New laws and rulings could cause Election Day confusion
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation’s voting process seems more convoluted than ever and rife with…
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Lead crisis in housing project was actually no surprise
By SARA BURNETT and JASON KEYSER When the mayor in this industrial town ordered the evacuation of a 40-year-old public-housing complex this summer because of severe lead contamination, many people…
Execution drop makes some think death penalty is fading away
By MARK SHERMAN Is the death penalty in America gradually dying? There have been just two executions since May 1 and the total for 2016 probably will hit a 25-year…
2 Chicago men charged in shooting of NBA star Wade’s cousin
Two brothers have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade as she was walking to register her children for school,…
Police: Ex-Saint Will Smith gunned down in case of road rage
By JANET MCCONNAUGHEY Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed in a case of road rage by a man who had rear-ended his car, police said…
Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland to Supreme Court
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would nominate appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, challenging Republicans to reject a long-time jurist and former prosecutor known he called…
Ex-President’s brother arrested in Colombia death squad case
By LIBARDO CARDONA The brother of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has been arrested on allegations he was involved in murders and forced disappearances while helping form a far-right death…
Interview With the President of the Black Family Technology Awareness Association of Kansas City, Lewis G. Walker
The president of The Black Family Technology Awareness Association of Kansas City, Lewis G. Walker, as he discusses the launch of their radio station on 98.5fm KUAW. He also discusses…