Three undercover New York City Police detectives were acquitted of all charges in the 50-shot killing of an unarmed man on his wedding day.
Justice Arthur Cooperman delivered the verdict Friday morning after explaining how he came to the decision.
Michael Oliver, Gescard Isnora and Marc Cooper were cleared in the 2006 killing outside of a strip [...]

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Gina Paige, with African Ancestry, Inc., tracks Allison Seymour’s ancestry.

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The cost of driving continues to rise, sometimes literally overnight! Some fed up drivers are actually turning to a higher power — asking God to intervene and lower gas prices! Fox 5’s John Henrehan introduces us to us the Petworth group that’s praying at the pump!

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Malaria was effectively wiped out in this country more than 50 years ago but it still kills three thousand children every day in Africa. Joining us now is Melinda Doolittle, a former ‘American Idol’ finalist, who has see first-hand the devastation of malaria in Africa. We’re also pleased to have with us Peter Chernin, [...]

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Silver Spring, MD — Work is already underway to build the Intercounty Connector highway connecting Interstate 270 to US Route 1 in Maryland. Now, a team of archaeologists surveying the area made an interesting and priceless historic discovery: the ruins of a freed slave’s home from the 19th century. Fox 5’s Stacey [...]

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By The Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala.  –  Alabama State University basketball player Deshean Porchea collapsed and died after playing in a pickup game on campus.The 19-year-old sophomore from Rochester, N.Y., passed out after walking off the court following the game with fellow students and never regained consciousness, the university said. He [...]

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By TRAVIS REED
Associated Press Writer
OCALA, Fla.  –  Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison on tax charges Thursday, a victory for prosecutors who sought to make an example of the action star by aggressively pursuing the maximum penalty.
Snipes’ lawyers had spent much of the day in court offering dozens of letters from family [...]

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GRAY MATTERS
Jordan Stands Up For Wizards Who Don’t
By Mark F. Gray, Host, The SportsGroove
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That Wizards coach Eddie Jordan would take the blame for his team’s lack of discipline in game two of the playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers was noble though not fair.  The lack of discipline [...]

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It was announced Friday morning, April 11, that Tavis Smiley will leave his twice-weekly perch as a commentator on the Tom Joyner Morning Show (TJMS).  I think this is a big loss (disclosure:  I’ve appeared on Smiley’s PBS television show).  His departure is disappointing and reveals what happens when one has the audacity of independent [...]

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By DERRIK J. LANG
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES — Naomi Campbell is getting “Ugly.”The supermodel will appear in the second season finale of ABC’s “Ugly Betty,” according to actress Becki Newton.
“She’s going to be in our last episode, which is exciting,” Newton told The Associated Press at the [...]

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