Several D.C Council members said Wednesday that they will move quickly to censure Marion Barry, perhaps stripping him of his committee chairmanship, if he is not able to clear himself of public corruption allegations by next week. Barry (D), who represents Ward 8 on the council, has until Tuesday to respond to a report to
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Durham police late Wednesday arrested the woman who four years ago falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape. Investigators said Crystal Gayle Mangum assaulted her boyfriend, set his clothes on fire in a bathtub and threatened to stab him. A judge set her bond at $1 million during a Thursday morning court appearance.
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R&B singer Chris Brown is reportedly heading to court today to face a judge who is questioning whether or not the type of community service Brown has been performing in Virginia is truly hard labor. According to reports, Brown will appear in a Los Angeles courtroom this afternoon. Our sources say Judge Patricia Schnegg has
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Michelle Sewell is the editor of Growing Up Girl: An Anthology of Voices from Marginalized Spaces. “A diverse collection of poems, essays, and short stories that document the transition from girl to woman, as told by the girls and women who know the journey best.” Michelle is also the editor of, Just Like A Girl:
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Renee Bowman stored the frozen, garbage bag-wrapped bodies of her two adoptive daughters alongside packaged meat in her basement freezer for more than two years, prosecutors said Wednesday. Bowman is on trial in Rockville, charged with two counts of first-degree murder. In an opening statement, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said Bowman abused her
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A Haitian judge Wednesday freed eight of 10 Americans detained in Haiti and said they can leave the country immediately, a lawyer involved in the case told CNN. Although the Americans are released, there was no bond required. They are being released on their word. The eight Americans are part of a group of 10
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