By AFP Article Reprint Libya’s interior minister escaped unscathed from an assassination attempt in Tripoli on Wednesday, the LANA news agency reported. Seddik Abdelkarim, who is also deputy prime minister, was in his car when
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Black Chicagoans at higher risk (10 to 1) of being shot by police
By Angela Caputo Article Reprint Chicago police have long been criticized for interpreting the Constitution in different ways depending on which neighborhood they patrol.
Read moreMexico legalizes vigilantes, nabs cartel leader
By: Eduardo Castillo and Mark Stevenson Article Reprint MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico essentially legalized the country’s growing “self-defense” groups Monday, while also announcing that security forces had captured one of the four top leaders
Read moreClashes on third anniversary of uprising in Egypt leave at least 29 dead, 300 arrested
By End the Lie Article Reprint At least 29 people have been killed in clashes between police and anti-government protesters as Egypt marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising that deposed President Hosni Mubarak.
Read moreRobots to Replace Troops on the Battlefield
By David Francis Article Reprint The Pentagon is considering replacing thousands of troops with robots, a military commander said recently, marking the first time a DOD official has publicly acknowledged that humans would be
Read moreA sign of troubling times?
By FinalCall.com News Article Reprint Just a couple weeks into the New Year comes an incident that raises concerns, questions and fears about what Black folks can expect in 2014 and the climate in the
Read moreFour years later, USAID funds in Haiti still unaccounted for
By Bryant Harris Article Reprint WASHINGTON – As the fourth anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti passed Jan. 12, development analysts are decrying an ongoing lack of transparency in U.S. foreign aid to the
Read moreA conspiracy to kill Dr. King?
Nearly 50 years after murder civil rights leader’s death, questions about who killed him still raised By Charlene Muhammad and Starla Muhammad Article Reprint While Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was lauded, his life celebrated,
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