FACT CHECK: Estate Tax Hits Fewer Than 1 Percent of Estates

STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal estate tax inspires a lot of heated political rhetoric for a tax that very few people actually...

Chicago Offers Reparations Package to Police Torture Victims

DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Victims of police torture under former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge would share $5.5 million, receive an apology and...

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Aaron Hernandez Guilty of Murder

  (CNN) – Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez looked on impassively Wednesday as he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, a...

Hernandez Murder Victim Odin Lloyd ‘Always a Class Clown’

(CNN) – Odin Lloyd, who a jury found was murdered by former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, carved a reputation as a trophy-accumulating athlete with...

Single Session Launched Percy Sledge, No. 1 Hit, and a Sound

JAY REEVES, Associated Press REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (AP) — Sound engineer Jimmy Johnson knew he had captured something special on tape as...

‘Person of Interest’ Has VIP Guest: Henson

  (USA Today) – Welcome back, Carter. A year and a half after leaving CBS’ Person of Interest, Taraji P. Henson is back in Tuesday’s episode (10...

Is Newark the Next Brooklyn?

  (Politico) – Newark is building again. Yes, that Newark—the city in Jersey that burned after the ’67 riots, the one that helped to define “white flight,” that...

America is Criminalizing Black Teachers: Atlanta’s Cheating Scandal and the Racist Underbelly of Education Reform

  (Salon) – Last week, an Atlanta jury convicted 11 teachers and school administrators of racketeering in a system-wide cheating scandal. Yes, you read that correctly....