BTN STAFF The grandson of Nelson Mandela is being charged with raping a 15 year old girl in a toilet in South Africa. Mbuso Mandela, 24, was in court yesterday in Johannesburg and will remain
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How smart is it to allow students to use mobile phones at school?
By Richard Murphy and Louisa Philipe Beland Article Submission How does the presence of mobile phones in schools impact student achievement?
Read morePentagon plans sharp increase in drone use for both surveillance and strikes
By: Gordon Lubold Article Reprint The Pentagon plans to sharply expand the number of U.S. drone flights over the next four years, giving military commanders access to more intelligence and greater firepower to keep up
Read moreRita Marley Selected as Woman of Excellence in Africa
by StephanieK Article Reprint Rita Marley, wife of reggae legend Bob Marley, will be celebrated by the United Nations Women and the African Union Diaspora Africa Forum in New York and will be recognized with
Read moreTexas Executes Man Whose Attorney Says The Legal System Helped Him Commit Suicide
By: April V. Taylor Article Reprint Texas has killed its 528th inmate, the tenth this year. Daniel Lee Lopez got his wish, wanting to be put to death for striking and killing a police officer
Read more#BlackLivesMatter Protesters Force Jeb Bush To Abruptly End Nevada Town Hall
By: April V. Taylor Article Reprint Black Lives Matter protesters made good on their promise to disrupt a Jeb Bush town hall in Las Vegas with chants of “Black Lives Matter.” Some members of the
Read moreMurder Case at the Center of Nation’s Immigration Debate
By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Victor Aureliano Martinez Ramirez, 29, and another man are currently imprisoned for the murder of Air Force Veteran Marilyn Pharis. The fact that Ramirez is an illegal immigrant who was
Read moreAlcoholic Beverage Control agents involved in bloody arrest of UVA student in March return to regular duty after it’s ruled they did NOT violate policy
Three Virginia liquor agents who were caught on camera violently arresting a university student have been cleared of wrongdoing and returned to work By Associated Press Article Reprint Three Virginia liquor agents involved in a
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