President nominates ex-Ohio mayor for commerce job
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has nominated a former Youngstown, Ohio, mayor to a top post in the Commerce Department.
NAACP to rally for new inquiry in Georgia teen’s death
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP)- The Georgia NAACP is calling for a federal investigation into the death of a Valdosta teenager found inside a rolled-up wrestling mat …
Let’s pray for our national leadership
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been …
Transgender teen murdered in ongoing anti-gay violence
MONTEGO BAY (AP) — Dwayne Jones was relentlessly teased in high school for being effeminate until he dropped out. His father not only kicked him …
Bruce Lee trumps Tarantino for this Japanese filmmaker
VENICE, Italy – Japanese director Sion Sono wants to set the records straight: It was Bruce Lee and not Quentin Tarantino who transformed the yellow …
Dodging big student loan debt
(StatePoint) — With college costs skyrocketing, more college students are waking to the realization that they are trapped under massive debts. It doesn’t have to …
Desmond Tutu praises skeptics of Syria attacks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – South African anti-apartheid leader Desmond Tutu is praising Americans for being skeptical of a military attack on Syria. The retired Anglican archbishop …
History opposes strike on Syria
Public opposition is rising with regard to President Barack Obama’s proposed military strike on Syria. Most Americans do not want to continue the United States’ …
Experts say climate change a threat to regional water supply
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Experts are sounding a new alarm about the effects of climate change for parts of the Caribbean: the depletion of …
MLK’s Daughter To Keynote Delta’s Event
WEST PALM BEACH — Bernice King, daughter of civil rights leader The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and chief executive officer of the Atlanta …