Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 581

SHOCKING: Cops Say Illinois Mother Shot 3 Kids, Self

Source: AP / CBS News CHICAGO – An Illinois woman shot each of her three children, including a 10-month-old baby, in the head before apparently killing herself, authorities said Monday. Investigators arriving on the scene found their bodies in the backyard, the woman's hands stained with soot from firing the gun. Authorities released new details [...]

Payroll Tax Cut: 12 Days Till Tax Hike

Source: Jeanne Sahadi / CNN Money NEW YORK – House Republicans on Tuesday are expected to reject the the two-month payroll tax extension passed by the Senate. But they have chosen to do so indirectly. Rather than bring the bill to the floor for a direct vote — and risking the measure actually passing — [...]

TJMS: Former RNC Chair Michael Steele Believes Payroll Tax Deal Will Get Done, But 'In A Way That Is Highly Unnecessary'

April Ryan talks with Michael Steele about the payroll tax cut extension deal and if a deal can be reached before the end of the year.

Blizzard Makes Travel 'Dangerous' Or 'Impossible' In Parts Of West, Midwest

Source: CNN Travel through the southern Rockies into the central Plains "will be dangerous, if not impossible" on Tuesday, forecasters said, as a winter weather system blasts parts of the West and Midwest. Early Tuesday morning, blizzard warnings stretched from northeast New Mexico to southeast Colorado, western Kansas, the Oklahoma panhandle and far northern Texas, [...]

How To Take Control Of Your Debt (VIDEO)

Don't let the holidays put you deep in debt. CNN's Christine Romans has tips to keep you from overspending in 2012. DON'T MISS: Special Edition Of Washington Watch Teaching You About Credit Rating Agencies And Your Credit Score WATCH:

Saudi Prince Invests $300M in Twitter

Source: Hayley Tsukayama / The Washington Post Twitter got a big check from investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a member of the Saudi royal family who's been nicknamed the "Arab Warren Buffett." According to a Monday press release from Alwaleed's investment company, Kingdom Holdings, the prince invested $300 million in Twitter saying that it represents a "strategic stake" in the micro-blogging company. [...]

AT&T Agrees To Drop Takeover Bid For T-Mobile Following Fierce Government Objections

Source: The Washington Post DALLAS — AT&T says it is ending its $39 billion bid to buy T-Mobile USA after facing fierce government objections. The cellphone giant said Monday that the actions of the government to block the deal do not change the challenges of the wireless phone industry, which it says requires more airwaves [...]

Romney's Business Venture Made Millions As It Cut South Carolina, New Hampshire Jobs

Source: AP / The Washington Post GAFFNEY, S.C. — More than two decades ago, Mitt Romney's business venture came to town with a bounty of highly anticipated manufacturing jobs. The new plant, just past the gas station off Interstate 85, needed skilled workers to churn out thousands of photo albums. Four years later, the Holson [...]

Fox News Plays Wrong Clip, Making Mitt Romney's 'Best Friend' Barack Obama

Source: Nando Di Fino / Mediaite On Monday morning's America's Newsroom, host Bill Hemmer was speaking on Mitt Romney's viability as a candidate. Hemmer mentioned that Romney was interviewed by Chris Wallace on Sunday, and, in the course of the discussion, Hemmer noted that, "at the end of that interview, Chris gave Romney the opportunity to talk about his personal life, which is [...]

WATCH: Mother Attacked On Bus

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy A Milwaukee mother was attacked on a public transit while her two-year-old child watched. WTMJ's Shelley Walcott reports.