Slain teen Ja'Quares Walker's mom in shock at shooting
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| The mother of a 13-year-old boy fatally shot when police say he tried to rob a couple said she is in shock that her son is dead -- and even more so at the circumstances surrounding his death. "I don't want it put out like he was a bad person or a mean person, because he wasn't," Latonya Walker, 38, said Tuesday. "This is not him, not who he was. Anybody that knew Ja'Quares knows that." Birmingham police said Ja'Quares Cortez Walker was in a car that pulled into the parking lot of the gated Skyview Condominiums at 407 Skyview... |
Funeral One Day After Investigators Say The Killing Is Justifiable [Ja'Quares Walker]
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| BIRMINGHAM - AL - Family and friends are in mourning, the funeral service was held at Living Stone Temple church, community members tell me they're not too happy that no arrests have been made. During the service, Walkers family was overcome with emotion during the ceremony and had to step outside. Many mourners wore red, black and white t-shirts with walker's picture saying "In loving memory of Tez". Dr. Al B. Sutton Jr. led a sermon preaching out the book of mark and had a direct message to young adults as well as the parents in the building. "Our son's,... |
DA meets with mother of [thug] Ja'Quares Walker; activist says questions remain [of course]
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Shortly after holding a press conference this afternoon to say that authorities are not giving her the information she deserves about the shooting death of her 13-year-old son, Latonya Walker met with Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls. Falls said Walker had not contacted him before she and community activist Frank Matthews held today's press conference. Falls said he met with her and Matthews today for 45 minutes. Normally, Falls said, the DA's office will not contact family members after a decision made not to file charges in a case. They never meet with family's of defendants... |
Birmingham's Southern Museum of Flight gets Soviet helicopter
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| Birmingham's Southern Museum of Flight gets Soviet helicopter (slideshow, video) BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The hull of one of the most feared helicopters in history arrived at the Southern Museum of Flight Tuesday, riding on the back of a trailer 186 miles from the Fort Rucker U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence. It was a camouflage-painted, Mi-24 Hind. The Hind was a flying gunship that became the iconic image of the Soviet Union's war in Afghanistan in the 1980s. It was also a metaphor for the unequal struggle between an advanced technology super-power and a lightly armed guerrilla force on the... |
Birmingham abortion clinic agrees to close doors (Alabama)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A Birmingham abortion clinic has agreed to relinquish its license by May 18 after an Alabama Department of Public Health investigation found violations of state rules. State health officials said Friday the New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic in Birmingham voluntarily agreed to close. The clinic was found in a more than 70-page report to have violated numerous rules, including making errors in delivering medication to patients and failing to ensure that staff was properly trained to provide safe patient care. |
Birmingham man sentenced to three years for terrorism offences [UK]
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| NOTE The following text is a quote: www.west-midlands.police.uk/latest-news/press-release.asp?id=2915 Birmingham man sentenced to three years for terrorism offences 12 December 2011 Updated: 13 December 2011 A bookshop owner from Birmingham has been sentenced to three years in prison for possessing and distributing terrorist publications, following a nine-week trial at Kingston Crown Court. A jury yesterday (Monday 12) found the 32-year-old Ahmed Faraz guilty of seven counts of dissemination of terrorist publications and four counts of possession of information likely to be of use to a person committing or preparing for an act of terrorism. Seven other similar charges will lie on... |
Birmingham Men Charged With Terror Offences
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| Four men from Birmingham have been charged with terrorism offences and will appear in a London court. Khobaib Hussain, Ishaaq Hussain and Shahid Kasam Khan, all 19, and Naweed Mahmood Ali, 24, were last night charged with fundraising for terrorist purposes and of travelling to Pakistan for terrorist training. They were arrested at their homes in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham by officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit on Tuesday. |
AL: Jefferson County Commission votes 4-1 to file nation's largest municipal bankruptcy
