ColorLines’ Akiba Solomon is hopping mad that the New York press is blaming the alleged victim involved in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case. Solomon says that the media are portraying the woman as a predator by disclosing that the maid allegedly lives in an apartment building for people who are HIV positive. Solomon believes that the…

Ben Feller of the Associated Press is reporting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the idea of using his country’s 1967 boundaries as the basis for a neighboring Palestinian state on Friday, declaring his objections face-to-face to President Barack Obama, who had raised the idea just 24 hours earlier in an effort to revive…

Times Live is reporting that former South African President Nelson “Madiba” Mandela made a surprise visit to his home in Transkei on Sunday. Mandela, who usually notifies the airport in Transkei of his arrival days in advance, arrived with little notice to the Mthatha Airport. Speculation that the human rights activist is gravely ill has…

Josh Voorhees of Slate is reporting that Senate Republicans on Thursday successfully staged their first-ever filibuster of a judicial nominee, blocking a vote on President Obama’s nomination of Goodwin Liu to a high-profile federal appellate court. By a vote of 52-43, the upper chamber fell eight votes shy of the 60 needed to end debate…

MSNBC is reporting that a judge agreed Thursday to free former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn from a New York City jail on the condition that he post $1 million in bail and remain under house arrest, under the watch of armed guards, at a private apartment in Manhattan. The 62-year-old banker and diplomat…

ColorLines’ Thoai Liu is reporting that media titan Oprah Winfrey has been booted from the top spot on Forbes magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Celebrities list this year by Lady Gaga, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Liu writes, “The talk show host who has topped the list four times before certainly did not lose to Gaga…

Looking to unseat President Barack Obama, Republicans lambasted the president for comments made about “the sensitive and delicate negotiations for Middle East peace with his outline for resumed talks between Israelis and Palestinians.” Philip Elliot of the Associated Press reports that former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said that Obama, whom he served as U.S. ambassador…

Teresa Mears of MSN is reporting that years after some U.S. residents rebuilt their lives with help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the federal government is asking for its money back. FEMA has told more than 5,650 victims of 129 disasters, ranging from floods to fires to tornadoes, that the $22 million in aid…

Joe Schad of ESPN is reporting that one day after Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said his conference members had discussed the concept of paying student athletes more than the scholarship money awarded now, several other power brokers in college football weighed in on the topic. Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky said, “Something has to…

Maya Moore is making moves off of the basketball court. On Wednesday, Moore is the first women’s player to be a part of the Nike Jordan product line. The news was released on Enhanced Online News’ website. “I am thrilled to welcome Maya Moore into the Jordan Brand,” Michael Jordan was quoted in the release…