NAACP leader has pretended to be black for years: family
Rachel Dolezal ��� the outspoken, occasionally race-baiting president of the NAACPs office in Spokane, Wash. ��� is only pretending to be black, say her Caucasian parents, who are waving her birth certificate and a stack of blond, green-eyed childhood .
25 Years of Drawn and Quarterly, Champion of Female Cartoonists
When the first issue of Drawn and Quarterly sneaked into comics shops in April 1990, it seemed as if its 23-year-old founder, editor and janitor, Chris Oliveros, was trying to single-handedly conjure a future for the testosterone-confused medium that.
Nobody happy: Teens sentenced to 30 years for murder
MCKINNEY ��� A judge sentenced two teenagers who pleaded guilty to killing 17-year-old Ivan Mejia, a classmate at Wylie East High School, to 30 years in prison. Prosecutors said Brenden Bridges, 18, and Adam Staup, 17, plotted to kill Mejia in March.
After years of Fun, Nate Ruess is going solo
���We made a lot of people a lot of money,��� Ruess explains to The Post. But the fun. gravy train lost a couple of key passengers. First, guitarist Jack Antonoff launched his acclaimed band Bleachers last year, and now Ruess is releasing his debut solo.
Time Spent In Apps Up 63 Percent Over Past Two Years.
Todays app stores each may host well over a million apps, but consumers only use roughly 26 or 27 of these per month, according to new data from Nielsen out today. However, the time they spend engaging with those apps��.
Man gets 15 years for filming boss light a homeless man on fire
A Brooklyn bodega worker who used his cellphone to film his boss lighting a homeless man on fire was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison. Lorenzo Fonerin, 23, was convicted of assault in March for standing by as Suliman Ahmed doused Tasheen Hand, .
Maryland Woman Returns Library Book 34 Years Past Due
A woman in Baltimore was relieved to finally return a library book. Thats because she checked it out as a teenager and it was 34 years overdue. Michele Wojciechowski, a writer from Kingsville, Maryland, 15 miles north of Baltimore, said she.
Wylie teens sentenced to 30 years for murder of 17-year-old.
Brenden Bridges, left, and Adam Staup were sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of classmate Ivan Mejia. Two Wylie teens convicted of killing a classmate last year in a dispute over a girl were sentenced Friday to��.
Celebrating 50 Years of New York Philharmonic Outdoor Concerts
���Those of us who are in the business are apt to forget the curious position of the New York Philharmonic in the citys life,��� the music critic Harold C. Schonberg wrote in The New York Times in 1965. ���By and large the citizens are proud of their great.
US may allow foreign students to stay for 6 years after degree
According to new regulations proposed by the administration and submitted before the Senate Judiciary Committee, students with STEM degrees can stay on in the US for a total of six years under the Optional Training Program (OPT) - three years after .
Than 80 People Died In A Single Racing Crash 60 Years.
The single worst day in motorsports history happened exactly 60 years ago today. The tragedy at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans gets brought up each year the race is held, but its even more notable this year on its 60th��.
Wonder Years Fred Savage no revival spinoff series.
Fred Savage is snuffing out any hope that his seminal series Wonder Years will get a modern day revival. Zero, Savage told People magazine of the chances for a reunion of the hit ABC drama during the ATX television��.
17 years after saving baby girls life, hero firefighter attends.
Hughes, who lives in Wenatchee, Washington, and is now retired, told TODAY that he connected with Davison about five years ago after rediscovering an old newspaper clip about his rescue of the girl. I thought, I wonder if��.
Habits to start today that will help you in 5 years - Business.
What can you do today to help out your future self? One Quora thread is full of such contemplations, originally addressed to a 23-year-old physics student but applicable to everybody. Here are the takeaways. 1. Work on your��.
Army Veteran Reunited With Dog Who Disappeared 5 Years.
Army Veteran Reunited With Dog Who Disappeared 5 Years Ago While She Was Deployed. Posted 8:54 PM, June 12, 2015, by Kennedy Ryan, Updated at 12:07am, June 13, 2015��.
Flipboard responds to Apples News app, says it released.
McCue noted that what Apple showed off is something that Flipboard made available originally more than five years ago. McCue also pointed out that just because Flipboard is now competing with Apple there is no reason for��.
