The friendship between former President George W. Bush and former first lady Michelle Obama seems like an anomaly in an increasingly partisan political sphere. Former President George W. Bush (left) and former First Lady Michelle Obama (right). (AP Photos/LM Otero and Pablo Martinez Monsivais) But Bush, this week, told People Magazine that, as unlikely as […]
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White House Correspondent at Odds with Trump Speaks at Morgan State Univ.
April Ryan, a White House correspondent who has generated buzz for her recent run-ins with President Donald Trump, was invited to speak at Morgan State University for the opening night of the institution’s Sesquicentennial Women’s History Month Celebration. White House Correspondent April Ryan (Twitter Photo) Ryan is a Baltimore native and Morgan State graduate, and […]
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Somalia: 110 Dead from Hunger in Past 48 Hours in Drought
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s prime minister said Saturday that 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region — the first death toll announced in a severe drought threatening millions of people across the country. FILE – In this Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 file photo, malnourished baby Ali […]
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NAACP Voices Concerns on Civil Rights Laws and Election Integrity to DOJ
BALTIMORE, MD – The NAACP today engaged Attorney General Jeff Sessions in frank discussion on current threats to civil rights including voter suppression, police misconduct and civil rights enforcement issues. The NAACP discussed parallels between domestic driven voter suppression and the alleged election manipulation of our 2016 presidential election. “The vote represents that sacred sacrament […]
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Trump Now Alleges Obama had Trump Phones Wiretapped During Race
(Updated 3/4/2017) PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) —President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of having Trump Tower telephones “wire tapped” during last year’s election, a startling claim that Obama’s spokesman said was false. Trump did not offer any evidence or details, or say what prompted him to make the allegation. FILE – […]
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Remy Ma Has No Chill: Rapper Disses Nicki Minaj Again
NEW YORK (AP) — Remy Ma has geared up for round two with Nicki Minaj. Almost a week after releasing the hostile “Shether” dissing Minaj, Ma debuted “Another One” on New York City radio station Hot 97 on Thursday. Unlike “Shether,” ”Another One” is more upbeat and features audio of Mariah Carey at the top […]
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Maryland Man Sentenced to Life for 5 DC Knifepoint Assaults
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 33-year-old Maryland man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release for assaulting five women at knifepoint while they walked home from Washington, D.C., Metro stations. Demetrius Banks of Riverdale, Maryland, was found guilty in November of 23 felony counts following a four-week trial in Superior Court. […]
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Next in Line to Lead Russia Probe: Rosenstein has Respect
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Democrats worry the appointment of a Jeff Sessions subordinate to oversee an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election won’t be a clean enough break from the embattled attorney general. But the veteran prosecutor in line for the job may be uniquely politically palatable. FILE – In this Jan. 10, […]
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Two-Time Haitian President Rene Preval Dies
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Rene Preval, the only democratically elected president of Haiti to win and complete two terms, has died at age 74. FILE – In this Jan. 23, 2010 file photo, Haitian President Rene Preval attends funeral services for clergy who died in the Jan. 12 earthquake, outside the ruins of the National […]
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Kennedy Center Names First Director of Hip-Hop Culture
As part of an ongoing push to add hip-hop into its repertoire, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts recently appointed its first-ever director of hip-hop culture and contemporary music. Simone Ecclestone, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; first-ever, Director of Hip-Hop Culture and Contemporary Music. Simone Ecclestone, currently director of […]
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Shirley MacLaine Sets the Record Straight
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Shirley MacLaine is putting something together about her life for the first time. Tucked away in the corner of a shaded patio at a sea view restaurant in Malibu, MacLaine, now 82, is thinking about the onetime expectations of women of her generation. FILE – This Jan. 23, 2017 file photo […]
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Man Arrested in St. Louis for Allegedly Threatening Jewish Institutions
NEW YORK (AP) — A former journalist fired for making up details in stories is behind at least eight of the scores of threats made against Jewish institutions nationwide, and a bomb threat to New York’s Anti-Defamation League, in an effort to harass and vilify his former girlfriend, federal officials said Friday. Juan Thompson, 31, […]