Suspect is charged in abduction of girl, 4
Source: The Journal Gazette
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 11:39:00 -0700 | political-news
Albuquerque police say a man suspected of abducting a 4-year-old girl, leading the child's mother to chase him down and crash her vehicle into his car, has been arrested. Police spokeswoman Tasia Martinez says 31-year-old David Hernandez was charged Thursday...
Suspect Apprehended In New Orleans Second-Line Shooting
Source: National Public Radio
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 17:33:39 -0700 | political-news
Police say Scott opened fire on Sunday about 1:45 p.m. on the annual Mother's Day second line organized by the Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club as the parade passed the intersection of Frenchmen and North Villere streets....
CCAC president leaving for Cleveland
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 22:45:51 -0700 | political-news
In starting his new duties July 1, Mr. Johnson will return to a city where he has family and to a college where he previously led one of its campuses...However, with my children and grandchildren all living in Cleveland, I...
Can Star Power Make New Orleans' Food Deserts Bloom?
Source: National Public Radio
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 14:01:19 -0700 | political-news
Plenty of celebrities leverage their star power to raise awareness of complicated food issues. Some of the biggest names include Michelle Obama, Jamie Oliver, Prince Charles and Paul McCartney. Down in New Orleans, actor Wendell Pierce, who stars in David...
MSNBC's Harris-Perry Sees Red Areas Not 'Caring About' Children Being Shot
Source: Newsbusters
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 15:36:33 -0700 | political-news
Melissa Harris-Perry described the conservative "red" parts of her home state of Lousiana as "not thinking about or caring about the 10-year-old children in my neighborhood who are shot while walking down the street" as she and host Chris Hayes...
After a Mass Shooting, New Orleanians Rally Around A Local Tradition
Source: National Public Radio
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 15:17:43 -0700 | political-news
Early on Sunday morning, 40 or so members of the Original Big Seven Social Aid and Pleasure Club began their annual Mother's Day parade. The Original Big Seven, originally formed in a housing project that was torn down after Hurricane...
Mellower Rumsfeld promotes latest book on life lessons
Source: USA Today
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 05:26:07 -0700 | political-news
EDT May 14, 2013 Soon after hiring Donald Rumsfeld at the White House in 1974, President Gerald Ford learned that his ambitious young chief of staff had developed a habit of compiling quotes and observations about management. Ford liked what...
Report: Russia detains CIA operative in Moscow
Source: USA Today
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 16:44:17 -0700 | political-news
CIA agent was detained in Moscow after allegedly attempting to recruit a Russian secret service officer...RT is reporting that the FSB accused Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, of trying to recruit a member of...
Anti-Arab Graffiti in Tzfat
Source: Israel National News
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 08:50:43 -0700 | political-news
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$1 trillion wasted on the war on drugs, time to end it now
Posted by: Jerome McCollom
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 17:31:21 -0700 | political-news
Since the start of the drug war we have spent over $1 trillion dollars on the drug war and the rates of drug addiction are just as high as they were in the 1960s. Simply, what a waste of money....
Headlines for May 13, 2013
Source: Democracy Now
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 07:26:32 -0700 | political-news
Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Rios Montt Imprisoned After Genocide Conviction Former U.S.-backed Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has spent his first days in prison after being convicted of genocide. On Friday, a three-judge panel found Rios Montt guilty of overseeing the slaughter...
A better way to talk about guns in America
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 09:33:08 -0700 | political-news
The deep civic divide over guns was the focus of a recent civil dialogue hosted by The Christian Science Monitor in partnership with the Public Conversations Project and the Mantle Project. Boston The Senate gun legislation dealing with background checks...
Mother's Day parade shooting
Source: Adelaide Now
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 14:55:52 -0700 | political-news
Cherryville community say they hold no grudges against the man who started a burn-off that destroyed one home and razed more than 600 ha. Twelve people have been shot at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans which has left three...
Chicago's proposed casino: Tourist gem or drain on locals' paychecks?
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 14:24:49 -0700 | political-news
Political Reporter @natashakorecki May 10, 2013 8:02PM Visitors play slots at a casino in East Chicago. Arhcive~Sun-Times Media Updated: May 12, 2013 3:38PM Backers of a Chicago casino envision a city-owned betting house as a bustling downtown gem, drawing out-of-towners...
Squabble over New Orleans eatery goes to court
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 10:25:55 -0700 | political-news
Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans is famous for inventing the Bananas Foster dessert, but the eatery is also known for a long-running ownership dispute. The bitter squabble heads to court Monday, when a federal judge is scheduled to hear testimony...
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