Category: National News

DETROIT (AP) — A Nigerian man said Wednesday he tried to blow up an international flight for al-Qaida with a bomb in his underwear in retaliation for the killing of Muslims worldwide, taking a federal court in Detroit by surprise as he pleaded guilty on the second day of his trial. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab answered […]

More than 17,000 people converged at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia Oct. 9 to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the Million Man March. The atmosphere was highly charged with security checkpoints at several stops throughout the 1 million-square-foot facility and escorts to keep order and protect Minister Louis Farrakhan. Thousands of members of the […]

Similar to the millions of women around the world who are currently in violent relationships, Kemba Smith Pradia never imagined herself involved with a partner who could become physically abusive. A freshman in college and on her own for the first time, Pradia says that like most domestic violence scenarios, her boyfriend displayed issues with […]

Streets across America have become the sounding board for the majority that refuses to remain silent in such turbulent economic times. The cry is for jobs, for economic justice, for a fair shake at making a decent living. AFRO reporters hit the streets of Baltimore, the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County to engage […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Thirty-four Muslim drivers for Hertz claimed they were suspended for praying during work hours, but the company contended they were reprimanded for abusing break times. Backed by their union, the drivers protested Wednesday outside the Hertz counter at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where they are based. “This is an outrageous assault on the […]

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Africa’s first democratically elected female president, a Liberian campaigner against rape and a woman who stood up to Yemen’s autocratic regime won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of the importance of women’s rights in the spread of global peace. The 10 million kronor ($1.5 million) award was split […]

Called an unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement because of the supportive role he played, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth quietly slipped away in death, Oct. 5, at 89, after having spearheaded the careers of the Civil Rights Movement leaders. “He was the glue of the Civil Rights Movement and in many ways kept everyone […]

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. […]

President Barack Obama is facing tough criticism from prominent Black leaders who said he has forgotten the poor. This onslaught makes the work of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Black vote more significant than ever for the 2012 presidential race. During a roundtable discussion at the committee’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., DNC Chairwoman […]

Black Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain and Rev. Al Sharpton zeroed in on Gov. Rick Perry Oct. 2 after the use of the N-word surfaced in connection with property leased for hunting by the Perry family since 1983. The use of a racial slur to label a hunting ranch frequented by Texas Gov. Rick Perry […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Conrad Murray’s complicated love life became entangled with the life and death of his patient Michael Jackson, prosecutors suggested Tuesday as they called a parade of women witnesses who received phone calls from the doctor as Jackson was near death. The evidence was designed to show that the doctor was […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors on Tuesday called the girlfriend of the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death to detail the physician’s busy schedule on the day the singer died and her own interactions with the late King of Pop. Nicole Alvarez told jurors during the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray that the […]