Arrest Made In Shooting Of Young Iraq War Vet

Arrest Made In Shooting Of Young Iraq War Vet

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A soldier who survived a suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan continues to fight for his life after he was critically wounded at his Southern California homecoming party.

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Babysitter Arrested For Little Girl’s Death

Police on Monday arrested Ruben Ray Jurado after he turned himself in to authorities in Chino Hills, about 35 miles east of

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Tyson Chicken In Court Over Calling Employee “Boy”

Tyson Chicken In Court Over Calling Employee “Boy”

Certain words mean different things to different people. Depending on where you are from calling someone “boy” can get you in a ton of trouble. That’s what happened to a supervisor at Tyson Chicken.

The New York Times reports:
Last year, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that there were no racial overtones when a white manager at a Tyson chicken plant in Gadsden, Ala., called

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Tough Choice Looms On 9/11 Health Lawsuits

Tough Choice Looms On 9/11 Health Lawsuits

NEW YORK — More than 1,600 people who filed lawsuits claiming that their health was ruined by dust and smoke from the collapsed World Trade Center must decide by Jan. 2 whether to keep fighting in court, or drop the litigation and apply for benefits from a government compensation fund.
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New Powerful Painkiller Has Abuse Experts Worried

New Powerful Painkiller Has Abuse Experts Worried

NEW YORK (AP) — Drug companies are working to develop a pure, more powerful version of the nation’s second most-abused medicine, which has addiction experts worried that it could spur a new wave of abuse.

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The new pills contain the highly addictive painkiller hydrocodone, packing up to 10 times the amount of the drug as existing medications such as Vicodin. Four companies

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Black Santas Make Christmas A Little Less White

Black Santas Make Christmas A Little Less White

Black Santas are becoming a regular thing lately, even in non-Black neighborhoods.

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Kwanzaa Is Wack: There, I Said It

Kwanzaa Is Wack: There, I Said It

Kwanzaa is wack. The other day I said this on my Facebook page. Actually, what I said was: “Is it wrong of me to say that I love AFRICA, but I think Kwanzaa is wack? #ducksfromthebricks.”

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Now, when I said it, I meant it but gave no thought to how it might affect people. I’m kind of bad like that. A ton of

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Obama Spends Xmas With Family, Military

Obama Spends Xmas With Family, Military

HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama blended his roles as a father and commander-in-chief this Christmas, exchanging presents and singing carols with his family, then greeting U.S. service members stationed at a Marine base in Hawaii.

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The president and his family woke up early Sunday to open gifts, the White House

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Why The ‘Hood Is Worse Than War: Vet Shot At Own Homecoming

Why The ‘Hood Is Worse Than War: Vet Shot At Own Homecoming

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — An Army soldier recovering from injuries suffered in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan has been shot at his homecoming party, and family members say he’s paralyzed and in critical condition.

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Christopher Sullivan, 22, was shot late Friday while trying to break up a fight between his brother and another

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First Lady Helps Kids Track Santa

First Lady Helps Kids Track Santa

HONOLULU — US Santa trackers got some help Saturday from none other than First Lady Michelle Obama, who surprised children by answering calls about Saint Nick’s Christmas Eve round-the-world sleigh ride.

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Obama, vacationing in Hawaii with President Barack Obama and their two daughters, was participating for the second straight year in the annual NORAD Tracks Santa program,

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Game Of Death? Juveniles Kill Elderly Woman Playing “Knockout King”

Game Of Death? Juveniles Kill Elderly Woman Playing “Knockout King”

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matthew Quain still struggles to piece together what happened after a trip to the grocery store nearly turned deadly. He remembers a group of loitering young people, a dimly lit street – then nothing. The next thing he knew he was waking up with blood pouring out of his head.

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The 51-year-old pizza kitchen worker’s surreal experience happened

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