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Bill Cosby sex assault verdict upheld; spokesman lashes out
December 10, 2019
Bill Cosby lost his bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the verdict in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. In its ruling, the Superior Court affirmed the right of prosecutors to call other accusers to bolster their case — the same issue fought over in movie...
Multiple killed, including police officer, in hour-long shootout in Jersey City
December 10, 2019
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A police officer and multiple others were killed in a shooting in Jersey City Tuesday that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorism attack. One officer was pronounced dead at a hospital and multiple other people were found dead at the scene, Mayor Steven Fulop said without...
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Stateside
Across Capitol Hill, impeachment saga shifts
December 6, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, (D-N.Y.,) left, gives his closi
Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus lauds accreditation for Cheyney University
December 6, 2019
Members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus released the following statements after the ann
Week In Review
Alabama unveils statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks
December 6, 2019
MONTGOMERY, ALA. (AP) — A new statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was dedicated
Presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker announces plan to support and protect HBCUs
December 6, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: Sen. Cory Booker (Photo: Shutterstock) Presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker re
Local Events
Mother Bethel FREE Christmas Concert
December 15, 2019
Holiday Toy Giveaway
December 21, 2019
Entertainment
Producers’ Forum screening of ‘South Side Home Movie Project’ at Scribe Video Center on December 12
On Thursday, December 12 at 7:00 PM, Scribe Video Center, located at 3908 Lancaster Avenue, will present the Producers’ Forum screening of the “South Side Home Movie Project” — an initiative to collect, preserve, digitize, exhibit, and research home movies made by residents of Chicago’s South Side curated by Jacqueline Stewart. Stewart is a professor…
Sports
Sources say Wheeler, Phillies, agree to five year, multimillion dollar deal
By Rob Maadi PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Right-hander Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $118 million, five-year contract, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Both people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement, which is subject to a successful physical, had…
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A Millennial Voice: To Be the church and not in the church
December 6, 2019
Why I no longer attend church or identify as a Christian By Danae Reid The fact that...
Companies struggle to grow profits, look ahead to 2020
December 5, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: A pair of specialists work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Corporate...
Rabbis urge teaching of empathy to counteract religious hate
December 5, 2019
By Gary Fields ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — At a time when anti-Semitic incidents are on the...
Kelly Rowland helps promote “Queen & Slim” by buying out two screenings in her hometown of Houston
December 5, 2019
ABOVE PHOTO: Kelly Rowland (Photo: By Featureflash / shutterstock) By Florence Anthony According to reports, SAG-AFTRA has...
SUNscopes for the week of Dec. 8
December 5, 2019
All Signs: Venus lines up with Saturn mid-week during the Full Moon in Gemini. On Friday the...
Manage grief with grace this holiday season
December 5, 2019
Family Features Holidays are filled with traditions, but when someone you used to share those moments with...
