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Mayor Emanuel addresses Chicago's violence problem
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has met with law enforcement and school officials to talk about the city’s violence problem. The Monday morning…
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NATIONAL NEWS
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday ordered employment protection for gay and transgender employees who work for the federal government or for companies…
Eric Garner, 43, was killed Thursday after being placed in an illegal chokehold by the NYPD and filmmaker Spike Lee has drawn a chilling comparison…
WORLD NEWS
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sternly called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to compel Kremlin-backed separatists to stop hampering the probe at the Ukraine…
The world celebrated what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 96th birthday today. In South Africa, supporters of the former president honored him through acts of…
ENTERTAINMENT
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The full 25-year run of “The Simpsons” will arrive on cable channel FXX with a summer marathon, to be followed…
“Orange Is The New Black” has become such a pop culture hit, that a Michigan Sheriff is making his inmates to switch up their look.…
POLITICS
CHICAGO (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner kept up his drumbeat for Illinois term limits, saying Monday that “voters deserve a voice” on the issue and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday gave employment protection to gay and transgender workers in the federal government and its contracting agencies, after…
BUSINESS
Event Takes Place in Cincinnati July 23-26 CINCINNATI– Fifth Third Bank announced today that it is a proud legacy sponsor of the 2014 National Urban…
Kobina Wright’s latest art work focuses on the blossoming of the Ford Motor Company in 1903. Artist and writer, Kobina Wright, has recently created a…
SPORTS
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Dream coach Michael Cooper has early stage tongue cancer and has taken a leave from the WNBA team. He will have…
BEIJING (AP) — LeBron James began his tour of China on Monday by exchanging gifts with another former child prodigy. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ star was…
HEALTH
A referral from another physician or family and friends is a first step in choosing a doctor, but specialists advise doing some research to finalize…
BALTIMORE (AP) — A “rogue” gynecologist who used tiny cameras to secretly record videos and photos of his patients has forced one of the world’s…
EDITORS PICKS
CHICAGO, June 25 – The Chicago City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a law that would allow the resumption of gun sales in the city…
FEATURES
CHICAGO–Black contractors said they are tired of losing out on jobs in their own communities, especially to large companies that find ways around the very law…
FAITH
Dear God: Thank you for showing me the way out of temptation and into the blessing and discipline of singleness. Abstinence. Celibacy. Single. Married. Divorced.…
Don’t miss: BEHIND-THE-PRAISE: Anita Wilson: “I Wasn’t Enthused About Music Growing Up” Anthony Evans – I Found You [WORLD PREMIERE] New Music: Adia…
FOCUS
CHICAGO – Chicago Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy announced Chicago Police have seized more than 3,600 illegal firearms to date in 2014. Superintendent McCarthy was…
CHICAGO – When it comes to organ donation, 33 percent of those on waiting lists are African American, but account for only 14 percent of…
CULTURE
There’s an incredibly entertaining new approach to finding that special someone, but it’s still got a few kinks. Who needs Match.com or Tinder, when you…
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade aren’t taking any chances that their wedding pictures will wind up on social media! The happy couple has finally sent…
VIEWS
February is cold in Northern Virginia. It’s even colder when you’re in a cell alone, without a mattress, a blanket, a pillow, or a sheet.…
When we stopped using chemical relaxers and flat irons to straighten our natural hair, we felt great that our tresses were finally getting the chance…
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