The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said Friday that there are still too many incidents of excessive police force and attacks against gays in Jamaica. More than 350 questionable shootings involving Jamaican police are being investigated, with the majority occurring in poor communities, according to the island's Bureau of Special Investigations.
Barack Obama, is on the road to making good his pledge to have a Cabinet and White House staff that are among most diverse ever. He added to the minority representation at the top of his administration Wednesday when he named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Hispanic, as commerce secretary. But some Latinos are grumbling it is not enough after all the support they gave him in the campaign, and gays and Asian-Americans are pushing for some representation in remaining Cabinet announcements.
In the final part of Jill Bennett's trip home to Warren, Indiana to visit with her Grandpa JB Bennett, JB turns the tables on Jill and asks her some questions. You might be surprised what these two discuss - it's not the usual grandpa -granddaughter dialogue...
Good afternoon, A new day is about to dawn for Washington and the entire nation. President-elect Barack Obama has begun naming his cabinet and inauguration is just over a month away. On November 4th, our country and our community were...
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