By Oren Liebermann, Jennifer Hansler, Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Updated 10:22 AM EDT, Wed March 15, 2023 A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US military. The Reaper drone and two Russian […]
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He was with Emmett Till the night he was murdered. The horror haunts him still
March 12, 20237:24 AM ET Ayesha Rascoe Dr. Marvel Parker The horror happened 67 years ago, but it never left the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. It never will. There are times even now, when he will break down in tears when he describes what happened that night in Mississippi in […]
The U.S.-Israel Relationship No Longer Makes Sense
If Israel and its supporters want the country to continue receiving U.S. largesse, they will need to come up with a new narrative. By Steven A. Cook, a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. MARCH 13, […]
Revenge of the Tiger-On To The Dance!
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas — What a difference a week makes! Just seven days ago #1 ranked Houston guard Jamaal Shead sank a mid-range, bone-crushing jumper for at 67-65 win at Tigers sold out home court crowd. One week later the Tigers got their revenge with a 75-65 […]
‘It still hurts’: Chris Rock speaks about Will Smith slap for first time
Chris Rock has spoken at length for the first time about being slapped by Will Smith during the Oscars, almost a year since the scandal that shocked millions watching around the world. Comedian lays into victimhood, Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband during his new standup show, saying ‘she hurt him way […]
Black History In Space
Memphis, Tenn——— For most Americans traditional branches of the Armed Forces; Marines, Army, Navy are a given. As America grew, so did the military. Technological evolvement demanded a military upgrade, thus the U.S. Air Force came about during the mid-twentieth century. Since 1947 technology has demanded another upgrade. Beyond land, […]
Tennessee Statewide Drag Ban Passed
Nashville, Tenn—Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill banning drag shows in public on Thursday, sending the measure to the Republican Governor Bill Lee’s desk. The law would make Tennessee the first state to ban public drag, which could also affect LGBTQ+ pride celebrations and transgender people who are in shows of […]
Fort Worth Councilman’s Mother Shot Through Door Of Her Home
by Don Mooney The shooting happened on Circle Park Boulevard happened when the 82-year-old was shot through her back door around 9 p.m. Thursday. FORT WORTH, Texas — Jonathan Howard, 35, is under arrest and is in Tarrant County jail and charged with the shooting of North Ft. Worth’s councilman’s 82-year-old […]
Policing and Community Exchange Offer Clarity
by Don Mooney Lake Como, Texas—Fort Worth police officers, whom serve in the Lake Como community, and residents came together, not in a manner of protest or heated clash, but to gain clarity and exchange information. Community proactive groups in Lake Como, L.E.G.A.C.Y. and L.I.T., organized the forum for a […]
Former Fort Worth police chief’s son dies in line-of-duty shooting in Philadelphia
Courtesy: Temple University PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KWWL) – The son of Waterloo’s former police chief was killed in the line of duty while trying to arrest a man Saturday night. Sources tell NBC Philadelphia, a carjacking and robbery suspect shot and killed Temple University Police Officer Chris Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was trying […]