City Council Member Wants Legal Immigrants To Vote (New York, NY) -- A local voting rights group wants to give legal, non-citizen immigrants the right to vote. New York City Council member Robert Jackson, a member of the "New York Coalition to Expand Voting Rights," believes documented immigrants wholive in the city should be allowed to vote in city elections ...Read & Hear More
Organizers Call For An End To Inner-City Violence (New York, NY) -- As the NYPD searches for the killer of a teenage boy in Harlem, two community groups are calling for an end to the senseless violence. On Sunday, the group "Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E ...Read & Hear More
"Rent" Closes After 12-Year Broadway Run (New York, NY) -- Performers in the rock musical "Rent" have taken their final bows, as the show closed for good Sunday night after a 12-year run on Broadway. The show that tells the story of a group of young bohemians living in New York City's Alphabet City during the late 1980's, has won multiple Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for best drama ...Read More
Report: Brady Has Torn ACL, Out For Season (Foxboro, MA) -- Multiple sources are reporting that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has a torn ACL in his left knee and he is expected to miss the rest of the season. A team source told Yahoo Sports that the injury is bad and the Pats will have to play without him ...Read More
Packers Begin Post-Favre Era Against Vikes (Green Bay, WI) -- The Green Bay Packers officially begin life without Brett Favre as they host the NFC North-rival Minnesota Vikings in their season-opener at Lambeau Field. After much off-season drama over the retirement and then reinstatement of their longtime QB, the Packers eventually traded Favre to the New York Jets, handing the reigns over the Aaron Rodgers ...Read & Hear More
U.S. Open Men's Final Today (Flushing Meadows, NY) -- After Saturday rain plagued the schedule at Flushing Meadows, the U.S. Open men's final will be played today at 5 p.m. Eastern. Four-time defending champ Roger Federer will take on first time finalist Andy Murray, who beat Rafael Nadal in Sunday's semifinal ...Read More
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Flood Waters Halt Caylee Anthony Search (Orange County, FL) -- Flood waters are forcing thousands of volunteers with Texas Equusearch to suspend their search for missing Florida three-year-old Caylee Anthony. Equusearch Director Tim Miller announced at a news conference yesterday he was concerned vehicles might damage the body of the toddler if it was submerged ...Read More
Obama, McCain To Be Together On 9-11 (Terre Haute, IN) -- Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will set aside their political differences and stand together on September 11th at the site of the World Trade Center in New York ...Read More
Hillary Clinton Stumps For Obama To Woo Women Back (New York, NY) -- Hillary Clinton heads to Florida today to hit the campaign trail again. The former Democratic presidential candidate is aiming to woo women away from Republican Sarah Palin. The vice presidential hopeful earned a 58-percent approval rating in a recent poll, and Democrats are taking the threat seriously ...Read More
