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CAIRO — Egyptian opposition groups gathered on Monday for a seventh day in the central Liberation Square, seeking to maintain the momentum of their uprising against President Hosni Mubarak as the army struggled to control a capital seized variously by fears of chaos and euphoria that change may be imminent.  Organizers said they were […]

ATLANTA — In his first interview since four young men accused him of sexual misconduct, Bishop Eddie Long spoke to the media about hope and the future. He agreed to answer a few questions following the Trumpet Awards prayer breakfast at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

COLLEGE PARK, Md.– Many young adults of mixed backgrounds are rejecting the color lines that have defined Americans for generations in favor of a much more fluid sense of identity. The crop of students moving through college right now includes the largest group of mixed-race people ever to come of age in the United States, […]

Full gallery of nominees at the bottom The 2011 Trumpet Awards — held today at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta —  honored U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, civil rights leader Al Sharpton, and Radio One CEO Alfred C. Liggins III.* The awards were hosted by husband-and-wife actors Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe, and TV personality […]

LOS ANGELES — A school police officer who reported getting shot in the chest — prompting the lock-down of 9,000 students during a dragnet — shot himself and has been arrested for filing a false report, authorities said. Officer Jeffrey Stenroos was arrested Thursday night over the hoax, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck […]

Dallas, Texas– The Dallas police officer who headed Crime Stoppers for seven years is accused of stealing money from the program. According to NBC Dallas, Senior Cpl. Theodora Ross was arrested Wednesday afternoon and taken to a Dallas federal court. Investigators say she stole more than $250,000 from the program over a five-year span with […]

The Illinois Supreme Court has issued a ruling allowing Rahm Emanuel’s name on the Chicago mayoral ballot. The court was considering a previous appellate court ruling that the former White House chief of staff does not meet the state’s residency requirements for mayoral candidates. The state Supreme Court granted a stay on that decision and […]

New York — A Staten Island grandma beaten by two heartless muggers recounted Wednesday the vicious blows that left her with a fractured skull and a bloodied, swollen face. Nursing two black eyes, a broken nose and a 2-inch gash on her forehead, Linda Naimo, 75, described how she and her husband were set upon […]

Chicago — Even by Washington standards, $26 billion is a lot of money. That’s the amount spent by taxpayers annually to provide housing for needy Americans. But there’s significant evidence that some of the monies have been poorly spent for years. A joint investigation by ABC News and the Center for Public Integrity found that […]

Prince William County Virginia– Tossing a snowball almost cost a man his life in Lake Ridge. Tyree Merle Alexander, 40, was arrested early Thursday morning after he sliced another man’s neck with a box cutter, Prince William County police said.