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Roland Martin To Debut Morning News Show On TV One, Focusing On African American Issues

Source: Evan McMurry / Mediaite TV One announced Tuesday afternoon that it was developing a new morning show to be hosted by former CNN personality Roland Martin. News One Now is slated to be an hour long morning news show covering stories important to the African American community, and providing news analysis from the African American perspective. The show [...]

Sheriff: I Won’t Let Aaron Hernandez Get Married

Source: Lindsay H. Jones / USA Today If Aaron Hernandez wants to marry his high school sweetheart and mother of his 7-month-old daughter, it’s not going to happen while he’s in the Bristol County jail, Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday. Whether Hernandez wanted to tie the knot for [...]

Mandela Family Feud Angers South Africa

Source: Sudarsan Raghavan / The Washington Post SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA — It seems like a storyline from a lurid soap opera. The remains of an aging patriarch’s three deceased children are secretly moved from their graves in a family plot. Two years later, other family members go to court to have the bodies returned. The [...]

Louis Freeh, Ex-FBI Director, To Investigate Potential Misconduct Over BP Settlement

Source: Michael Kunzelman / AP / The Huffington Post NEW ORLEANS — Former FBI Director Louis Freeh was appointed Tuesday to investigate alleged misconduct by a lawyer who helped run BP’s multibillion-dollar settlement fund. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued an order naming Freeh, who now runs a consulting firm, a “special master” for the investigation. [...]

Record Number Of Guns In Airplane Carry-Ons (VIDEO)

CBS News senior correspondent John Miller, a former FBI assistant director, discusses the dogs now being used by the Transportation Security Administration and what they can do, as well as the record number of passengers showing up to the airport with a gun in their carry-on bags.

George Zimmerman Trial: Judge Allows Testimony On Zimmerman’s Criminal Justice Classes

Source: Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel SANFORD — Testimony continues today in the George Zimmerman murder trial, after Circuit Judge Debra Nelson ruled Zimmerman’s criminal justice education is relevant to the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, allowing testimony on that subject. The trial resumed at 8:30 a.m. with argument from the attorneys. The jury will return to court for testimony [...]

George Zimmerman’s Attorney Wishes Jury Was ‘More Diverse’

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: Lauren Effron / Nightline / ABC News George Zimmerman‘s lawyer said the biggest challenge is fighting against the “social pressures” surrounding the racially charged case and wished the jury was “more diverse.” Six women — five white and one minority of Hispanic descent — where chosen to [...]

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Clippers land J.J. Redick, Jared Dudley In Three-Team Trade; Suns Get Eric Bledsoe

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski  / Yahoo! Sports The Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks have reached agreement on a three-team trade that will send J.J. Redick and Jared Dudley to L.A., league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The Suns will receive Clippers point guard Eric Bledsoe and forward Caron Butler while the Bucks – who facilitated the deal with a sign-and-trade of Redick – get two second-round draft [...]

YAHOO! SPORTS: David West Agrees To Three-Year $36M Extension With The Indiana Pacers

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski / Yahoo! Sports The Indiana Pacers have reached an agreement with forward David West on a three-year, $36 million contract extension, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The third year of the deal is expected to be a player option.  Keeping West had been the major priority of the Pacers’ offseason, and his strong desire to return to [...]