NEW YORK (AP) — A catastrophic flood emptied New Orleans of much of its black youth. Powerful social forces may be doing a similar thing to places like Harlem and Chicago’s South Side. Census data shows that cities from coast to coast have steadily drained of black children over the past decade. Last year’s census [...]
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July 1, 2011
July 1, 2011
Synagogue Bomb Plotters Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
Three men convicted of plotting to blow up New York synagogues and to fire heat-seeking missiles at U.S. military planes were sentenced to 25 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan handed down punishments today against James Cromitie, 45, Onta Williams, 35, and David Williams, 30, who were found guilty in October [...]
June 30, 2011
June 30, 2011
Blackwater killer gets 30 months, Newburgh 4 get 25 years
Before a federal court room this week, US Attorney Neil MacBride was rather blunt about what actions a former Blackwater security guard undertook while working in Afghanistan in 2009. “Justin Cannon opened fire with an AK-47 at the rear of a retreating vehicle and took the life of an innocent Afghan,” is all he needed [...]
June 29, 2011
Same-Sex Marriage Backed by 54% of New Yorkers, Quinnipiac Says
A law allowing same-sex couples to marry is backed by 54 percent of New Yorkers in a poll taken the week Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill making New York the sixth and most populous U.S. state to legalize gay nuptials. Forty percent of registered voters surveyed said they were opposed to same-sex marriage, according [...]
June 28, 2011
Gay Marriage Foes Appeal Ruling on Gay U.S. Judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Supporters of California’s gay marriage ban are appealing a ruling that a U.S. judge’s own gay relationship was no basis for tossing out his decision in support of same-sex marriage. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco last year struck down California’s same-sex marriage ban, known as Proposition 8. He [...]
June 28, 2011
Recession Forces States to Rethink Tourism Funding
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Like a business trying to sell a product, Washington state has for years attracted visitors by promoting stunning images of some of the nation’s most majestic scenery — from the snowcapped peaks of the Cascades to the rainforests and thundering waterfalls of the Olympic Peninsula. That marketing is now coming to [...]
June 27, 2011
June 27, 2011
Cable TV Boxes Are Huge Energy Hogs
OK, so maybe the television antennas littering the housetops across urban and suburban landscapes were downright ugly — and perilous to install on steep roofs — not to mention that windstorms could leave them twisting in the wind like pretzels. And sure, the rabbit ears atop the TV were maddeningly stubborn about pulling in your [...]
June 27, 2011
New York’s Gay Marriage Law Sparks Love, Rush to Altar
Although June is the traditional month for nuptials, the end of July is expected to see a rush to the altar in New York as gay couples celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriages in the Empire State. Wedding plans are blooming, now that New York has become the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage. Couples [...]
June 26, 2011
NY Gay Marriages Can Begin as Early as End of July
ALBANY, N.Y. — After days of contentious negotiations and last-minute reversals by two Republican senators, New York became the sixth and largest state in the country to legalize gay marriage, breathing life into the national gay rights movement that had stalled over a nearly identical bill here two years ago. Pending any court challenges, legal [...]
June 26, 2011
Some Celebrity Quotes on NY’s New Gay Marriage Law
Following are some quotes from celebrities reacting to New York senators passing, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo signing, legislation making gay marriage legal in New York: “I can’t stop crying. We did it kids.” — Lady Gaga, on Twitter. “happy gays r here again !!!!!” — Rosie O’Donnell, on Twitter. “I have never been prouder to [...]
June 24, 2011
Jeb Bush: Public School Standards Inadequate
Current public school academic standards are too low, resulting in high-school diplomas that aren’t “worth the paper they are printed on,” former Florida governor Jeb Bush argued in an Op-Ed in The Wall Street Journal. Bush, along with co-author Joel Klein, former head of the New York City schools, called for the adoption of national [...]
June 24, 2011
Pastor Suspended 20 Days for Marrying Lesbians
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Methodist pastor was suspended Thursday for 20 days for officiating at a lesbian wedding, a modest victory for traditionalists in a growing rift over the role of gay and lesbian partnerships in the church. The Rev. Amy DeLong of Osceola never denied marrying the couple, an act that prompted a church [...]