Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 701

No. 2 At Scotland Yard Resigns Amid Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal

Source: Anthony Faiola / The Washington Post London — Prime Minister David Cameron — struggling to deflect criticism about hiring a top editor in Rupert Murdoch's media empire who was involved in the phone-hacking scandal — said Monday he would cut short a trip to Africa to address a special session of Parliament. Cameron told reporters he was asking Parliament to delay its scheduled summer recess for a day to "answer any questions that may arise." The scandal continues to [...]

NY Times: How the Bursting of the Consumer Bubble Continues to Hold the Economy Back

Source: David Leonhardt / The New York Times There is no shortage of explanations for the economy's maddening inability to leave behind the Great Recession and start adding large numbers of jobs: The deficit is too big. The stimulus was flawed. China is overtaking us. Businesses are overregulated. Wall Street is underregulated. But the real culprit — or at least the main one — has been hiding in plain sight. We are living through a tremendous bust. It isn't simply [...]

Gov. Rick Perry Believes "America Needs" Him

Source: Corbett B. Daly / CBS News Signs are pointing to another candidate entering the 2012 presidential contest. Texas Governor Rick Perry was on the phone with the Des Moines Register last week, and the newspaper reports he is starting to feel "called" to run for president. "I'm not ready to tell you that I'm ready to announce that I'm in," Perry said, "but I'm getting more and more comfortable every day that this is what I've been called to [...]

Phoenix Police Arrest Woman For 'Squeezing And Twisting' TSA Officer's Breast

Source: ABC News Phoenix police arrested a 61-year-old Colorado woman for allegedly grabbing the left breast of a Transportation Security Administration officer with both hands and "squeezing and twisting" it at Sky Harbor Airport. Police say Yukari Mihamae refused to go through the TSA screening Thursday and began arguing with officers, which led to the alleged grope. According to the police report, Mihamae is accused of grabbing TSA agent Barbara O'Toole's "left breast through her clothing and squeezing and twisting [...]

Morgan Freeman On Mandela Day (VIDEO)

Actor Morgan Freeman tells Piers Morgan about Nelson Mandela Day and how you can join in July 18. WATCH:

Man Charged In Girlfriend's Murder Called 911 (VIDEO)

Ex-Chicago cop Devin Bickham Sr. called 911 after girlfriend was fatally shot. WATCH:

TJMS: News Of The World Phone Hacking Scandal Could Bring Rupert Murdoch To His Knees

Roland Martin talks with Kimberly Andrew from the BBC about the News Of The World phone hacking scandal.

Ja Rule Sentenced To 28 Months In Prison For Tax Evasion

Source: CNN Rapper Jeffrey Atkins, also known as Ja Rule, was sentenced Monday to 28 months in prison for failing to file tax returns with the IRS after admitting that he did not pay his taxes for five years, the Justice Department said in a news release Monday. The 35-year-old performer from Saddle River, New Jersey, had pleaded guilty to three of five counts before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz, who imposed the sentence in Newark federal court. From 2004 [...]

July 17, 2011, Rev. Jacquie Hood Martin Sermon Title: "Make A Move"

New Destiny Fellowship Church, Wilmington, Delaware Senior pastor Apostle Thomas Weeks Rev. Jacquie Hood Martin, guest pastor Exodus 14:1-4 Sermon: "Make A Move" - How will you be on the end of someone else's madness and things are no longer tolerable. - We get entrenched in our communities that the way things are going is the way it will always be that way. - Some things are no longer beneficial. - How often have we woke up next to someone [...]

Florida Jail To Stop Providing Free Underwear (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Inmates at the Polk County Jail will soon have to start paying for their underwear. NBC's John Thomas reports.