Radio One Exclusives
More trouble for former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh. Federal prosecutors have charged her with 11 counts of fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy. They said she was involved in a corrupt scheme involving her sales of a self-published children’s book series. The grand jury indictment was made public Wednesday. In it, prosecutors allege Pugh defrauded area […]
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is running for Congress. She’s hoping to fill the seat in the 7th congressional district that was occupied by her late husband Elijah Cummings. See Also: Kweisi Mfume Running to Reclaim Rep. Elijah Cummings Congressional District Seat Candidates have until Wednesday, November 20 to file their paperwork. The primary election will be […]
Kweisi Mfume announced a run to reclaim Elijah Cummings’ 7th Congressional District seat Monday. Cummings replaced Mfume in Congress in 1996. But now, Mfume feels he’s the perfect person for the job. “I wore those shoes for 10 years. They still fit comfortably, by the way. It’s just a matter of putting them back on […]
The nation’s latest report card shows America’s eighth graders are falling behind in math and reading. But, fourth graders are doing slightly better in reading. Findings also showed declines among fourth graders in math. Mississippi, the District of Columbia and some big-city school districts showed gains. Nationwide, a little more than a third of eighth graders […]
We’re mourning the sudden loss of Congressman Elijah Cummings along with Baltimore and the rest of the nation. Radio One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes called in to the Larry Young Morning Show to offer her condolences. See Also: Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings Dead At 68 See Also: President Trump Tweets About Rep. Elijah Cummings’ Death Scroll […]
Authorities are responding to at least one shooting in Texas Saturday. According to reports, at least 30 people have been shot including one state trooper. At least one person has been reported dead. The public is urged to avoid Interstate 20 in Odessa, Midland and Big Spring as authorities search for at least two […]
A Kentucky principal is now out of job after getting arrested on child porn charges. State police busted Philip Todd Wilson Tuesday after troopers received a tip that he was in possession of explicit images involving a minor and was possibly distributing the photos. Wilson was the principal of Clark County Area Technology Center in […]
A college student in Mexico is lucky to be alive after falling 80 feet from a sixth-floor balcony while performing a yoga pose over a railing. In a photo spread across social media, 23-year-old Alexa Terrazas is seen hanging upside down on the outside of the balcony rail while supporting herself with her waist and […]
Outrage is building in a New Jersey school district surrounding plans to strictly enforce a policy of denying food to students who are more than $20 in lunch debt. The Cherry Hill School District’s Board of Education has faced pushback since early August after Assistant Superintendent Lynn Shugars proposed giving tuna sandwiches to students who […]
David Koch, a billionaire businessman and staunch GOP donor has died. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my brother David,” Charles Koch said in a statement Friday. “Anyone who worked with David surely experienced his giant personality and passion for life.” The 79-year-old helped run the family business, Koch […]