OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A year after Republicans swept into office across the country, many have trained their sights on what has long been a fiscal conservative’s dream: the steep reduction or even outright elimination of state income taxes. SEE ALSO: Romney: Newt Is In Serious Trouble The idea has circulated among academics and think-tank […]

TRENTON, N.J.— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is referring to an openly gay state lawmaker as “numb nuts” for comparing him to former segregationist governors from the South. The governor wants the issue of gay marriage put to a public vote. Democrats have criticized him for comments that people involved in the civil rights movement […]

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]

This time of year is always marked by some major decision making on the part of Super Bowl partygoers. SEE ALSO: Try The NFL Bracket Challenge! Do I go to an Irish Pub and down shots as I watch my favorite team lose? Do I sip cocktails at my favorite happy hour spot? Do I […]

PHOENIX-Peoria, Ariz., police officer, Sgt. Pat Shearer, posted a picture of a group of teenagers holding guns, with one of them holding an Obama Hope T-shirt that appears to be full of bulletholes. The picture also appeared on the page of a high school student and is being investigated by the secret service. MSNBC reports: […]

NEW ORLEANS — As Mike Ainsworth walked his two sons to a school bus stop, he heard a woman being carjacked scream, and ran to help. The woman was not hurt, police said, but the Good Samaritan was shot to death by a suspect who fled. SEE ALSO: Man Creates House From Shredded Money (VIDEO) […]