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Older Americans are early winners under health law

Courier Newsroom - February 17, 2014

CHICAGO (AP) — For many older Americans who lost jobs during the recession, the quest for health care has been one obstacle after another....

Pa. Craigslist killing suspect claims 22 others

Courier Newsroom - February 16, 2014

SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman charged with her newlywed husband with killing a man they met through Craigslist admitted to the slaying...

Verdict in Florida again raises self-defense issue

Courier Newsroom - February 16, 2014

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A verdict in the city of Jacksonville is again raising the issue of self-defense and race in Florida, just seven...

Dunn guilty of lesser counts in Jordan Davis shooting

Courier Newsroom - February 16, 2014

After more than 30 hours of jury deliberations over four days, a mistrial was declared on the murder charge that Michael Dunn faced in...

The Montgomery Bus Boycott started it all yet the man behind it…lost in history

Site Editor - February 16, 2014

If it wasn’t for him Rosa Parks would have spent a night in jail and her name would be among the long list of...

Trayvon’s parents support slain Fla. teen’s family

Courier Newsroom - February 15, 2014

MIAMI (AP) — Trayvon Martin's parents have expressed their support for the parents of a 17-year-old fatally shot in Florida after an argument over...

On the Beat: Two takes on domestic violence

Courier Newsroom - February 15, 2014

The way a community deals with domestic violence speaks volumes about its views on women’s rights, and in the last week, two marginalized groups...

Negro History Week

Site Editor - February 15, 2014

When Carter G. Woodson established Negro History week in 1926, he realized the importance of providing a theme to focus the attention of the...

Malcolm X family upset with Nicki Minaj for photo

Courier Newsroom - February 15, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — Malcolm X's family and estate said Nicki Minaj's use of a famous photo of the Black nationalist with a rifle...

Fight over gay marriage moving to federal courts

Courier Newsroom - February 15, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — The overturning of Virginia's gay marriage ban places the legal fight over same-sex unions increasingly in the hands of federal appeals...

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