VOA News Article Reprint More details have emerged about the private contractor who fatally shot 12 people Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. Authorities say Aaron Alexis had been seeking mental health treatment at veteran’s
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Three Students Got Kicked Out Of An Arkansas Public School Because They Might Be HIV-Positive
By Tara Culp-Ressler Article Reprint A public school district in Arkansas has removed three siblings from school because administrators suspect they may be infected with HIV, according to a local disability rights organization. Under the
Read moreBurge torture victim claims police harassment after exoneration
Eric Caine has had several run-ins with a River Forest cop By Timothy Inklebarger Article Reprint After being tortured by Chicago police into confessing to a crime he didn’t commit, Eric Caine spent 25 years
Read moreCity ticketing people for parking in their own driveways
www.wpxi.com Article Reprint Some Pittsburghers are being ticketed for parking in their own driveways under an obscure ordinance that requires them to pay $225 for a permit if they wish to park within 30 feet
Read moreMin. Farrakhan: Obama “Has Not, Cannot and Will Not” Solve Black America’s Problems
by Yvette Carnell Article Reprint In a YouTube audio clip published on Tuesday, Min. Louis Farrakhan casts a pessimistic assessment of the state of Black America. According to Farrakhan, the plight America hasn’t gotten any
Read moreU.S. broadens target list for Syria strike
www.cbsnews.com Article Reprint The Pentagon has expanded the list of potential targets for a U.S. military strike on Syria, based on intelligence indicating that the Assad regime has moved around equipment used to deploy chemical
Read moreCar bombs across Iraqi capital kill nearly 60 people
A series of car bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing nearly 60 people in predominantly Shi’ite districts, police and medics said. By Kareem Raheem Article Reprint It was not immediately clear who
Read moreBrach’s teardown stirs mixed community reaction
Some envision jobs from new development – others see missed opportunity By Robert Felton Article Reprint A high school, mixed-housing and a casino. Those were among the ideas some had to replace the old Brach’s
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