BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Police say the city has hit a grim benchmark, reaching 300 homicides so far this year. The 300th homicide of 2016 was recorded Tuesday night. Police say two men were found with gunshot wounds in northwest Baltimore and both were taken to hospitals, where one of them later died. Last year, […]
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Police: Officer Fatally Shoots Gunman Near Baltimore’s Coppin Campus
BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities say a Coppin State University police officer shot and killed a man who fired at a car driving near that Baltimore campus. Baltimore Police spokesman T.J. Smith said the uniformed Coppin State officer was on patrol in an unmarked car Tuesday night when he saw a man leave the passenger side […]
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Prosecutors Give Timeline of Dylan Roof Leading up to Black Charleston Church Shootings
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Through a dozen witnesses on Tuesday, federal prosecutors reconstructed the activities of Dylann Roof in the months leading up to night he went to a Black Charleston church and shot nine members to death during a Bible study session. In this June 18, 2015 file photo, two Charleston police officers stand […]
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Wonder Woman Dumped as a Special UN Ambassador after Uproar
NEW YORK (AP) — The comic book heroine Wonder Woman has been abruptly fired from her honorary ambassador job at the United Nations following protests from both inside and outside the world organization that a white, skimpily dressed American prone to violence wasn’t the best role model for girls. FILE – In this Oct. 21, […]
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Nigeria’s State Government Trying to Cover Up Collapsed Church Deaths
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom state government says only 23 people died in a collapsed church, an apparent attempt to cover up the true toll when the metal girders and corrugated iron roof crashed onto a crowded service over the weekend. EDITORS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT-Victims of the collapsed Reigners Bible Church International building […]
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Kanye West Visits Trump, Who Calls Musician a ‘Good Man’
A newly blond Kanye West visited Donald Trump on Tuesday, and the two men posed for photos but didn’t say much about their discussion. The president-elect said they talked about “life.” President-elect Donald Trump and Kanye West pose for a picture in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. (AP […]
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West Virginia Official Suspended after Racist Obama Post to Return to Job
CLAY, W.Va. (AP) — The director of a West Virginia nonprofit group who was placed on leave after making a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook plans to return to her job this month. Pamela Ramsey Taylor (left) and First Lady Michelle Obama (right). (Twitter and AP Photos) Clay County Development director […]
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Study: Chubby Babies on the Decline in Aid Program Serving Millions
CHICAGO (AP) — Chubby babies and toddlers at risk for later obesity are on the decline in a government food program serving millions of kids, a glimmer of good news in the nation’s fight to slim down. The trend was found in a study on children up to age 3 enrolled in the Women, Infant, […]
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Brady Shakes Funk against Ravens, Leads Patriots to 30-23 Win
Tom Brady tossed three touchdowns and racked up more than 400 passing yards as the New England Patriots topped the Baltimore Ravens, 30-23, on Dec. 12 in Foxboro, Mass. The win maintained the Patriots’ lead in the AFC East, advancing their overall record to 11-2, while the Ravens (7-6) fell from first place in the […]
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Omega Psi Phi Assists AFRO’s Ms. Santa in Bringing Christmas to Kids across Baltimore
On Dec. 8, members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Pi Omega Chapter delivered 40 brand new bikes to the AFRO headquarters as part of the Ms. Santa program. The Omegas delivering bikes to Ms. Santa at the AFRO. (AFRO Photo/James Fields Sr.) The Ms. Santa program is organized by the AFRO’s own Ms. Santa, […]
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Ahead for Michelle Obama? Figuring Out What Comes Next
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’ll be one of the most watched mid-life career changes in recent memory. What does Michelle Obama do next? After eight years as a high-profile advocate against childhood obesity, a sought-after talk show guest, a Democratic power player and a style maven, the first lady will have her pick of options when […]
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Singer Joe Ligon of Gospel Group Mighty Clouds of Joy Dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer Joe Ligon, the dynamic front man of the Grammy-winning gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, has died. He was 80. Joe Ligon of the gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy. (Facebook Photo) His booking agent, Ricky DeRae, said Monday that Ligon died on Sunday in Georgia. Ligon was born in […]
