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A recent study commissioned by a financial services group reveals that many minority workers — particularly African-Americans — are less likely to be prepared for retirement. But the research also finds an increasing interest among minorities in planning for their retirement security. Retirement experts agree that educating these groups about saving, and doing so in […]
Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung into buildings and communications crippled after dozens of tornadoes chainsawed through a region of millions, leveling small towns along the way. At least 38 people were killed in five states, but a 2-year-old girl was […]
A 17-year-old boy was charged with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder on Thursday for the shooting that left three people dead and two more wounded at an Ohio high school earlier this week. Geauga County prosecutor David Joyce announced the charges against Thomas “T.J.” Lane, the accused Chardon High School shooter. Lane allegedly opened […]
via BBC News The US government says it will continue its case against BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig spill despite a deal the company reached on Friday with the largest group of private claimants. The $7.8bn (£4.9bn) deal does not address “significant damages” to the environment after the Gulf of Mexico spill, the […]
As a guest host on “The View” this morning, HLN host Nancy Grace stood by the controversial comments she made regarding the death of Whitney Houston. Houston was found dead in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton hotel. While reporting live from Los Angeles, Grace appeared on CNN shortly after and said […]
Whigham Funeral Home owner, Carolyn Whigham, who handled the services for the late Whitney Houston, is vigorously denying she or her facility played a role in leaking a photo of the late singer in her casket. The National Enquirer’s front cover photo this week is Houston lying in an open casket. But she, along with […]
If you’ve ever wondered how low can Obama haters go with their racism, the answer is there is no bottom. That was pretty much proved in the revelation of an email forwarded by a federal judge. The email basically says President Obama’s mother had sex with a dog and he’s the result. But of course […]
Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]
via CNN Twenty-two Carnival Cruise Lines passengers were robbed of valuables and their passports during a shore excursion in the Mexico seaside resort of Puerto Vallarta, cruise officials said late Saturday. The passengers were robbed Thursday during a guided trail excursion, according to a statement released by the cruise line. The cruise line did not […]
via CNN A 40-year-old mother of two was burned alive in central Nepal after she was accused of being a witch, police said Saturday. Dhegani Mahato was attacked and set on fire by family members and others after a shaman allegedly accused her of casting a spell to make one of her relatives sick, Police […]
via BBC News Interracial and interethnic marriages are at an all-time high in the US, according to a new study. In 2010, 15% of all new marriages were between couples of a difference race or ethnic group, up from 7% in 1980. The study, done by Pew Research Center also shows increasing public acceptance of […]
Via BBC News Italian prosecutors say they have broken up an organized crime ring that was hiding trillions of dollars of fake US bonds. Worth $6 trillion, the bonds were found in three metal boxes in a warehouse in the Swiss city of Zurich. Italian authorities have arrested eight people and are investigating them for […]