Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of ‘Central Park Five’ is running for office
NEW YORK – Outside a Harlem subway station, Yusef Salaam, a candidate for New York City Council, hurriedly greeted voters streaming out along Malcolm X Boulevard. For some, no introductions were necessary. They knew his face, his name and his […]
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS – Supreme Court rules state courts can play role in policing federal elections
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that North Carolina’s top court did not overstep its bounds in striking down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state law. The justices by a 6-3 vote rejected the […]
Read MoreMalaria cases in Texas and Florida are the first US spread since 2003, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) – The United States has seen five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the last two months – the first time there’s been local spread in 20 years. There were four cases detected in Florida and […]
Read MoreWhen wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should pay for rescue attempts?
When millionaire Steve Fossett’s plane went missing over the Nevada range in 2007, the swashbuckling adventurer had already been the subject of two prior emergency rescue operations thousands of miles apart. And that prompted a prickly question: After a sweeping […]
Read MoreThe Supreme Court’s biggest decisions are coming. Here’s what they could say about Affirmative Action, Student Loans, Voting Rights and more
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is getting ready to decide some of its biggest cases of the term. The high court has 10 opinions left to release over the next week before the justices begin their summer break. As […]
Read MoreAt International African American Museum opening, a reclaiming of sacred ground for enslaved kin
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – When the International African American Museum opens to the public Tuesday in South Carolina, it becomes a new site of homecoming and pilgrimage for descendants of enslaved Africans whose arrival in the Western Hemisphere begins on […]
Read MoreNorth Carolina prosecutor won’t charge officers involved in death of Darryl Williams during arrest
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A local prosecutor revealed Wednesday that she won’t seek charges against officers in North Carolina’s capital city who repeatedly used stun guns on a man who subsequently died, saying evidence reviewed fails to show the use of […]
Read MoreAmazon is accused of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel
NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon was sued Wednesday by Federal Trade Commission for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. In a […]
Read MoreExplosion hits a building in Paris, injuring 24. Police are trying to determine the cause
PARIS (AP) – A strong explosion hit a building in Paris’ Left Bank on Wednesday, leaving 24 injured and igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over city monuments and prompted the evacuation of surrounding buildings, police said. The cause […]
Read MoreNo charges to be filed against officers who tased to death Darryl Williams while in Raleigh police custody
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