Baby snatched after shooting wounds parents is found dead
A 3-week-old baby who was abducted after a gunman shot and wounded her parents and an uncle at a Southern California residence has been found dead, and authorities are searching…
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Taraji P. Henson as Cookie at heart of TV’s ‘Empire’
By SANDY COHEN Taraji P. Henson is driving down an LA street, chatting on her cellphone, when a billboard catches her eye. “Hi, me! Hiiii!” she says, smiling at her…
Jury selection to get underway in Boston Marathon attacks
By DENISE LAVOIE People who lost loved ones or were injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings are clamoring for justice as jury selection gets underway in one of the…
President Barack Obama tests his sway against a GOP-run Congress
By JOSH LEDERMAN President Barack Obama this week will test whether he still has the sway to keep Washington focused on his own priorities, even as a new Republican-run Congress…
Unarmed Kansas Man Shot and Killed By Police After a “Verbal Exchange”
By Mike Sawyer Wichita, KS — Two Witchita police officers are on paid administrative leave following the shooting death of an unarmed 23-year-old man. Interim Chief Nelson Mosley, with the…
Enterprise Village Ecosystem presents African Americans Technology: Empowerment or Exclusion
SPEAKER:DR.E.LANCE MCCARTHY The world is reinventing itself as a tech hub. Technology provides new ways to live, to communicate and build wealth. So, how is our community connecting the African…
Pope picks 15 new cardinals reflecting diversity
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Pope Francis named 15 new cardinals Sunday, selecting them from 14 nations including far-flung corners of the world such as Tonga, New Zealand, Cape Verde and Myanmar…
GOP lawmakers back Scalise in white supremacist flap
By ERICA WERNER Republican lawmakers are defending the No. 3 House GOP leader over a speech have gave 12 years ago to a white supremacist group. Rep. Steve Scalise (skuh-LEES’)…