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Civil Rights Organizations: Our Immigration Policies Must Reflect Our Nation’s Values
WASHINGTON -- Following President Trump’s meeting with Republican senators to discuss the future of immigrant youth who have been thrust into legal limbo, civil rights...
This Halloween No Tricks, All Treats: Keep Kids Safe
Here's to a great time tonight as the creepy crawly things of science fiction and horror pour out of their homes to mingle with...
Youth on Course Annual Online Auction Aims to Subsidize 30,000 Rounds for Junior Golfers
(PEBBLE BEACH, CALIF.) — Youth on Course - the non-profit providing young people with subsidized golf, college scholarships, caddie programs and paid internships – will conduct its annual...
White former cop convicted of manslaughter in the killing of his daughter’s black boyfriend
A white former Tulsa, Oklahoma, cop has been convicted of first-degree manslaughter, not murder, for killing his daughter’s unarmed black boyfriend. A jury returned...
Orlando City Council Appoints First Poet Laureate
Orlando, FL – October 23, 2017 — Today the Orlando City Council appointed Susan Lilley as the City of Orlando’s first Poet Laureate. Lilley will serve as...
Human Trafficking Charges Filed in South Florida
ORLANDO — Robert Atlee Miner, 27, is facing multiple charges today of human trafficking for allegedly forcing women into prostitution after luring them to work as dancers...
Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison On Human Trafficking Charge for Trafficking 16-Year-Old Girl
Total of four have been sentenced to prison in investigation by AG’s Office and South Hackensack PoliceTRENTON –New Jersey Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced...
Child dies after 325-pound adult sits on her as punishment
A 9-year-old child died Saturday in Pensacola after her 325-pound cousin sat on her as punishment for misbehaving.
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office reported that Veronica Green...
East Bay human trafficker sentenced to 287 years to life
The East Bay Times has reported that Derrick Harper, a man who routinely kidnapped women at gunpoint and forced them into prostitution, has been sentenced...
The Juice Is Loose: After Nine Years, O.J. Released from Prison
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor)After serving the better part of a decade in prison, NFL Hall of Famer and cultural icon O.J....



