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June 19, 2009
ALESSANDRA RIZZO Associated Press Writer ROME (AP) — One in six people in the world — or more than 1
June 19, 2009
I was stuck. Emotionally marooned. What now seems like a lifetime ago, I recall trying as best I could to
June 19, 2009
BRIAN MOOAR WASHINGTON – Most Republicans are standing firm, and some Democrats are looking for ways to meet in the
June 18, 2009
Juneteenth, widely celebrated throughout the United States, is now a commemorative holiday in 31 states. In 2009 the U.S. Senate passed
June 18, 2009
KEVIN ROWSON A Lilburn, Georgia mother and her friend were arrested las week after she allegedly told police she was
June 18, 2009
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery in the United States. Democratic Senator Tom Harkin introduced
June 18, 2009
KRISTA KLAUS TV for thousands of Hillsborough County jail inmates went blank Friday, but it wasn’t because of bad behavior.
June 18, 2009
A former West Palm Beach, Florida police officer is facing charges related to an intricate foreclosure scam. Carl Heflin has
June 18, 2009
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday that convicts have no constitutional right
June 18, 2009
Police in northern Indiana are searching for a missing toddler. Two-year-old Jada Justice was in the back seat of a…
June 18, 2009
ALANA GOMEZ HOUSTON, TX – An 8-year-old girl from Bryan, Texas, was the second unaccompanied minor put on the wrong
June 18, 2009
As a single black woman, I am getting really tired of folks telling me, “Girl, you better watch out for
June 18, 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Steve Cohen, a two-term white congressman from a mostly black House district, faces a bruising Democratic…
June 18, 2009
Hot cereal was poured down a 79-year-old Pennsylvania man’s throat. He died about two weeks later, and now, his Resident
June 17, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A former South Carolina election official apologized Wednesday for his Internet posting that compared a gorilla…
June 17, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Thousands of Los Angeles Lakers fans lined the streets of downtown L.A. to celebrate their favorite basketball
June 17, 2009
PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, whose gay and lesbian supporters have grown frustrated with
June 17, 2009
NEW YORK -- According to recent studies, the five-year survival rate for African Americans with melanoma, the deadliest form of…
June 17, 2009
MIAMI — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth has started serving a 30-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to DUI
June 17, 2009
An unidentified man was arrested after being rescued by the Coast Guard after he was found floating on an air