Comcast to Start New Minority-Owned Cable Channels

Sean Combs and Magic Johnson hope to bring fresh representation of Black culture to TV

2012-02-22

Frazier Moore AP Television Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Comcast will launch four minority-owned networks on its cable-TV systems in the next two years, including channels spearheaded by music mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and NBA great Magic Johnson. Read the complete article

Panel: All Adults Should Get Whooping Cough Shots

Ailment is a highly contagious bacterial disease that in rare cases can be fatal

2012-02-22

Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer

ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal advisory panel wants all U.S. adults to get vaccinated against whooping cough. Read the complete article

Obama Helps Break Ground on Black History Museum

19th Smithsonian complex will be located between Washington Monument and the National Museum of American History

2012-02-22

Brett Zongker The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama heralded a new national black history museum as "not just a record of tragedy, but a celebration of life" as he marked Wednesday's groundbreaking of the long-sought-after museum on the National Mall. Read the complete article

Monitoring of Muslim Students Sparks Outrage

The NYPD kept tabs on Islam-centered college groups throughout the Northeast

2012-02-21

John Christoffersen The Associated Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Yale University and student groups are condemning the monitoring of Muslim college students across the Northeast by the New York Police Department, while Rutgers University and leaders of Muslim groups are calling for investigations. Read the complete article

Southern Baptist Panel Recommends Add-On to Name

Church leaders hope “Great Commission” moniker can provide non-regional option

2012-02-21

Travis Loller The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Southern Baptists first considered changing their name in 1903. Leaders have seriously proposed it at least 13 times since then. Read the complete article

4.0 Earthquake in Missouri Shakes Nine States

Only minor damage reported, but rumble reminds many of area’s seismic nature

2012-02-21

Jim Salter The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Just days after the 200th anniversary of a series of massive earthquakes in southeast Missouri, residents woke up Tuesday to a rumbling reminder that they live in one of the continent's most active seismic areas. Read the complete article

For Mardi Gras Float Makers, Next Year is Here

One of the biggest free parties in the world fuels a multimillion-dollar industry for the city of New Orleans and the lifeblood of businesses like Kern's studio

2012-02-20

Stacey Plaisance The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- As Carnival builds toward its out-of-control crescendo of Fat Tuesday, Barry Kern and his team of float-builders and artists are already preparing for next year's parades. Read the complete article

Obama Takes Tougher Stance on Higher Education

There are projected shortages in many industries with some high-tech companies already complaining about a lack of highly trained workers

2012-02-20

Kimberley Hefling AP Education Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Access to college has been the driving force in federal higher education policy for decades. But the Obama administration is pushing a fundamental agenda shift that aggressively brings a new question into the debate: What are people getting for their money? Read the complete article

Sex-Changing Treatment for Kids: It’s On the Rise

Some are labeled with "gender identity disorder," a psychiatric diagnosis. But Spack is among doctors who think that's a misnomer

2012-02-20

Lindsey Tanner AP Medical Writer

CHICAGO (AP) -- A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the medical journal Pediatrics. Read the complete article

NYPD Monitored Muslim Students All Over Northeast

The NYPD's intelligence division focused far beyond New York City as part of a surveillance program targeting Muslims

2012-02-20

Chris Hawley The Associated Press

The report, along with other documents obtained by The Associated Press, reveals how the NYPD's intelligence division focused far beyond New York City as part of a surveillance program targeting Muslims. Read the complete article

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