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BP moved closer Sunday to getting a huge cap in place to possibly contain an oil spill that has spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico since April 20. By: Denise Stewart, BlackAmericaWeb.com
VIA Jawn Murray at BLACKVOICES.com: Gospel music legend Bishop Walter Hawkins has died at age 61. The Grammy Award-winning contemporary gospel singer succumbed to a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer at his home in Ripon, Calif. on Sunday. “Today, I lost my brother, my pastor and my best friend,” said Hawkins’ brother, Edwin Hawkins. “Bishop […]
The BP oil leak could be completely contained as early as Monday if a new, tighter cap can be fitted over the blown-out well, the government official in charge of the crisis said Friday in some of the most encouraging news to come out of the Gulf in the 2 1/2 months since the disaster […]
Via KHOU.com: A driver ran a red light and crashed into an SUV loaded with teens, killing two girls in northeast Houston early Friday, police said. Police said the suspect was driving a Toyota Camry north on the Highway 59 North feeder around 1:30 a.m. when he ran a red light and smashed into a […]
From the BBC: A man carrying bags containing more than 70 dead babies has been arrested in Nigeria. He was employed by the Lagos University Teaching Hospital to take the corpses to a cemetery. The worker was allegedly trying to dump the corpses as he could not afford burial fees. A hospital spokesman said it […]
LeBron James announced around 9:30pm on ESPN that he’ll join the Miami Heat, where he’ll play alongside NBA superstars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The revelation ends months of speculation about where the former Cleveland Cavliers point guard would end up after he entered free agency this summer. Click below to view photos of Lebron […]
From WSJ.com: In a significant step toward an AIDS vaccine, U.S. government scientists have discovered three powerful antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any AIDS antibody yet discovered. Looking closely at the strongest antibody, they have detailed exactly what part of the virus it targets and how it attacks […]
VIA CNN: When does 92 degrees feel cool? The day after 100. Temperatures cooled a bit Thursday along parts of the East Coast that have been suffering under a blistering heat wave this week, but it might be too early to get out of the pool just yet. The National Weather Service still has heat […]
There are varying reports of a 5.7-5.9 earthquake that has just hit the Los Angeles Area. There are reports that the earthquake shook buildings in downtown L.A. http://cdn1.newsone.com/external/js/gallery/583885//
According to Local News 2/KPRC, the Chevron located at the corner of Weslayan and SW Freeway 59 has a collapsed roof from the storm that has hit Houston today. No injuries have been reported but the owner of the Chevron said that the down burst wind was so strong, it sounded like “something of a […]
The Alley Theatre is auditioning local, non-AEA actors for I, Barbara Jordan written by Celeste Bedford Walker and directed by Eileen J. Morris. We are looking for two African American men to portray Barbara Jordan’s father and grandfather in a biographical play for young audiences. These actors also play all the other men Barbara encounters […]
MediaTakeOut.com received the following email from R&b singer AL B SURE: As you know mom was diagnosed with breast cancer this year and it has been quite a journey for mom with the chemo therapy and several trips per week to the Dr’s office for months and I have not left her side because she’s […]