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Brothers say that their former choir director, the Rev. Michael Pfleger, molested them dozens of times over several years beginning in the early 1970s.
By City News Service Jan 15, 2021 SAN FERNANDO (CNS) - Prosecutors announced today that they will not seek the death penalty for a man who is awaiting a retrial for the June 1983 killing of a Los Angeles police officer in Lake View Terrace, with a judge subsequently rejecting a bid by the District Attorney's Office to dismiss allegations that could carry a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Hayden Zacky ruled that it was “not in the interest of justice'' to dismiss the special circumstance allegations of murder of a peace officer in the performance...
By City News Service Jan 15, 2021 SAN FERNANDO (CNS) - Prosecutors announced today that they will not seek the death penalty for a man who is awaiting a retrial for the June 1983 killing of a Los Angeles police officer in Lake View Terrace, with a judge subsequently rejecting a bid by the District Attorney's Office to dismiss allegations that could carry a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Hayden Zacky ruled that it was “not in the interest of justice'' to dismiss the special circumstance allegations of murder of a peace officer in the performance...
Fl State Coalition of NCNW Inc. Installs Officers Fl State Coalition of NCNW Inc. Installs Officers By Valerie Whitney-Lowery TAMPA—Tempress “Tee” Solomon, of Tampa, was installed recently as the first president of the Fl State Coalition of NCNW Inc. The event comes more than two years after Florida members of the National Council of Negro Women Inc. (NCNW) began the journey toward a more cohesive organization. Heretofore, the 21 community and collegiate sections in the Sunshine State operated semi-independently under the umbrella of their national leadership headquartered in Washington...
My colleague, Dr Roger Hunter, a neurosurgeon, has been making the rounds in the electronic and print media sharing his perspectives and offering advice regarding COVID-19. First, the good news. Dr Hunter has reminded us that maladies such as cancer, heart attacks and strokes are killing more Jamaicans than COVID-19, and has urged us to adopt healthy lifestyles, lose excess weight and control conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, as doing so will make us less vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. He also spoke of the stress that the pandemic has subjected us to, and has called for m...