December 2012
December 7th, 2012
Written by Thomas Adamson ... in Cultural Uniqueness, Latest News with 0 Comments
PARIS (AP) - The frenetic music and vibrant colors of the Frevo, a Brazilian carnival dance, have been immortalized by UNESCO as a world heritage treasure.
The electrifying tradition from the city of Recife will now stand alongside the likes of the Argentine tango, the Spanish flamenco and the French gastronomic meal, all protected by the U.N. as pieces of the world's "intangible heritage."
The...
December 6th, 2012
Written by Russ Bynum - As... in Latest News with 0 Comments
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Their dinner had just arrived as the two college professors watched their guests, a group of singers from the Georgia coast, unexpectedly turn saying grace into an outburst of song, rhythm and shouted praises that soon had other diners in the restaurant joining in with the impromptu performance.
"Before you know it, they're out of their chairs and the beat is getting played...
December 6th, 2012
Written by Emily Wagster P... in Latest News, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A fourth man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges this week in the death of a black man who was run over by a pickup truck in Mississippi, and another man admitted he was part of a group of young whites involved in racially motivated attacks against African-Americans.
The death of James Craig Anderson, who was beaten and run over in Jackson on June 26, 2011,...
December 5th, 2012
Written by Larry Neumeiste... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
NEW YORK (AP) – One of the biggest awards ever issued for racial harassment in high school – $1 million – was upheld Monday by a federal appeals panel that said it was fair for a jury to conclude a school district should have done more to stop demeaning, threatening and violent conduct directed at a student.
The decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan left in place the...
December 5th, 2012
Written by Roxana Hegeman ... in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A company that employed illegal immigrants at its McDonald's restaurants in Wichita has been ordered to pay $400,000 as part of a federal crackdown in Kansas on companies that knowingly hire workers who are unlawfully in the United States.
The U.S. attorney's office announced Tuesday that McCalla Corp. had pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly accepting a fraudulent...