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VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Prince William police are investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide Monday morning at a Dale City house that served as a day care center. Police said the incident took place about 7 a.m. on the main floor of the house. Seven children were downstairs in the basement at the time […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Mayor Adrian M. Fenty was racing through the District’s Southeast neighborhoods, shoveling sidewalks for seniors in Fairlawn, whacking tennis balls with youngsters in Hillcrest and posing for photos with teenage boxers at a recreation center in Bellevue. Four years ago, these predominantly African American communities embraced the young, energetic street-level campaigner, […]
VIA CNN: Rescuers searched for survivors Monday as crews sought to deliver food and water and prevent looting after the fifth strongest earthquake in 100 years ravaged central and southern Chile. More than 1.5 million people were without power in and around the capital of Santiago, according to Chile’s National Emergency Office, but the hardest-hit […]
An 8.8 earthquake, 100 times more powerful than Haiti, struck Chile early Saturday morning, causing a massive amount of destruction, fallen buildings and at least 140 deaths. A Tsunami warning has been issued for several countries and states, including the coasts of Hawaii and California. Since the earthquake hit on Saturday morning, a large wave […]
VIA WXII: A woman who says Kanpai Japanese Steak and Seafood House refused her service has started a petition to boycott the establishment. But restaurant owners say they refuse to serve her simply because she is such a poor tipper. Monica Covington said her spat with the restaurant began in 2008. “I noticed on our […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Metro is making two critical safety fixes to its rail cars: upgrading electronics to prevent them from rolling backward and repairing door controls so they open on the correct side of the tracks at station stops. The Metro board approved funding for the repairs at its Thursday meeting. The rollback protection […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Their names are part of the cultural vocabulary: Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Lionel Hampton, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Redd Foxx, Duke Ellington, Diana Ross. What they all have in common is the hot spotlight on the famed Apollo Theater stage. Though many of the artists are […]
Parents would expect their kids to be safe from harm at a christian boarding school but at one Alabama school reports state otherwise. A number of children have come out to speak against Dr. Jack Patterson who is the founder of Reclamation Ranch Christian Boarding school in Blount County, Alabama. He’s been accused of beating and torturing several […]
VIA BLACK AMERICA WEB: An impassioned debate ignited Tuesday morning over America’s black agenda, with two of the nation’s most visible black political commentators on opposite sides of the table. In a commentary on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” Tavis Smiley, host of “Tavis Smiley” on PBS, announced plans for a discussion in Chicago on […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D) said Wednesday that effective immediately, and until challenged in court, the state recognizes same-sex marriages performed elsewhere and that Maryland agencies should begin affording out-of-state gay couples all the rights they have been awarded in other places. “State agencies in Maryland will recognize out-of-state […]