Category: National News

Law enforcement agencies and other groups continue the search for Phylicia Barnes, the North Carolina teen who disappeared on Dec. 28 while visiting her sister in Baltimore. The Baltimore Police Department, the FBI and Team Adam from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children are all working to follow any lead, in an effort […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Did you buy energy-efficient windows for your home last year? You can only take the energy efficiency credit if they were installed by Dec. 31. That’s just one of the details that could trip up taxpayers filing 2010 returns. Want to take the first-time home buyer credit on your taxes? If you […]

WASHINGTON (TEWire) – It was an evening marked by thunderous applause, Republicans and Democrats symbolically sitting together instead of across the aisles, and a message from the president of the United States that soared with hope for economic recovery, health care, education and jobs. Still, President Obama fell slightly short of 10 points in the […]

When veteran journalist Samuel Yette started writing a provocative book that dealt with plots within the federal government to contain, control and destroy the U.S. Black population, he gave his two sons stern orders not to let anyone know what he had in the works. “As children, we were not permitted to tell anyone that […]

According to a complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney Office in the Southern District of New York, Ann Pettway, the alleged kidnapper of an infant from New York’s Harlem Hospital 23 years ago has admitted to abducting the infant and raising her as her own. The complaint, sworn by FBI Special Agent Maria Johnson, indicates […]

While many Americans want to eat healthy, some just can’t afford to, as smarter food options tend to be pricier than their unhealthy counterparts. But Wal-Mart stores recently announced a new initiative aimed at ending this for consumers and providing them with healthier foods at more affordable costs. Wal-Mart’s “Making Foods Healthier and Healthier Foods […]

Republicans pushing to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul warn that 650,000 jobs will be lost if the law is allowed to stand. But the widely-cited estimate by House GOP leaders is shaky. It’s the latest creative use of statistics in the health care debate, which has seen plenty of examples from both sides. […]

A North Carolina woman surrendered to the FBI in Connecticut Jan. 23 after being sought by federal and state law enforcement authorities in connection with a 23-year-old kidnapping case that unfolded recently with the reuniting of the victim with her biological parents. The FBI, along with police in North Carolina and New York, were looking […]

Just a day after the release of a federal study showing that President Obama’s Affordable Care Act could prevent more than 25 million Americans from being denied health insurance, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted Jan. 19 to repeal the law. According to The Hill newspaper, the Republican-led House voted 245-189, with three Democrats joining […]

The U.S. Justice Department Jan. 18 announced it is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling by a federal judge striking down as unconstitutional the mandate of President Obama’s health care reform legislation which requires an individual to have health insurance. In his Dec. 18 ruling Judge Henry Hudson, a George W. Bush […]

While politicos continue to debate whether the circumstances surrounding Michael Steele’s withdrawal from the race for Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman were fair, he said he is still looking to make a nice living in politics. “He’ll be fine,” said conservative political analyst Raynard Jackson. “He’ll do some TV and probably some book tours.” Reports […]