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Man accuses store clerk of stealing his $1 million jackpot
8:30 AM on 11/03/2009
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- An attorney for a man who lost out on a $1 million jackpot says the Texas Lottery Commission still considers the store clerk...
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Bill Cosby is honored with Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
7:00 AM on 10/27/2009
Someone had to hold Bill Cosby back to keep him from crawling over a balcony and joining fellow comedians on stage as the stars lined up to pay tribute to his life's work...
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Man indicted in 16-year-old crime as wrongly convicted man is set free
11:30 AM on 10/14/2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Prosecutors are saying a Kentucky man who served about nine years in prison for a shooting death and robbery is innocent...
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USC football player has throat surgery after freak accident
11:25 AM on 09/29/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California tailback Stafon Johnson is unlikely to play again this season after a falling weight bar crushed his neck and larynx...
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Michelle Obama to women: Do what makes you happy
11:28 AM on 09/28/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama shares a lesson she says she learned after realizing her two children, her husband and her physical health feed off of her good moods...
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High school honor student beaten to death in Chicago
11:28 AM on 09/28/2009
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say they're bolstering security around a high school on the city's South Side after a student was beaten to death...
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Update: Man and two teens plead not guilty in hate crime
10:58 AM on 09/28/2009
BALTIMORE (AP) - A man and two teenagers have pleaded not guilty in what authorities describe as the racially motivated beating of an elderly black fisherman...
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540,000 kids have allergic reactions to medicines, study says
10:53 AM on 09/28/2009
New research shows that more than half a million U.S. children, every year, have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treatment and sometimes hospitalization...
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Obama pushes for shorter vacations, longer school days
9:06 AM on 09/28/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way ...
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Obama addresses Black Caucus on health care
10:06 PM on 09/26/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Saturday resumed his push to overhaul the health care system, telling a Congressional Black Caucus conference...
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. becoming pay-per-view king
12:15 PM on 09/25/2009
Mayweather's victory over Juan Manuel Marquez last weekend generated an impressive 1 million pay-per-view buys, HBO Sports announced Friday...
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NFL receives A- grade for racial hiring practices
8:05 AM on 09/25/2009
AP - A study analyzed data provided by the league on the racial breakdown of players and coaches ...
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Chicago man accused of killing parents, barricading himself in hospital
2:42 PM on 09/24/2009
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a Chicago man who barricaded himself in a hospital for hours has been charged in the shooting deaths of his parents.
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New Michael Jackson song to be released
5:19 PM on 09/23/2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- The first posthumous release of a new Michael Jackson song, "This Is It," is scheduled for Oct. 12. Sony Music Entertainment offered few details...
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Husband of slain wife and five children had history of domestic abuse
11:30 AM on 09/22/2009
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida woman slain along with her five children endured regular abuse from her husband but seemed overwhelmed by trying to raise the kids herself and wanted him around as a father figure...
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White Philly officer told to cut cornrows
8:45 AM on 09/22/2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Police in Philadelphia say a white officer who came to work with cornrows was ordered by a black superior to get a haircut because the braids violated department standards...
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Obama meets Gov. Paterson over coming election
8:30 AM on 09/22/2009
President Barack Obama hasn't been shy about choosing sides to prevent Democratic Party primaries...
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Atlanta lawsuit reveals remnants of forgotten black community
7:00 AM on 09/22/2009
ATLANTA (AP) - In a city where black history usually calls to mind the lives of civil rights leaders, a lawsuit is bringing attention to a less known facet of that history...
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NAACP supports Gov. Paterson
1:15 PM on 09/21/2009
Beleaguered Gov. David Paterson is getting some support from a home town NAACP...
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Sharecropper's daughter becomes 1st woman to lead Army drill sergeants
5:10 PM on 09/18/2009
FORT JACKSON, South Carolina (AP) - Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King can dress down a burly, battle-hardened sergeant in seconds ...
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- Democrats' crack-cocaine compromise is still 'racist'
- Is the average single black woman really worth just $5?
- Prison shouldn't be a publicity stunt for Lil Wayne
- 'March Madness' isn't amateur, it's big league exploitation
- Too many Tigers, not enough Trojans
- Why African-Americans are more optimistic despite fewer jobs
- DMX back in jail for alleged probation violation
- McNabb, T.O. teaming up again - for TV show
- D'Angelo accused of soliciting sex in NYC
- Oscars' 'Kanye moment' shouldn't overshadow history
- Lil Wayne gets year behind bars on gun rap
- Mo'Nique's win is one of Oscar night's 'Precious' moments
- Man convicted in slaying of NFL cornerback
- AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters
- Torii Hunter is right about blacks in baseball
- Muhammad Ali visits Giants clubhouse
- LA Angels' Hunter calls black Latino players 'imposters'
- Disgraced ex-sprinter Marion Jones finds new life in WNBA
- Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items
- Selma, a town rich with history, seeks new legacy
- 'Black Ski' gets a lift from the First Family
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
- How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
- Slideshow: Vancouver's Commercial Drive captures city's diversity
- How black women can combat genital herpes crisis
- New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight
- Alzheimer's cases rising among blacks, Hispanics
- 10-year-old becomes health care reform lobbyist
- 'Fired up' Obama pitches health care reform to public
- White man posing as black doctor, makes house calls
- Wealth gap greatest for black and Latino women
- Minority firms get less stimulus money
- Obama proposes $900 million in grants to stop school drop outs
- Three reasons why Obama should take small steps to save jobs
- 2/22/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
- Fewer Americans fall behind on home loans, end of foreclosure crisis possible
- Barbershop Buzz: Which women inspire you?
- Cash strapped Kansas City to close nearly half of its schools
- Chicago woman maintains massive black history archive
- Obama renews support for Haiti, warns that 'dire' crisis isn't over
- Pit bull home invasion results in death of dog
- Obama enters home stretch on health care reform
- 'Brooklyn's Finest' is flawed but fiercely entertaining
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
- Black music without borders: Five artists you need to hear
- 'Ameriville': Stories of Hurricane Katrina still alive onstage
- Sade's return is worth the wait
- Aid groups struggle to get food, water to Haitians
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- theGrio Reflects: the Underground Railroad
- theGrio Reflects: The 14th Amendment is adopted
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