Jobless for nearly a year, Michael Rivers was about to walk out of his house a few weeks ago to catch the bus for another daylong employment hunt when a radio announcement stopped him. “This is Ludacris, and I’m giving away 20 free cars.
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Third man arrested in ex-boxing champ’s slaying
Authorities have arrested a third man in the slaying of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest, Atlanta police said Thursday. U.S.
Atlanta ‘Housewives’ star: We were not evicted
The drama continues with the "Real Housewives of Atlanta," both on camera and off.
Man arrested in connection with ex-boxing champ’s slaying
A man has been arrested in connection with the July shooting death of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest, Atlanta police said Tuesday night.
Going, going, gone digital — with a few exceptions
Phones at help centers across the country rang Saturday, a day after broadcasters halted the transmission of analog signals long depended on by many people without cable or satellite television. The Federal Communication Commission, on its Web site, said Friday’s switch to digital television by 971 full-power stations had prompted hundreds of thousands of calls for help “but caused no widespread disruption of free, over-the-air television broadcasts.” It said 317,450 calls had been handled on Friday alone by the commission’s help line, 1-888-CALL-FCC. “Of the calls handled by live FCC help-line agents, nearly 30 percent concerned the operation of digital converter boxes,” the FCC said
Rapper Dolla shot, killed at L.A. mall
A 21-year-old up-and-coming rapper was fatally shot Monday afternoon at a popular mall in Los Angeles. Dolla, whose real name is Roderick Anthony Burton II, was shot in the head about 3:10 p.m
CNN veut connaître votre opinion sur la France
Eye on France: La France prise sur le vif du 2 au 8 Juin sur CNN International. Tous les jours à partir de 7h, CNN International est en direct pour une analyse complète de la France
Texas family quarantined after son contracts swine flu
As Hayden Henshaw was being rushed to the doctor’s office after becoming ill, his father heard that his son’s classmates had been struck with the deadly swine flu virus like the one sweeping through Mexico. Patrick Henshaw called his wife immediately to have Hayden checked for it. Later, they received the bad news
Extortionist targeting specific businesses, police say
A dozen Chinese business owners in the Atlanta, Georgia area have been threatened with violence by someone who is trying to extort thousands of dollars from them, police said.
For new World Barista title winner, a latte hard work
A Briton bested competitors from 51 other countries to win the recent World Barista Championship in Atlanta, Georgia. Winner Gwilym Davies said the caffeinated competition was more difficult than other events he has participated in. “In sports, I was able to run harder, or tackle harder ..