Almena Lomax, noted black journalist, dies at 95
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Almena Lomax, a civil rights activist and noted black journalist who covered the Patty Hearst kidnapping and the Alabama bus boycott …
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US judge rules for Muslim defector bus ads
DETROIT (AP) _ A group that says it helps Muslims quit their faith has won a court order against Detroit's regional transit system for rejecting …
Family doubts suicide in case of hanged black man
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ The family of a black man found hanging in a tree in the Mississippi Delta says they have evidence he was …
Political group asks secretary of state to resign
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ Secretary of State Dianna Duran has placed a staffer on leave for a website posting of what she called "deeply …
Time Warner Cable drops channels from iPad app
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Time Warner Cable Inc. will drop a dozen cable channels from its iPad app after three big programmers complained that the company …
NM gov worker on leave after ‘offensive’ Web post
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ A New Mexico state employee has been placed on leave for a website posting the secretary of state says was …
International film festival shines spotlight on women filmmakers
Deana Williams has known that she would be a filmmaker since she was 12 years old, when she wrote her first script and made her …
‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ is a good ole’ thriller flick
Because of Hollywood’s recent infatuation with adaptations and computer-generated action films that are filled with unnecessary 3D animation, I have come to long for a …
Mixed reviews on Chris Brown’s latest CD
(AP)- Chris Brown's Graffiti, which arrived on the music scene 10 months after his attack on Rihanna, landed with a thud. But a sinister public …
Ne-Yo has No. 1 movie but deals with poor CD sales of ‘Libra Scale’
NEW YORK (AP) — Ne-Yo’s first three albums were Grammy Award-nominated platinum successes. His latest effort, Libra Scale, could still be up for a Grammy …