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WASHINGTON — Washington’s new mayor hasn’t had much of a honeymoon. Three months after he succeeded Adrian Fenty, Vincent Gray has been besieged by controversies and minor scandals. The most serious allegations involve whether the Gray campaign funneled cash and promised a six-figure job to a minor candidate who was attacking Fenty during last year’s […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and at least 13 people were killed, including the shooter. It was not clear whether the gunman, who is believed to be a former student at the school, shot himself or was killed by police. At […]

NEW YORK-Cathie Black, New York Mayor, Mike Bloomberg’s, choice for New York City schools chancellor has resigned after a lot of pressure and controversy and a 17% approval rating. Black was a former magazine executive with no experience in education. The New York Times reports: Ms. Black will be replaced by Deputy Mayor Dennis M. […]

NEW YORK — Robert Whitfield, a prison guard at Rikers Island, was arrested for allegedly plotting to spring a drug kingpin from jail in exchange for three kilos of cocaine and $20,000. Authorities learned of the unfolding scheme between Whitfield and an inmate, and caught him by posing an agent as an intermediary. READ MORE […]

TOKYO — Japan’s northeastern coast has been rattled by a strong aftershock. The Japan meteorological agency has issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to one meter. The warning was issued for a coastal area already ravaged by last month’s tsunami. Officials say the quake was a 7.4-magnitude and hit 25 miles (40 […]

CINCINNATI-Police in Cincinnati, Ohio are impounding cars with rims 20 inches or bigger citing a safety law. These rims known as “donks” are popular in African American communities down south and this can be seen as another form of racial profiling and harassment of African Americans by police. Auto Guide reports: Cincinnati police cited a […]

Chicago, Illinois–  It’s a w(rap) for Grammy-award winning hip-hop artist Che “Rhymefest” Smith, who was making a bid to become alderman of Chicago’s 20th ward.

Florida– Four pre-teen students were pricked by a hypodermic needle one of the students found at the school bus stop according to the local authorities.

WASHINGTON – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has appealed directly to President Barack Obama to halt what the Libyan leader called “an unjust war,” and wished Obama good luck in his bid for re-election next year. In a rambling, three-page letter to Obama obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, Gadhafi implored Obama to stop the NATO-led […]

BROOKLYN-Judge Nicholas Garaufis has given an Asian woman indefinite jury duty for racist answers to a survey giving. The New York Daily News reports: An incensed federal judge sentenced a racist Brooklyn woman to indefinite jury duty on Tuesday after she trashed the NYPD and minorities. Asked to name three people she least admired, she […]

WASHINGTON — There are probably a lot of people walking the earth who were conceived to it — and now Al Green’s song “Let’s Stay Together” is getting another bit of recognition. It’s among the 25 songs that will be added this year to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The library […]

Miami, Florida– A 20-year-old woman was charged with grand larceny after she was accused of stealing $1,600 from a man and hiding it in her weave.