Years and Years ��� ���Shine (Danny L Harle Remix)��� - Stereogum
Years and Years are pretty middle of the road as far as up-and-coming pop acts go, but their latest single Shine is one of their better songs, and they have a.
FBI ��� Oklahoma City Bombing: 20 Years Later
A look back at the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism in the nations history.
Road-rage shooter sentenced to 27 to 50 years in prison
HOWELL, Mich. ��� A Michigan man was sentenced to 27 to 50 years in prison Friday as punishment for killing a father of two who approached his pickup truck in what prosecutors described as a road-rage incident. Martin Edward Zale, 69, of Marion Township.
Dyson built a lamp that burns for 37 years thanks to satellite.
Dyson has put its know-how to use improving vacuums, fans and more. Looking to tackle lighting woes, the British company built the CSYS line of lamps thatll burn bright for 37 years. Using Heat Pipe technology, the lamp��.
Buckley woman gets 7 years for driving high, killing pastor
A 19-year-old Buckley woman was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison -- more than prosecutors recommended -- for causing a crash that killed a well-known and beloved local church pastor. Kallie James tearfully told the judge her decision to drive .
After 40 years, Warriors fans believe title wait almost over
It has been 40 years ��� the longest span between finals appearances in league history ��� since the franchises long-suffering fans could feel such a rush. After decades of bad drafts, terrible trades and lots of losses, the most hardened Warriors.
15-Year-Old Boy Discovers New Planet 1,000 Light-Years.
According to the U.K.s Keele University, Wagg was engaged in a work-experience program at the college two years ago when ���he spotted the planet by finding a tiny dip in the light of a star as a planet passed in front of it.���.
In Five Years, Your Car Will Prevent You From Driving Drunk
Attempts to curtail deaths caused by drunk driving, from organizations like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, have long tried to educate the public on the topic. Yet people continue to get behind the wheel after drinking. A new��.
Man sentenced to 13 years for aggravated assault
Elizabeth Polling, a defense attorney for Morgan, argued for a sentence of seven years and four months due to mitigating circumstances, which she said included child abuse, birth defects and addiction. Prosecutor Jon Holets asked for a 30-year sentence.
Rue McClanahan Death: Golden Girls Star Viral 5 Years.
When news of Rue McClanahans death rocked Twitter on Thursday, June 10, users were in for a shock -- Rue actually died five years ago.
UK house prices will rise 25% in next five years | Money.
UK house prices are forecast to rise by 25% over the next five years and become ���ever more unaffordable���, largely because of an acute shortage of homes for sale, a leading property body has warned. The Royal Institution of��.
Alan Burkey goes to prom again -- 38 years later
This time, at age 56, the teen angst was long gone, replaced by a life full of challenges, including homelessness, loss of a long-time partner and a fight to move forward with an HIV diagnosis from a dozen years ago. As he walked into the Soulard.
Ikea marks 30 years in US with plans to expand
Ikea is getting intimate with its customers. To send the company back on a growth track, Ikea has plans to make 1,000 house calls a year at customers homes, poking through their cabinets, observing how their kids play and determining the biggest .
Teen discovers new planet 1,000 light years away - CNET
Technically Incorrect: At 15 years old, a British schoolkid finds something out there that no one had noticed before. How? By studying data.
10 years on, Hamas uses Gush Katif as training grounds
What used to be Gush Katif is far from being Gazas Disneyland. After taking over the Gaza Strip two years after Israels pullout, Hamas constructed three large training complexes in the evacuated areas. The first is in the Hof Aza Regional Council.
Crossing The Line: Political Operative Gets 2 Years In Prison
The first political operative to ever be found guilty of illegally coordinating between a superPAC and campaign was sentenced Friday to two years in prison and two additional years of probation. I did it, it was wrong when I did it, and I knew it was.
VIRGINIA WOOLFS RICHEST NOVEL; In The Years Her Art Reaches Its Fullest Development to Date
MRS. WOOLFS novel, her first since The Waves of 1931, is rich and lovely with the poetry of life. It might be called a chronicle novel, since it begins in 1880 and ends in the. Pors