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By JULIE PACE , AP WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday named veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency’s first female director, signaling his desire to change the culture at the male-dominated service, which has been marred by scandal. Pierson, who most recently served as the agency’s chief of staff, will take [...]
Marco McMillian was a 31-year old promising mayoral candidate for the city of Clarksdale, Mississippi, who was recently murdered in the most brutal way possible. According to his family, he was beaten, dragged and set on fire before eventually dying. The death has sent shock waves across the country, and has brought to mind what [...]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. Vice President Nicolas Maduro, surrounded by other government officials, announced the death in a [...]
A suit has been filed in Greene County Circuit Court by four current share holders and former employees of Greenetrack, Inc. The plaintiffs are Deborah Harris, Addie Lee, Ronnie Lavender and Harvey Jones. The suit, filed Feb. 19, 2013 in Eutaw, names as defendants Greenetrack CEO Luther “Nat” Winn, 2nd largest shareholder of the company; [...]
By ANGELA CHARLTON | Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s defense minister said Tuesday that French troops are involved in “very violent fighting” in the mountains of northern Mali and that it’s too early to talk about a quick pullout from the West African country, despite the growing cost of the intervention. The fighting against [...]
by Cynthia E. Griffin Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly Feb. 26 will mark one year since then-17-year-old Travyon Martin was gunned down by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch coordinator in a gated community of Sanford, Fla. Martin was visiting family in the area and was walking back from the store when, despite requests [...]
by Kenneth Miller Special to the NNPA from the LA Watts Times For the first time since the now infamous Christopher Dorner manifesto in which he castigated the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and threatened to kill colleagues before going on a shooting spree, allegedly murdering four and injuring four more, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck [...]
Tuesday morning, Feb. 19, 2013, on a warrant signed by 5th District Circuit Court Judge Tom Young, Alabama Attorney General, Luther Strange raided Victoryland, the bingo establishment located in Shorter, Alabama. Gaming machines, computers and cash were taken from the establishment. In a statement issued from the AG’s office, Strange stated, “Today’s actions are the [...]
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The swift political and personal descent of former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. has accelerated with criminal information documents being filed accusing him of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and making false statements in connection with allegations that he diverted [...]
by La Risa Lynch Special to the NNPA from The Final Call CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) – By all accounts, Hadiya Pendleton had everything going for her. She was an honor roll student at King College Prep High School on Chicago’s South Side. She was a majorette in the school’s marching band that, [...]
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