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New York–  Rick Santorum, a conservative Republican from Pennsylvania, finds it “remarkable” that a black man like President Obama could support a woman’s right to choose  abortion.

Washington —  The House on Wednesday voted to repeal the Democrats’ landmark health care overhaul, in a largely symbolic step that the new Republican majority said marked the beginning of an all-out effort to dismantle President Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement. Leaders of the Democratic-controlled Senate have said that they will not act on the […]

Hawaii — Officials in Hawaii have tracked down papers indicating that President Obama was indeed born in their state, according to its new governor. Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who took office in December, told Honolulu’s Star-Advertiser on Tuesday that “our investigation” indicates there is a recording of his birth. “It actually exists in the archives, written […]

Detroit— Police are questioning a “person of interest” in connection with a series of rapes that has terrorized women on the city’s east side. Investigators picked up man for questioning today, although he hasn’t been placed under arrest, Detroit Police spokeswoman Sgt. Eren Stephens said. “At this point, we’re just calling him a person of […]

Philadelphia — Antonio Rodriguez, the suspect in the murders of three women in Kensington, has confessed to the murders, police sources said today. Rodriguez, 22, gave a statement to police but has not been charged in the killings. Police arrested him Monday on outstanding bench warrants, hours after a DNA match in a database identified […]

New York — An infant kidnapped 24 years ago from a city hospital improbably resurfaced this month to reunite with her family, resolving one of the NYPD’s most perplexing cold cases. Carlina White – last seen by her biological parents as a feverish 3-week-old infant – met her mother, father and other now-ecstatic relatives over […]

COMPTON-Compton, California, a neighborhood once notorious for drugs, gangs and violence has seen a significant drop in crime. Yahoo News investigates why. With a huge drop in homicides in a historically crime-ridden part of Los Angeles County, longtime residents say they finally feel safe sitting on their front porches and visiting neighborhood parks. Compton, Calif., […]

New York  — Doctors said on Monday that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was making such rapid progress that she could be released from the hospital soon. “It could be a matter of days to weeks,” said her neurosurgeon, Dr. Michael Lemole. “The key we’re trying to get her to is to rehabilitation, so she can move […]

In an interview with CNN, radio host, Steve Harvey teared up when discussing the need for fathers and male role models in the Black community. RELATED STORIES Steve Harvey’s Second Book Tackles Relationships President Obama Talks To Steve Harvey White House Staffer Addresses Fatherhood “Crisis” In Harlem

New York– Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele recently reflected on his ouster from the RNC, drawing a Shakespearean parallel and claiming that he felt like Caesar, with new Chairman Reince Priebus, Steele’s former colleague and confidant, playing the part of Brutus.