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Friday 18th May, 2012

  • New majority in US: Non-white births

      New majority in US: Non-white births

    United States News.Net

    WASHINGTON - Is the US turning towards a major demographic shift? May be so, if the new data from the US Census Bureau is any indicator. The data released Thursday says that a rising Hispanic ...

    • Iran threatens Google with legal action over missing Persian Gulf label

    United States News.Net

    TEHRAN - Iran has threatened legal action against Google for not labelling the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula on Google Maps. Iran has accused the US internet giant of ...

  • Media General sells 63 newspapers to Buffett in $142mn deal

      Media General sells 63 newspapers to Buffett in $142mn deal

    United States News.Net

    WASHINGTON - Media General has signed agreements with BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, for sale of all its 63 newspapers with the exception of the Tampa group, in ...

  • APNewsBreak: 1 arrested in Miss. highway shootings

    San Diego Union-Tribune

    This image provided by the Tunica Miss. Sheriff's department shows James Willie who authorities arrested early Friday May 18, 2012. State Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain ...

  • Md. town extends hand to G-8 demonstrators

    San Diego Union-Tribune

    In a Wednesday, May 16, 2012 photo, Sekiguchi Toyoshige, a Japanese born Buddhist monk, walks along Route 77 west of Thurmont, Md. The peace activist was making his way towards Thurmont, Md. from ...

  • Parents of slain Chinese students sue USC

    San Diego Union-Tribune

    LOS ANGELES -; The parents of two Chinese students who were killed near the University of Southern California campus filed a lawsuit alleging the school made false claims about ...

  • State bans Native American mascots

    Mail Tribune

    The Rogue River School District must retire the Native American nicknames, mascots and logos of its two schools within five years or risk losing state funding, the Oregon Board of Education ordered ...

  • Suspect Arrested in Deadly Highway Shootings

    Fox News

    May 18, 2012: This image provided by the Tunica Miss. Sheriff's department shows James Willie who authorities arrested early Friday. State Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain ...

  • Pot groups hope Ore. race sends feds a message

    The Seattle Times

    PORTLAND, Ore. — Medical marijuana advocates have a message for Democratic leaders and federal prosecutors with an eye on political office: Don't mess with pot. Pushing back against a ...

  • Silent Crime Defrauding Elders Grows in Ethnic Communities

    New America Media

    sentencing of Edwin Parada in San Francisco this past April for 24 counts of mortgage fraud against Spanish-speaking homeowners spotlighted the growing incidence of "affinity" crimes - ...

  • Case of JT Ready Exposes Ties Between AntiImmigrant White Supremacy Groups

    New America Media

    PHOENIX -- Jason Todd Ready was a neo-Nazi who didn’t try to hide the fact that he was ready and willing to use deadly force on the U.S.-Mexico border to stop the incursion of undocumented ...

  • Save the Date JULY 19 NAM NorCAL Central Valley Ethnic Media Awards ENTRIES DEADLINE

    New America Media

    SAVE THE DATE! MULTI-AWARDED TV ANCHOR BELVA DAVIS HOSTS THE 2O12 NAM NORTHERN CA & CENTRAL VALLEY ETHNIC MEDIA AWARDS GALA CO-HOSTED BY KQED ON JULY 19, ...

  • Bowe Bergdahl: America's Last Living Prisoner Of War

    Huffington Post

    In this video frame grab taken from a Taliban propaganda video released Saturday, July 18, 2009 Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho is shown. (AP Photo/Militant ...

  • New York cops bust 45 in 'Supreme Team' drug crackdown

    Fox News

    NEW YORK – New York City cops busted 45 suspected drug dealers and users during a huge, months-long Queens crackdown that also netted weapons and blow, authorities said. The crackdown began ...

  • Haircut depicting NBA's Matt Bonner earns Patrick Gonzalez, 12, a suspension

    CBS News

    (AP) SAN ANTONIO - A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his ...

  • US Airways ranks third for on-time flights

    The Business Journal

    Tempe-based US Airways Group Inc. ranked third for on-time flights in the first quarter of this year, adding to banner performance across the industry. According to Portfolio.com, the first quarter ...

  • More Firefighters Heading to Colorado

    ABC News

    More firefighters are heading to a fire that has burned across more than 11 square miles in northern Colorado and is approaching a reservoir for the city of Greeley. U.S. Forest Service officials ...

  • Doctor Pleased With Progress of Man Hurt in Wreck

    ABC News

    A doctor says a man found seriously injured in the brush a week after his pickup truck rolled off a Northern California freeway is making progress. Michael Sanchez Jr. has been hospitalized since ...

  • American youngsters enjoy Munich date

    UEFA

    Three teams of youngsters from the United States were given the chance to impress at the UEFA Champions Festival with a series of special exhibition matches in ...

  • Jury to begin deliberations in John Edwards case

    San Diego Union-Tribune

    Former presidential candidate and Sen. John Edwards arrives at a federal courthouse in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, May 17, 2012. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six counts related to campaign ...

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