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President Obama To Attend Memorial Service For Victims Of Texas Blast

Source: Peter Baker / The New York Times President Obama will attend a memorial service this week for the victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Tex., in what will be his latest foray as the country’s comforter in chief. Mr. Obama, who spoke at emotional services for victims of the school massacre in Newtown, Conn., [...]

Two Suspects Arrested In Alleged Terror Plot In Canada

Source: Doug Stanglin / USA Today Canadian police and intelligence services arrested two suspects in Toronto on Monday and thwarted a “major terrorist attack” in Canada, media reported. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police scheduled a 3:30 p.m. ET news conference to provide details, the National Post reported. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp., citing unidentified “:highly place” sources, [...]

Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Formally Charged In Hospital

Source: AP / CBS News BOSTON – Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged by federal prosecutors in his hospital room Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill — a crime that carries a possible death sentence. A magistrate judge went to the hospital to conduct the initial appearance, an official [...]

JARRETT BELL: Geno Smith The Latest To Pay The Black Tax

Source: Jarrett Bell / USA Today When a Pro Football Weekly scouting report on West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith surfaced recently, containing damning proclamations by analyst Nolan Nawrocki about the habits of the top-rated passer in the NFL draft, it made me shake my head. Two years ago, Cam Newton was slammed by Nawrocki for having a [...]

Nigeria Violence: Fighting Between Country’s Military And Islamic Extremists Kills At Least 185 People

Source: AP / The Huffington Post BAGA, Nigeria — Fighting between Nigeria’s military and Islamic extremists killed at least 185 people in a fishing community in the nation’s far northeast, officials said Sunday, an attack that saw insurgents fire rocket-propelled grenades and soldiers spray machine-gun fire into neighborhoods filled with civilians. The fighting in Baga [...]

NBC NEWS: Millions Of families Too Broke For Bank Accounts

Source: Bob Sullivan, Columnist, NBC News Sabino Fuentes-Sanchez hid $25,000 all around his house because he didn’t trust banks. Lasonia Christon receives her Wal-Mart salary on a pre-paid debit card. Kim James was homeless for most of the past decade in part because she had no place to save money. There are plenty of reasons people [...]

Five Dead After Shooting Near Seattle (VIDEO)

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: AP / ABC News Gunfire erupted at an apartment complex in a city south of Seattle and five people were shot to death, including a suspect who was shot by arriving officers, police said early Monday. Officers responding to an emergency call at 9:30 p.m. PDT Sunday [...]

ESPN: JaMarcus Russell Tells His Story Of Going From No. 1 Draft Pick To Being Out Of The NFL (VIDEO)

JaMarcus Russell tells his story of going from No. 1 draft pick in the NFL to out of the league after three season.

LISTEN: April Ryan Talks With Alfred Edmond Jr. About Financial Tips You Need to Know

White House Correspondent April Ryan talks with Alfred Edmond Jr. of Black Enterprise about “Financial Literacy Month”. Edmund also provides you with some financial tips to keep your pockets in order!

FAA Furloughs Prompt Flight Delay Concerns (VIDEO)

Air travelers are concerned about flight delays and cancellations, with mandatory furloughs impacting air traffic controllers and other Federal Aviation Administration employees. (April 22)