Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 673

Gov. Rick Perry Will Announce 2012 Run Saturday

Source: CNN Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry will announce that he is running for president on Saturday in South Carolina, a Republican familiar with the plans told CNN. Previous reports had indicated that Perry would use a speech at the conservative RedState Gathering in Charleston to make his intentions clear, but would stop short of officially announcing a presidential bid. But the Republican source told CNN that Perry will be in the Republican presidential race on [...]

HTC Invests $300 Million In Beats By Dr. Dre

Source: The Los Angeles Times HTC is investing $300 million in Beats by Dr. Dre, the consumer audio company launched by L.A. rap legend Dr. Dre and record mogul Jimmy Iovine known for its high-end headphones. The injection of money will give HTC one of the largest stakes in Beats, but the company will remain autonomous from HTC. Beats also counts Monster Cable as an investor and will still work with other companies such as HP, providing speakers for laptops [...]

Voters Heckle Romney In Iowa (VIDEO)

Talks get tense when presidential hopeful Mitt Romney faces angry voters during a rally in Iowa. WATCH:

Postal Service proposes Cutting 120,000 Jobs, Pulling Out Of Health-Care Plan

Source: Joe Davidson / The Washington Post Seattle – The financially strapped U.S. Postal Service is proposing to cut its workforce by 20 percent and to withdraw from the federal health and retirement plans because it believes it could provide benefits at a lower cost. The layoffs would be achieved in part by breaking labor agreements, a proposal that drew swift fire from postal unions. The plan would require congressional approval but, if successful, could be precedent-setting, with possible ripple [...]

3 More Buttocks Slashings In Fairfax Stores Reported

Source: Victor Zapana / The Washington Post Three more women have told police that they may be victims of a man who has attacked young women and teenage girls at Fairfax County shopping malls. The attacker, who authorities said may have targeted nine women since February, comes up behind his victims and uses a box cutter or razor to slash at their buttocks, Fairfax police said. None of the victims suffered serious injuries. Two of the newly reported incidents were [...]

Palin Bus Tour To Roll Into Iowa

Source: CNN / Peter Hamby After a more than two-month hiatus, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is planning to crash the presidential party once again with a heartland-themed re-launch of her "One Nation" bus tour this week in Iowa, according to a Palin fundraising email obtained by CNN. Palin is bringing her Constitution-draped bus to the Iowa State Fair, just 30 miles south of where the Republican presidential field will take the stage on Thursday for a presidential debate in [...]

Mom Charged After Son, 3, positive for cocaine

Source: AP / CBS News PITTSBURGH – A suburban Pittsburgh woman is facing charges after police say her 3-year-old son tested positive for cocaine. Swissvale police say the boy's foster parents planned to pick him up at Kathryn Forrest's home last week but got no response when they tried to reach her. Police say they found Forrest naked and unresponsive inside her filthy apartment and removed the preschooler. They say tests later showed the child had cocaine in his system. [...]

New Cancer Treatment Reprograms Immune System To Fight Lymphocytic Leukemia

Source: Jonathan LaPook / CBS News A small medical study out today is generating a huge amount of excitement among cancer researchers. For the first time, scientists have been able to successfully target cancer cells by using cells from a patient's own immune system. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPool reports that that the small study produced what researchers call "proof of concept." It's a whole new way, of treating cancer. Researchers engineered a patient's own immune cells to [...]

Urgent Need For Aid In Somalia (VIDEO)

Anderson Cooper talks with CNN International reporter Nima Elbagir about any potential progress in the Somalia crisis. WATCH:

London Riots: Far-right Group Calls For Safe And Sober Vigilantism

Source: MSNBC London - As riots continued for a fourth day around the U.K., supporters of controversial far-right group English Defence League begged mates to ditch the booze when forming neighborhood watches. "Leave the beer alone today guys," wrote Paulie Pow on the group's facebook page.  "The D stands for DEFENCE, not Drinking." Another commenter, Chris Howard colorfully echoed those sentiments: "NOBODY F***ing GET PISSED! We'll need to be totally sober, that is EXTREMLEY [sic] important for all sorts of reasons including public [...]