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Journalist Author Haynes Johnson Dies At 81
WASHINGTON (AP) — Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. The Washington Post reported he died at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. In a statement to the Post newsroom, Managing Editor Kevin Merida said Johnson died of ...
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New York fast-food workers protest Wendys in latest labor rights demo
USA Fast-food workers continued demonstrating for better conditions Friday, protesting a Wendy's shareholder meeting just one week after the New York Attorney General announced an investigation into claims of widespread wage theft in the industry. Two labor rights groups, Fast Food Forward and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, organized rallies Thursday and Friday outside the Sofitel ...
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The House is letting banks write their own laws now
In May, the House Financial Service Committee passed a bill that would create a loophole to derivative regulation in Dodd-Frank. Chris Hayes talks about the bill with former New York Governor Elliot ...
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Sheik Mansour Hand Behind Manchester City Is Content to Stay in Background in New York
The setting was modest, the mood jovial, the dignitaries on hand pretty impressive. In the school cafeteria of P. S. 72 in East Harlem on Wednesday morning, professional soccer was nudged forward in New York City, with talk of a new team with prestigious owners and a new stadium designed specifically for the sport. At a news conference in the cafeteria, Mayor Michael ...
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Federal agency accepts Nevada hospitals plan to curb patient-dumping
(Reuters) - Federal authorities approved a Nevada hospital's proposal on Friday for correcting deficiencies that led to newly discharged psychiatric patients being bused out of state without adequate plans for continued ...
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Lobbying in American-US Airways deal focuses on small cities
AAMRQ.PK ), seeking approval for a merger that would create the world's largest airline, are warning lawmakers that a requirement to divest certain airport slots would lead to less service for small and medium-sized cities, sources close to the effort told ...
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American Airlines CEO Tom Hortons Proposed Severance Pay Is Too Big Trustee
Thomas 'Tom' Horton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ...
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Judge rules against Americas toughest sheriff in racial profiling lawsuit
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement ...
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White House says not involved in IRS scandal
The White House on Tuesday said it is not involved in the scandal that engulfed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as the agency's head tried to explain the situation. White House Spokesman Jay Carney made the announcement during his regular briefing, saying "I am certainly not aware and am confident that no one here was involved in this." Carney said Obama is awaiting a report ...
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Healthy 5-pound gorilla born at central Ohio zoo
This Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo released by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium shows a gorilla baby. The gorilla baby was born Thursday at the zoo and will be joining 16 other of the large primates. (AP Photo/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Grahm S. ...
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Former State Dept. Official Offers Critique of American Foreign Policy Decisions
Margaret Warner gets a behind-the-scenes look at the making of U.S. foreign policy from former State Department official Vali Nasr. His new book, "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat," critiques the Obama administration's handling of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle ...
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Key figures in racial profiling lawsuit in Ariz
PHOENIX -- Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles Latinos:ARPAIO: Sheriff Joe Arpaio has aggressively pursued local immigration enforcement. The sheriff has been accused of launching some immigration patrols based on ...
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Ohio kidnap case hero not endorsing free burgers
FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free ...
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Elite NYC school apologizes for past abuse
NEW YORK -- The Horace Mann School, one of New York City's most prestigious private schools, has apologized for more than three decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by some of its teachers and administrators, according to a letter posted on its website Friday."We sincerely apologize for the harm that was caused by the teachers and administrators who abused anyone during their years at ...
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Park police officer furlough to end
The U.S. Park Service announced Friday the furloughs of park police officers will be coming to an end in June now that the agency has found cost savings elsewhere. NBC's Ann Curry ...
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Rev. Sharpton shares his favorite Bible verse
In the latest installment of Ask Rev, Sharpton answers viewers questions, vowing to fight for Susan Rice's apology and revealing his take on politics and his favorite Bible ...
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Obama speaks to Morehouse men
Melissa Harris-Perry joins Rev. Sharpton to discuss the meaning of President Obama's inspirational and emotional speech to Morehouse College ...
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Prosecution requests gag order in Zimmerman trial
The prosecution in the trial of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin accuses George Zimmerman's lawyer of trying the case in the press instead of the ...
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I want to put this up tonight since it wasn’t just FB comments
that tragic loss, that heartbreak, helped to trigger triumph and a more just and equal and fair america. that's an incredible gift for us to participate ...
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Bipartisan Bromance Obama and Christie to reunite
President Obama will head back to the Jersey Shore to see the recovery efforts alongside New Jersey Governor Chris Christie next week. Clarence Page and Lauren Ashburn join Rev. Sharpton to discuss how their bipartisan bromance can help and hurt their political ...
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Is it time to rebuild America
america . but these days you do. the collapsed bridge was listed as functionally obsolete. it was given a rating of just 57.4 out of 100. but 759 bridges ...
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Is it time to rebuild America
america . but these days you do. the collapsed bridge was listed as functionally obsolete. it was given a rating of just 57.4 out of 100. but 759 bridges ...
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Associate of arms dealer Viktor Bout extradited to New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S-Syrian citizen accused of conspiring with jailed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been extradited to New York from Australia to face charges he conspired to buy aircraft in violation of economic sanctions, federal prosecutors said on ...
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Coburn My bogus dilemma on aid
>Editor's note: Tom Coburn, a Republican, is a US senator from Oklahoma and the ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency.(CNN) -- Millions of Americans have been shocked by the devastation caused by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. Having toured the area, it's impossible to put the scope of the damage ...
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Principal recounts storm hitting Oklahoma school where 7 kids died told students Its here
Maintenance workers from the Moore Public Schools erect crosses at the Plaza Towers elementary school that they built in memory of the seven children who died during the Moore tornado, Friday, May 24, 2013 in Moore, Okla. One large cross and seven smaller crosses with the names of the victims are in memory of the seven students who died in the Moore tornado.(AP Photo/Sue ...
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