Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 699

Michele Bachmann: My Migraines Will Not Stop Me From Serving As Commander-In-Chief (VIDEO)

Source: Brian Montopoli / CBS News Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann acknowledged Tuesday that she gets migraine headaches but said they are "easily controlled by medication" and would not affect her "ability to serve as Commander in Chief." The Daily Caller, a conservative website run by Tucker Carlson, alleged in a story published Tuesday that Bachmann's migraines require her to take "all sorts of pills" and caused her to be hospitalized for stress-induced severe headaches at least three times last year. [...]

New Al Qaeda Magazine: Osama Bin Laden 'Confronted' SEALs In 'Fierce Battle'

Source: Lee Ferran  / ABC News A new edition of Al Qaeda's official magazine claims that Osama bin Laden fought back in a "vicious battle" with the U.S. Navy SEALs before his death in May. "He confronted them, his weapons against theirs with his, and his strength against theirs, and he accepted the challenge of those who came out with their fancy equipment, machinery, weapons, aircrafts and troops, all haughty and pompous," the magazine, Inspire, said in a eulogy for the [...]

Apple Posts $28B Quarter, Announces Lion Launch

Source: Josh Lowensohn / CNET Apple today once again surpassed estimates, posting record revenues for its most recent fiscal quarter and beating expectations in sales of its products across the board. The company also officially announced it will launch the next version of Mac OS X tomorrow. Apple reported a profit of $7.31 billion, or $7.79 per share, for the quarter ending June 19. That's more than double what the company reported at the same time last year. Revenue for [...]

Negro League's Heroes Finally Get Their Tombstones (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Ron Mott / MSNBC Before Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, African American baseball players were segregated from white players and played in the Negro Leagues. After their baseball careers ended, many of the Negro League's greatest players went on to work menial jobs and were buried in unmarked graves. Eight years ago Krock, an Illinois anesthesiologist, discovered that one of his hometown [...]

House Passes 'Cut, Cap And Balance' Bill

Source: Eyder Peralta / NPR In a 234-190 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Cap, Cut and Balance Act of 2011″ crafted by House Republicans. The bill, which bars any increase in the debt ceiling unless Congress first sends a balanced budget amendment to the states for ratification, calls for a $1.5 trillion cut in this year's deficit and caps federal spending to 24 percent of the gross domestic product. The bill is unlikely to become law, because it [...]

LIVE VIDEO: UK Phone-Hacking Hearing

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Former and current London police officials quizzed by lawmakers over phone-hacking scandal.

13 Deaths In Midwest Tied To Heat Wave

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: MSNBC Oklahoma City — The heat was on Monday for millions of Americans from the Upper Midwest to Texas and Oklahoma, where roads buckled and poultry farmers deployed fans and watered rooftops to protect flocks. The National Weather Service put 18 states stretching from North Dakota to Texas and East to Ohio under a heat warning, watch or advisory. It said as many 13 deaths in the past week [...]

Fla. Teen Kills Parents With Hammer Then Hosts House Party

Source: CBS News Port St.Lucie, Fla. – Police say Florida teen Tyler Hadley "brutally and mercilessly" beat his parents to death with a hammer and then threw a house party via Facebook invites while their bodies remained in a locked bedroom. Hadley was arrested and charged with counts of first-degree murder and is being held without bond. Police say he will be charged as an adult. Port St. Lucie police spokesman Tom Nichols said police were dispatched to the scene at 4:20 [...]

TJMS: News Corp. Digging Deeper Hole Trying To Defend Phone-Hacking Scandal, Plus President Obama's Choice To Head The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Roland Martin details recent developments in the News Of The World phone-hacking scandal. Roland and Tom also discuss the role of the Consumer Protection Bureau and President Obama's choice to nominate Richard Cordray instead of Elizabeth Warren.

Bill Clinton: I Would Raise The Debt Limit And "Force The Courts To Stop Me"

Source: Corbett B. Daly / CBS News Former President Bill Clinton said he would raise the nation's legal borrowing limit on his own if he had to and "force the courts to stop me" in order to prevent the United States from defaulting on its debt obligations for the first time in history. Clinton said he thinks President Obama and Republicans on Capitol Hill are going to cut a deal before August 2, "and that's smart." But "if it came [...]