NEW YORK — The goodwill that Mayor Michael Bloomberg built among Muslims with his support of the planned mosque near ground zero was threatened this week as Islamic religious and civic leaders decried a recently disclosed police effort to gather intelligence on Muslim neighborhoods. SEE ALSO: How Ron Paul Helps Obama Fifteen Muslim clerics and […]
A school affiliated with Bishop Eddie Long’s Georgia megachurch is shutting down. Parents received letters, just two days before Christmas, telling them the school would close on January 4th. SEE ALSO: America’s Drunkest Cities New Birth Christian Academy, which enrolls students in kindergarten through the 12th grade, has been struggling financially for years, officials said. […]
A 38-year-old Brooklyn woman who was killed in a Christmas hit-and-run, was carrying a list of her dreams she had written on a piece of note paper. SEE ALSO: Obama To Bomb Iran?
President Obama was named the “most-admired” man for 2011 in a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. SEE ALSO: Obama To Bomb Iran?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans probably won’t be seeing a huge ticker-tape parade anytime soon for troops returning from Iraq, and it’s not clear if veterans of the nine-year campaign will ever enjoy the grand, flag-waving, red-white-and-blue homecoming that the nation’s fighting men and women received after World War II and the Gulf War. RELATED: Obama […]
DETROIT — After it was found that three of the four women who were found dead in the trunks of cars in Detroit had pages on the classified ad website, BackPage.com there is speculation that a serial killer may be responsible. All four women found dead where African-American. Two of them were found burnt beyond […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Sears Holdings Corp. plans to close between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores after poor sales during the holidays, the most crucial time of year for retailers. SEE ALSO: Take That! Walmart Shopper Punches Greeter For Checking Her Receipt The closings are the latest and most visible in a long […]
NEW YORK — More than 1,600 people who filed lawsuits claiming that their health was ruined by dust and smoke from the collapsed World Trade Center must decide by Jan. 2 whether to keep fighting in court, or drop the litigation and apply for benefits from a government compensation fund. SEE ALSO: Nigeria In Chaos […]
Black Santas are becoming a regular thing lately, even in non-Black neighborhoods. SEE ALSO: Nigeria In Chaos After Church Bombings
HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama blended his roles as a father and commander-in-chief this Christmas, exchanging presents and singing carols with his family, then greeting U.S. service members stationed at a Marine base in Hawaii. SEE ALSO: Nigeria In Chaos After Church Bombings The president and his family woke up early Sunday to open […]
An investigation is under way after an African American employee of the New York City Parks and Recreations Department discovered a black baby doll hanging from a noose on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: Former Players Sue NFL Over Brain Injuries The letters “KKK” were also found scratched into the wall of the bathroom. A statement issued […]
A Virginia woman who suffers from a disease that affects her kidneys will lose her residence in public housing over a drug policy her mom and boyfriend broke. SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone?