Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 691

Georgia Mom Gets Probation In Son's Jaywalking Death

Source: Associated Press Marietta, Ga.- A Georgia woman has received a year's probation in the jaywalking death of her 4-year-old son, who was struck as the family crossed a busy street north of Atlanta. In an unusual move, the judge also offered Raquel Nelson the option of having another trial. Her defense team didn't immediately make a decision. Nelson's sentence also includes 40 hours of community service. She could have gotten as many as three years in prison at the [...]

TJMS: Dr. Sheila Brown Discusses How Oral Disease Can Affect Your Overall Well-being

Roland Martin talks with Dr. Sheila Brown, President of the National Dental Association, about the importance of good oral health and how oral disease can affect your overall health.

Nearly 3,700 Post Offices Slated To Close

Source: Paul Courson / CNN Money Washington – Your little post office could be slated to close as the U.S. Postal Service tries to find ways to cut red ink. Postmaster General Patrick Donohoe released a long-awaited "post office study" of nearly 3,700 potential closings in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The closings announcement came as no surprise, since the service announced plans last January to shut down thousands of stations and branches as part of an effort to [...]

Rep. David Wu Resigning Following Sex Allegations

Source: MSNBC Washington – NBC News has confirmed that Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon is resigning in the aftermath of allegations that he had a sexual encounter with an 18-year-old woman. The congressman had been pressured to step down after the House Democratic leader sought an investigation into the woman's claims that the interaction was unwanted. Wu, 56, a seven-term Democrat from Portland whose unusual behavior had been the subject of news stories earlier in the year, has said [...]

Black Student Says She Had To Share Valedictorian Role With White Student Even Though She Had Highest GPA

Source: MSNBC Pine Bluff, Ark – Kymberly L. Wimberly, 18, is suing an Arkansas school district, contending her high school discriminated against her by refusing to let her be sole valedictorian even though she had the highest grade-point average. The lawsuit, first reported on Monday by Courthouse News Service, says Wimberly's mother, Molly Bratton, overheard other school staff talking in the copy room on May 10 that Wimberly's status as valedictorian might cause a "big mess." (Wimberly had a baby [...]

Brown On Carson Palmer: 'He Has Retired'

Source: Will Brinson / CBS Sports Two of the biggest offseason storylines this year — the actual lockout notwithstanding — were the respective sagas of Carson Palmer and Kevin Kolb, both quarterbacks under team control through 2011. Kolb appears to be moving on via trade (though as Clark Judge noted, it's not "imminent") and it sure does look like Palmer's gone too – Bengals owner Mike Brown reiterated on Tuesday that he is absolutely not going to bother trying to get anything of value [...]

WATCH: Donald Trump Says Don't Raise Debt Ceiling, Default Will Prevent Obama's Reelection (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post On Monday, Donald Trump urged Republicans to reject any deal with Democrats to raise the debt ceiling and let the country risk default. Economists and administration officials have warned that defaulting on our debt would have dire economic consequences, but for Trump there is an upside: the crisis would prevent President Barack Obama from being reelected. "Frankly the Republicans would be crazy unless they get 100 percent of the deal that they want right now to [...]

WATCH: Roland Martin Details Dave Chappelle's Performance And "Bad Attitude"

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John Boehner's Debt Plan Faces G.O.P. Resistance And Veto Threat

Source: Jennifer Steinhauer and Jackie Calmes / The New York Times Washington – House Republican leaders Tuesday made increasingly frenzied pleas to their members to approve a plan to temporarily raise the nation's debt ceiling, but passage seemed in growing doubt. The White House reiterated that it strongly opposed the bill and that President Obama's advisers would recommend a veto should it somehow pass the House and Senate. Scores of the House's most conservative members pored over the details presented [...]

Employers Offer Employees Incentives To Move In To Downtown Detroit

Source: AP / Forbes Detroit  - About 16,000 employees at five Detroit-based companees will be offered $4 million in loans and rent subsidies to move in or near the city's downtown under an incentive program announced Monday aimed at rebuilding the city's residential base. Officials with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Compuware Corp. ( CPWR - news - people ), DTE Energy Co. ( DTE -news - people ), Quicken Loans Inc. and Strategic Staffing Solutions announced "Live Downtown." It's the second such incentive [...]