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Almost All States Seeing Big Drop In Teen Birth Rates

Source: AP / CBS News NEW YORK – The nation’s record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain [...]

Cleared Of Charges Of Setting Off A School Explosion, Florida Honor Student, Heads To Space Camp

Source:  Daniel Clark / ABC News In late April, the 16-year-old central Florida honor student, Kiera Wilmot, was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds, leading to her arrest and suspension from school, but authorities dropped criminal charges last week. While school officials debate whether Kiera will return to Bartow High School, the Wilmot family received an unexpected [...]

9-Year-Old Oklahoma Tornado Victim Loved Family, Singing (VIDEO)

Josh Hornsby’s 9-year-old daughter Janae was among seven children killed when a tornado hit Plaza Towers Elementary Monday afternoon. (May 22)

Asean Johnson, 9-Year-Old Boy, Captivates Crowds At Chicago School Closings Protest (VIDEO)

Source:  Rebecca Klein / The Huffington Post Nine-year-old Asean Johnson captivated crowds of protestors Monday, when he gave his two cents as to why hoards of Chicago schools should not be shut down. “You should be investing in these schools, not closing them. You should be supporting these schools, not closing them,” Asean said amidst roaring applause. [...]

THE ATLANTIC: Black Unemployment Is Still Shamefully High

Source: Jordan Weissmann / The Atlantic This year, Washington’s political class hasn’t merely given up on trying to fix U.S. unemployment; it’s given up on even discussing the subject. This is shameful, and not simply because the jobless rate is still two or so percentage points higher nationwide than it should be, or because the long-term unemployed have [...]

NEW YORK TIMES: Sergeant Accused Of Secretly Filming Female Cadets

Source: Thom Shanker / The New York Times WASHINGTON — A sergeant first class on the staff of the United States Military Academy at West Point faces charges for allegedly videotaping female cadets without their consent, sometimes when they were in the shower, according to Army officials. The Army is contacting a dozen women to [...]

Bloodied London Attacker Speaks To Camera After Beheading: ‘You People Will Never Be Safe’

Source: Noah Rothman / Mediaite “I apologize that women had to witness this today but, in our land, our women have to see the same,” the attacker said on camera after beheading a man on the streets of London. “You people will never be safe.” It is believed there were two attackers who acted in coordination, killing one and [...]

KAREN FINNEY: If GOP So Concerned About IRS Scandal, Why Didn’t Mitt Romney Bring It Up In 2012?

Source: Noah Rothman / Mediaite Former Democratic National Committee spokesperson and future MSNBC weekend host Karen Finney scolded a reporter who on Nowthis afternoon suggested that the White House may have overestimated how effective claiming that Republicans investigating a series of scandals were on a witch-hunt would be. In return, she asked if the GOP was genuinely concerned about the [...]

Defense Attorneys Release Scores Of Photos, Preparing For George Zimmerman Trial

Source: Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel Defense attorneys have just released scores of new photos as they prepare for the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial, including new photos of the clothes he and Trayvon Martin wore the night they got into a fight and Zimmerman killed the teenager. Those new photos were taken by Zimmerman’s defense team in August [...]

Virginia Parents Outraged After Walmart Security Allegedly Suspected Father Of Kidnapping Biracial Daughters (VIDEO)

DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG Source: Black Voices / The Huffington Post A Virginia couple was shocked to find a police officer in front of their home when they returned from running errands, but they were even more surprised by the reason for the cop’s visit– to question whether or not [...]