By Charisse Carney-Nunes This week marks the 35th commemoration of International Women’s Day (Monday), celebrated by the United Nations. This year’s theme is “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities, Progress for all.”
VIA: FOXNEWS.COM NEW ORLEANS — A second ex-New Orleans officer charged in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina is expected to plead guilty, a person familiar with the case said Tuesday.
VIA: WRAL.COM A 2-year-old boy was injured after falling from the second-floor of an apartment building in Cary on Tuesday afternoon, according to town officials.
VIA: ABCNEWS.COM Walmart is raising eyebrows after cutting the price of a black Barbie doll to nearly half of that of the doll’s white counterpart at one store and possibly others.
*Mo’Nique won the best supporting actress Oscar on Sunday for her role as an abusive mother in “Precious,” claiming her first Academy Award. The actress had been considered the favorite to win, having racked up a slew of critics’ choice, festival and guild awards for her role in the independent film. Her chilling portrayal of […]
From MSNBC: DALLAS – Shots were fired inside a Dallas bank and several people might have been wounded, local media reported Monday as police and ambulances raced to the scene.
Via: NEWSONE.COM NEWARK — Six women from the Essex County area who wanted fuller bottoms ended up in hospitals after receiving buttocks-enhancement injections containing the same material contractors use to caulk bathtubs, officials said.
VIA: WTVD.COM Affiliated Computer Services, a Xerox Company, announced Monday it is hiring 280 people to work at its Raleigh call center. The company says it is expanding its workforce and needs new employees to handle the growth.
The local census office in Rocky Mount is recruiting individuals for the final positions remaining open Halifax, Wayne, Currituck, and Gates Counties.
VIA: WRAL.COM The state NAACP says it will hold a news conference Friday following a remark made earlier this week in which the Wake County school board chairman called a crowd at the school board meeting “animals.”
VIA: FOXNEWS.COM A leading condom manufacturer in Switzerland has created extra-small condoms for boys as young as 12 years old, the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph reported.