French pimping trial starts for ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn
By GREG KELLER Dominique Strauss-Kahn is going on trial for sex charges in France — the nation where he once was considered a top presidential contender. The former head of…
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Toddler food often has too much salt, sugar, CDC study says
By LINDSEY TANNER Many packaged meals and snacks for toddlers contain worrisome amounts of salt and sugar, potentially creating an early taste for foods that may contribute to obesity and…
Pakistani teachers arming selves in wake of school massacre
By ASIF SHAHZAD When Pakistani Taliban militants stormed a Peshawar school and massacred 150 children and teachers, nobody could fight back. Shabnam Tabinda and some of her fellow teachers want…
CMG February Book #2 of The Month Is Cinema Civil Rights
by Ellen C. Scott (Author) Cinema Civil Rights: Regulation, Repression, and Race in the Classical Hollywood Era From Al Jolson in blackface to Song of the South, there is a…
CMG February Book #1 of The Month Is Ancestors of Worthy Life
by Teresa S. Moyer (Author) Ancestors of Worthy Life: Plantation Slavery and Black Heritage at Mount Clare (Cultural Heritage Studies) A tour de force. Moyer goes beyond critique to give…
Michigan fighting claims of sexual abuse by teens in prison
By ED WHITE Michigan’s prison system is the target of a class-action lawsuit alleging that guards and other workers failed to prevent the sexual assault of male teen inmates who…
Sonny Gibson Do You Know Series Langston Hughes
Sonny Gibson Do You Series for Black History Month feature Feb 1 Langston Hughes.Brought to you By Cascade Media Group -This Day in Black History: Feb. 1, 1902 Activist and…
Hungarians protest against premier’s dealings with Putin
By PABLO GORONDI Thousands of protesters demanded the ouster of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government Sunday, a day before a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Around 3,000 people…