The Associated Press is reporting that Enugu state police spokesman Ebele Amarizu said Friday that a court dropped the charges of treason against leader Ralph Uwazuruike and members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra. They were charged with treason after they marched through east Nigeria wearing uniforms of the…

Joseph Goldstein of the New York Times is reporting that Christopher Coke, a Jamaican drug kingpin, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to racketeering conspiracy charges in Federal District Court in Manhattan. Coke pleaded guilty to trafficking large quantities of marijuana and cocaine as well as approving the stabbing of a marijuana dealer in New York; he…

MSNBC is reporting that the U.S. created no jobs in August. Yes, you read right: For the first time since 1945, the government has reported a net monthly job change of zero. The article states that employment growth ground to a halt in August as sagging consumer confidence discouraged already skittish U.S. businesses from hiring,…

Radio host Rush Limbaugh is at it again — this time chastising former Secretary of State Colin Powell for his support of President Obama in the 2008 presidential election, again. Powell famously crossed party lines to support then-Sen. Barack Obama in his bid to become president of the United States. Limbaugh blasted Powell for crossing…

Fresh from our “You’ve gotta be kidding” file, a young man was captured on camera, stabbing another attendee at a Caribbean carnival being held in London. The knife attack was caught by a photographer at the festival, which was taking place in Notting Hill. A young, black male dressed in a blue sweatshirt and holding…

Reuters is reporting that Florida lawmaker Gary Siplin is welcoming students back to school by handing out 200 leather belts to help them comply with a new state law that bans saggy pants on campuses. The Democratic state senator of Orlando, who pushed for six years for the so-called “Pull Your Pants Up” law, finally…

Reuters is reporting that President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that there were a range of policy options that could create up to 1 million jobs in remarks ahead of a major economic speech that he will deliver next week. Obama must boost growth and bring down unemployment to be confident of winning another White…

Carol Morello and Ted Mellnik of the Washington Post are reporting that minority populations are actually the majority in eight major metropolitan areas of the country. Washington, D.C.; Las Vegas; New York; San Diego; Montgomery County, Md.; and Prince William County, Va., are majority-minority communities. Non-Hispanic whites are a minority in 22 of the country’s…

Fresno School Superintendent Larry Powell has agreed to give up $800,000 in salary that he would have earned over three years. Until his term expires in 2015, Powell will run 325 schools and 35 school districts with 195,000 students, all for less than what a starting California teacher earns. “How much do we need to…

The Associated Press is reporting that 2012 GOP presidential hopeful and Texas Gov. Rick Perry has gone back on his word to honor individual states’ rights on gay marriage. The man who famously said he has no problem with New York’s gay-marriage law has now signed a pledge by the National Organization for Marriage stating…