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What to wear at polls? High court will have a say on that

WASHINGTON (AP) — A “Make America Great Again” hat. A tea party T-shirt. A MoveOn.org button.

Wear any one of those items to vote in Minnesota, and a poll worker will probably ask you to remove it or cover it …

Billy Davis and Harmonica Shah to discuss Detroit black history Wednesday



Once upon a time, about 75 years ago, Detroit’s east side sported a hugely influential black section, stretching from the flashy black entertainment district downtown known as “Paradise Valley” up along Hastings and Oakland into the North End and to …

SDSU Police Department Opening New Substation, Adds Campus Law Enforcement Presence

SDSU police cruiserThe San Diego State University Police Department is set to open a new substation next week in an aim to increase law enforcement presence on the east side of campus, the university announced Monday. The new station will open Feb. …

Substitute teacher fired after video shows him body slamming a student

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A substitute teacher in North Carolina was fired this week after a video was posted to Facebook showing him body slamming a student.

The mother of the student at Western Guilford Middle School posted the video …

The $20 Wyze security camera gets a sequel with improved intelligence and Amazon Echo support

 The team behind WyzeCam is full of surprises. First they introduced a $20 plug and play security camera in October of last year, and now they’re already back with the sequel. The simply titled WyzeCam v2 is here, less than …

Fergie’s NBA All-Star Game national anthem confuses, amuses

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fergie tried something different with her national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game, and not everybody was cheering.

The Black Eyed Peas singer’s slow, bluesy rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” on Sunday night wasn’t particularly well …

Black Panther-inspired costume contest planned for Jerk X Jollof's El Club pop-up



The release of Marvel Studio’s Black Panther was heralded by rave reviews and met with record-breaking box office sales. The film, rich in Afrofuturistic design and visuals, has inspired hashtags like #WakandaForever — which moviegoers have used to show off …

Villaraigosa Picks Up San Diego Endorsement During Barrio Logan Tour

Antonio VillaraigosaSan Diego City Councilman David Alvarez Monday endorsed Antonio Villaraigosa for governor during a tour of a coffee roasting company in Barrio Logan. Alvarez cited the campaign’s focus on increasing economic opportunity by supporting the growth of small business, and …

Police warn consumers about recent ‘buy and sell’ robberies in St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Police in St. Louis County are warning people about using “buy and sell” smartphone apps after three robberies and one attempted robbery during would-be purchases over the weekend. One of the victims was shot, police …

Update for iOS and Macs negates text bomb that crashed devices

 Last week we reported a major bug in Apple operating systems that would cause them to crash from mere exposure to either of two specific Unicode symbols. Today Apple fixes this major text-handling issue with iOS version 11.2.6 and macOS …