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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Almost 100 years after his death, a black Union Civil War vet from South Carolina finally has a veterans marker on his grave.

Alex Jones a radio show host and conspiracy theorist from the John Birch Society, Timothy McVeigh/Patriot Movement school of thought has claimed to have discovered FEMA Concentration Camps, which are a part of his New World Order conspiracy theory which believes that the new One World Illuminati government will put “True Patriots” in FEMA concentration […]

Tennessee State Rep. Curry Todd took his dissatisfaction with the birthright citizenship clause in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to a strange level this week, when he suggested that pregnant immigrants will “multiply” like “rats” if they are not asked about their citizenship status.

Washington (FinancialTimes)– According to the Financial Times, George W. Bush told a group of British dignitaries who asked him about his preference of candidates in the 2008 presidential election between Barack Obama and John McCain, that he would’ve endorsed Obama if Obama asked him to. When asked about McCain they claim he said: Not a […]

Florida (HuffPo)– Representative-elect Allen West (R-Fla.) decided this week to follow up a controversial and highly successful congressional campaign with a staff announcement in the same vein.

Every year on November 11 we pay homage to the courageous men and women who currently serve or served in the U.S. Armed Forces. These veterans put their lives on the line to selflessly protect Americans. No words can express our gratitude for the sacrifices made in order to maintain America’s freedom. And today we […]

Vermont (TheGrio)– Some are shocked about the news that a white barber declined to service a black patron in a small-town East Coast barbershop last month. Others are not.

Washington (USATODAY)– Colleges strive to create welcoming, inclusive communities for students from every background.

National (AP)– Aggressive advertising by fast-food companies has taught 15% of preschoolers to ask to go to McDonald’s every day, and convinced teens it’s OK to consume as many as 1,100 calories in a single meal, says a sharply critical study of the industry’s marketing tactics from Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.

NEW ORLEANS (Fox News)– The chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina offers no excuse for the actions of five current or former police officers being tried in the fatal police shooting of a man whose burned body was found in a car in September 2005, a federal prosecutor told jurors Wednesday.