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When Brett Meyers, a food industry veteran, realized that 20 pounds of food is wasted per month per person, the Gaithersburg, Md. native decided to make some big changes. First up, using food scraps to combat hunger. It may sound gross, but what Meyers has been able to accomplish with his food rescue program, Nourish Now, […]

A millionaire property developer was cleared of criminal charges after he claimed he "accidentally" raped a teenage girl when he "fell" on top of her.

A tenured professor from Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian university in Illinois, was placed on suspension for suggesting that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.

Police officers who overlooked a Brooklyn grandmother's killing could possibly face discipline.

A Secret Service officer accused earlier this year of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home was shot and killed in Southwest D.C. Tuesday during a suspected robbery gone awry, according to NBC Washington. Arthur Baldwin, 30, a resident of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was unarmed when he was shot multiple times around 2:50 p.m., the report says. Arthur Baldwin: Cincinnati native […]

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When Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer discussed corporate diversity during an interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow, social media blew up with criticism from White people who believed the Black executive was pushing a racist agenda. We know, however, that a much-needed diversity talk in corporate America will do more good than harm. @michelekirkBPR Time to boycott Sam's. […]

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Comedians Chris Paul and Huggy Lowdown joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now for this week’s edition of Wildin’ Out Wednesday, and things got out of hand in rapid fashion. Instead of just telling a few funny anecdotes, the comedy duo chimed in on the hot topic of the day — the Republican presidential debate. Paul told Martin […]

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The Missouri city and DOJ officials are nearing a reform deal that will likely effect change and overhaul "unconstitutional" policing.

The FBI announced Wednesday that the San Bernardino shooters did not openly post on social media about jihad, but did have conversations about martyrdom using "private direct messages."

Keishanna Thomas was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of her daughter Janiya Thomas, who was found dead her deep freezer in September.

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In an op-ed for NewsOne, Benjamin L. Crump, president of the National Bar Association and prominent civil rights attorney, condemns Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia‘s remarks that some African-Americans are hurt by being admitted to top universities and might be better served at “slower-track” ones. The comments, which generated a firestorm of controversy, came last week during […]

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Malawi has hit a rough patch following a drought caused by El Nino. According to the United Nations children’s agency, the African country is dealing with a shortage of food and a suffering economy. Due to the scarcity, prices are on the rise and people can’t afford to feed themselves and their families. UNICEF has […]