimore […]
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Wichita State Pulls Off Upset of the Day over Dayton
Freshman guard Landry Shamet scored a team-high 13 points and junior forward Zachary Brown scored 12 points to lead the No. 10 seed Wichita State Shockers to a 64-58 upset over No. 7 seed Dayton in an opening round South Region match-up on March 17 in Indianapolis. Wichita State’s Darral Willis Jr. (21) and Dayton’s […]
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Nobel laureate Derek Walcott, Caribbean Poet, Dies at 87
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP) — Derek Walcott, a Nobel prize-winning poet known for capturing the essence of his native Caribbean, died Friday on the island of St. Lucia. He was 87. “Derek Alton Walcott, poet, playwright, and painter died peacefully today, Friday 17th March, 2017, at his home in Cap Estate, Saint Lucia,” said a […]
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Man Accused of Killing Medic with Ambulance: ‘I’m Innocent’
NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of stealing an ambulance and then driving it over a fire department medic, crushing her to death, told reporters he wasn’t guilty as he was escorted out of a police station Friday surrounded by angry uniformed emergency medical technicians, who hurled insults. This still image taken from video […]
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WHAT SHALL WE DO?
TriceEdneyWireService —There are few surprises in Washington, DC politics. We’ve been reduced to exhausting ourselves determining when this Administration is being hyperbolic, using “alternative facts” or attempting to use “facts”—without adding “alternative” to their assertions. Dr. E. Faye Williams Has any other president been so disrespectful to his (co-equal) Judiciary when he doesn’t like […]
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Blues Harmonica Star James Cotton Dead at 81
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — James Cotton, a Grammy Award-winning blues harmonica master whose full-throated sound backed such blues legends as Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson II and Howlin’ Wolf, has died at age 81. FILE – In this Feb. 26, 1997 file photo, blues musician James Cotton holds up a thumbs-up sign after winning the […]
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RAMBLING ROSE
“TIS’ THE SEASON TO ENJOY GOOD ENTERTAINMENT” Tim Green Trio with Kris Funn and Corey Fonville will perform at the Caton Castle, 20 South Caton Avenue on Saturday, March 18, 6-10 p.m. Tim on Sax, Corey on keyboards and Kris on bass. For ticket information, call 410-566-7086. Hello everyone, tis’ the season to enjoy good […]
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Maryland Falls to Xavier, 76-65, in First Round
Junior guard Trevon Bluiett scored a game-high 21 points as the No. 11 seed Xavier Musketeers knocked off the No. 6 seed Maryland Terrapins, 76-65, in a first-round West Region matchup on March 16 in Orlando, Fla. Maryland forward Damonte Dodd (35) blocks a shot from Xavier guard Trevon Bluiett (5) during the first half […]