National
VIA THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: The Washington area is still at high risk for drops in housing prices by the end of next year, despite a recent uptick in home sales and prices, according to a new report. There is a 77 percent chance that local home prices will be lower in the fourth quarter of […]
VIA CBS NEWS: Today marks the federally-recognized National Day of Prayer, an annual tradition that dates back to 1952. Will it be the last? Last month, a U.S. District Judge in Wisconsin ruled that the government-sanctioned event, established by Congress and marked with a proclamation from the president, is unconstitutional. “It goes beyond mere ‘acknowledgment’ […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V told police he repeatedly shook his former girlfriend’s head into a bedroom wall, according to police documents that described the gruesome scene where the young woman died. But the Chevy Chase man’s defense lawyer said Huguely did not intend to kill ex-girlfriend Yeardley […]
VIA NEWS ONE: In protest of the recently passed immigration law in Arizona that many believe will lead to racial profiling, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity has moved its annual convention out of the state. The fraternity’s leadership announced this decision through an email to members, saying: ” … the Board of Directors of Alpha Phi […]
VIA CNN: Authorities hunting for the suspect in the botched Times Square bombing dramatically beat the clock overnight, seizing a Pakistani-American citizen moments before he was set to begin a long trip to his strife-torn homeland. Faisal Shahzad, 30, was arrested around 11:45 p.m. ET Monday at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, said […]
Do you know what to do if you’re arrested? Under what circumstances can a cop stop you? What is probable cause? Listen live at 5pm today when Bernie McCain interviews Robert Davis in a new weekly segment “Watch The Cop.” Robert Davis is a former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department. He has […]
VIA THE HUFFINGTON POST: It really is true. Barack Obama can staff himself better on nearly all fronts than those who staff him — even comedians. Barack Obama so outdid Jay Leno, more by accident than by design (I think), at the White House Correspondents Dinner that next year the WHCA should just let Obama […]
VIA THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Three heroic cops and a quick-thinking street vendor stopped a madman from detonating a car bomb in the heart of Times Square Saturday night, law enforcement officials told the Daily News. The T-shirt vendor – a Vietnam vet – told Officer Wayne Rhatigan there was smoke coming from a […]
VIA PC MAG: Talk show host Oprah Winfrey has been urging viewers to make their cars a “no phone zone” for weeks now, and she has joined forces with a variety of transportation safety organizations to designate Friday as “No Phone Zone Day.” Winfrey is asking people to sign the “no phone zone” pledge on […]
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 482px" VIA: NationalGraduateUniv.Com Dr. Dorothy Height was laid to rest today, and I was honored to be able to celebrate her life. The Washington D.C. National Cathedral was full of people thankful to share in the celebration of Dr. Height’s life. Ceremonies commenced with the Howard University choir as the clergy […]