The City of Detroit filed for bankruptcy in federal court July 18, signifying the official advent of failure from one of America’s most liberal cities. January 2, 1962 was the last day that a Republican held the mayor’s office, and
Barack Obama continued to promote the evidence-free narrative that Trayvon Martin was racially profiled by Hispanic George Zimmerman in remarks made Friday. The President said, “few African-American men in this country who haven’t had the experience of being followed.” With
Wounded Veterans have been able to compete in wheelchair basketball in events like the Warrior Games this summer (photo from Marines vs. Navy/Coast Guard game), and now some with lower limb amputations may even be able to compete and win
AMMAN (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians have laid the groundwork for resuming peace talks after an almost three-year stalemate, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday, though he cautioned the deal was not final and required more
A 27-year-old Islamic woman named Mais Ali-Selah will graduate at the top of her medical school class at the Technion in Israel. She was raised in a small village outside of Nazareth, in Israel’s Galilee. Diana Bletter at the Huffington
GlaxoSmithKline, the UK’s largest drug maker, has joined the ranks of drug makers who have been found acting illegally in China to spur their growth. Chinese police say that Glaxo used bribes and sexual favors amounting to $489 million to increase its
As the institutional left prepares to deploy its organizers to well choreographed protests against the “not guilty” verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, black activists in President Obama’s hometown of Chicago are asking what happened to their president and his
According to a review by Daniel C. Vock of the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Stateline news service, state budgets could be hit hard with unfunded mandates should Congress pass the immigration bill currently being debated. Vock outlined several areas where state budgets will likely
(AP) The nation’s top military officer told a Senate panel Thursday the Obama administration is deliberating whether to use military power in Syria, where a civil war entering its third year has killed almost 93,000 people.
New York politician Eliot Spitzer resigned from his post as governor in 2008 after allegations that he had solicited prostitutes as a client of Emperors Club VIP. Spitzer never faced criminal charges for the accusations, and he is now in
Bill Cosby in an interview with the “DomNnate Radio Show”:
NBA legend Charles Barkley on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” with Maria Bartiromo says that he agrees with the “not guilty” verdict for George Zimmerman in the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin. Barkley further says that the media has allowed “racists” to
In the wake of the “not guilty” verdict in George Zimmerman’s trial, opponent’s of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law are calling for a boycott of the Sunshine State. Florida was the first of 20-plus states to institute “Stand Your Ground”
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, speaking at the NAACP convention in Orlando, Florida, entreated the NAACP to help the Obama Administration sell ObamaCare by comparing the fight for health care to the fight for civil rights. Sebelius wants
Iowa’s Zach Johnson shot a 5-under 66 to lead the Open Championship by one stroke over 56-year-old Mark O’Meara, the 1998 British Open champion who shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday. Only 15 players finished under par in what was
The earnings results for the largest US banks in the second quarter of 2013 suggest that the US mortgage market is headed into a serious slump. The impact of the 2007 mortgage crisis is still being felt in terms of
KDAF: President Vladimir Putin is overseeing Russia’s biggest military maneuvers since the Soviet era.
In reaction to the Trayvon Martin case verdict, Stevie Wonder says he’ll never play Florida if the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law is not repealed. Acquitted defendant George Zimmerman waived his right to use “Stand Your Ground” as a legal
Americans’ interest in the George Zimmerman murder trial was divided sharply along racial lines, according to a new Pew Study. Blacks are more than twice as likely as whites to say they tracked news about the Zimmerman trial very closely
Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) said the Senate’s immigration is a “slap in the face at the black community,” especially given the high levels of unemployment among blacks across America. West addressed the D.C. March for Jobs rally on Monday
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All over New York City, residents showed their fury over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case Sunday night. The protests ranged from Harlem in north Manhattan southward to Times Square and extended into Brooklyn. Thousands of protesters
On Sunday, the head of the nation’s second-largest teachers union said the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial was “disappointing” because he should have faced consequences for killing Trayvon Martin. Randi Weingarten, who heads the 1.5 million-member American Federation of
An Israeli submarine was responsible for a July 5 attack on Russian missiles that had been delivered to Syria, the London Sunday Times reports. Israel had warned that such shipments would be legitimate targets. The P-800 anti-ship “Yakhont” missiles had been
