Ivana Hrynkiw | ihrynkiw@al.com
March 9, 2019 • No Comments
Donald Watkins Sr. and his son were found guilty of federal fraud charges by a jury on Friday, more than three weeks after their joint trial began - a trial that included testimony from former sports stars and political heavyweights. Watkins Sr., 70, and his son, 46-year-old Donald Watkins Jr., were each charged with seven counts of wire fraud, two counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud relating to a conspiracy the government claims lasted for nearly a decade. They were indicted in November, and their trial began Feb. 19 in U.S. Chief District Judge Karon O. Bowdre’s courtroom. After more than a day...
- Former ASU trustee on trial for wire, bank fraud
- ASU and Trenholm transfer agreement furthers Trenholm student’s’ education
By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Chad Day and Julie Pace
March 25, 2019 • No Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached...
- Attorney general is preparing conclusions from the Mueller report
- Rev. Al Sharpton Joins Stephon Clark’s Family In Hope To Change Police Policy
Julianne Malveaux, PhD, Guest Columnist
February 22, 2019 • No Comments
The Right Reverend William Barber has revived Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Poor People's Campaign. He has reminded us that the triple evils of an age were racism, militarism, and poverty. But he has advanced the struggle...
By Dee Lockett
March 9, 2019
Three of the women who have accused R. Kelly of abuse are now speaking out following his unhinged Gayle King interview, during which the singer had multiple emotional outbursts...
- Robin Roberts has an important message for African-American women
- Five ways students can live a healthier lifestyle
March 3, 2019 • No Comments
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Alabama State continued its dominance of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Friday at the SWAC Championships with both teams taking home first-place honors. The Lady Hornets won a record 11th-straight...
- Hornets lose to University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
- Tua Tagovailoa-Kyler Murray Showcase Proves Heisman Vote Should Be Post-Bowls
March 25, 2019 • No Comments
NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Peele has done it again. Two years after the filmmaker’s “Get Out” became a box-office sensation, his frightening follow-up, “Us,” debuted with $70.3 million in ticket sales, according to...
- Jussie Smollett Indicted on 16 Counts That He Falsely Reported Assault, Records Show
- Kendrick Lamar, SZA Not Performing At Oscars
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