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Jefferson County Commission has just voted 4-1 to file an estimated $4.1 billion bankruptcy, the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. The commission's action came after it spent approximately six hours over two days meeting with its lawyers to discuss legal options, including a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing and a settlement with creditors on the county's $3.14 billion sewer debt. Commissioner Jimmie Stephens made the motion to file bankruptcy, which was seconded by Commissioner Sandra Little Brown. " "It is time to resolve this once and for all," Stephens said. Another factor in the decision appears... |
Six Men Charged With Terror Offences
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| SNIPPET: "A seventh man, aged 20, was arrested on Thursday and continues to be questioned." SNIPPET: "Irfan Nasser, 30, from Sparkhill, and Irfan Khalid, 26, from Sparkbrook, are accused of travelling to Pakistan for terrorism training, including bomb making, and weapons and poison making; as well making a martyrdom video and planning a bombing campaign. Ashik Ali, 26, from Balsall Heath, and Rahi Ahmed, 25, from Moseley, face charges related to planning a bombing campaign in the UK, including constructing a home-made explosive device for terrorist acts and stating an intention to be suicide bombers. Two other suspects - Bahader... |
U.K. Police Arrest Seven in Anti-Terror Operation
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| British police arrested a group of suspected Islamic extremists on Monday in one of the most significant counter-terror operations of the year. |
Dog Shot, Killed By Birmingham Police Officers
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| The dog's owner said he has no idea why police officers thought it was necessary to gun down his Labrador mix. Terry Boyle, of Birmingham, said four police officers shot and killed his 5-year-old dog, Buddy, Saturday night. Boyle said he rushed home to hear the horrifying news from neighbors who said they witnessed police officers shoot his dog four times. "From what I have been told he was not aggressive at all and he tried to get away from officers when all four approached him at the same time," said Boyle. According to police reports, officers have responded to... |
Feminist summer school: training the new generation of 'suffragettes'
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| (And you wonder why Britain is in trouble ....) After just one day of classes at her summer school of choice, Emily Birkenshaw had already learned a crucial lesson: how to "go floppy" when facing arrest. "You're heavier then, so you can't be carried," she said, with the genuine delight of a new recruit. The 24-year-old been practising by linking arms with her classmates and singing loudly at a pretend policeman. "It just felt really empowering," she said. "If that happened [in real life] – and I hope it wouldn't – I'd know how to do it without getting hurt."... |
16,000 police to retake London: PM recalls Parliament as the police lose control of Britain's street
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| 16,000 police to retake London: PM recalls Parliament as the police lose control of Britain's streets --Prime Minister David Cameron recalls Parliament on Thursday as Government tries to quell uprising --'Unprecedented' 16,000 police on duty in London - compared with just 6,000 last night --Man, 26, shot in Croydon last night dies in hospital England game against Netherlands at Wembley tomorrow called OFF --400% surge in 999 calls on night of violence with 20,800 dialling the emergency services in London --Cost of clean-up expected to run into 'tens of millions' --Metropolitan Police use armoured vehicles to push back 150 rioters... |
Birmingham priest's 1921 slaying revisited in new documentary and book
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| In her book "Rising Road: A True Tale of Love, Race and Religion in America," Ohio State University law professor Sharon Davies digs deep into the 1921 slaying of a Catholic priest in Birmingham. The Rev. James E. Coyle, who had been pastor of St. Paul's Cathedral since 1904, was shot to death on the porch of the wood-frame rectory, the priest's house next to the cathedral, on Aug. 11, 1921. "There are so many things about this story that are really compelling," Davies said. She said she stumbled across the case while doing research for a law journal article.... |
EWTN Live: Fr. M. Pacwa w/ Prof. Sharon Davies, author of "Rising Road"&the Fr. James Coyle Project
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| EWTN Live - hosted by Fr. Mitch Pacwa with Professor Sharon Davies, author of "Rising Road, A True Tale of Love, Race, and Religion in America," 7-20-2011 |
Birmingham (Alabama) Delays Bankruptcy Move (only $3 billion in debt)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| Birmingham Delays Bankruptcy MoveJefferson County Commissioners cancel afternoon meeting to consider filing for bankruptcy. by Associated Press Last Updated: Thu, July 28, 2011 - 1:21 pm CST BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Leaders of Alabama's largest county have cancelled a meeting on filing a record-breaking bankruptcy to allow more time to consider a settlement offer from lenders. Jefferson County commission officials said the commission's Thursday afternoon meeting was cancelled. The move came after Wall Street lenders responded to the county's latest offer to settle more than $3 billion in debts left by bad sewer bonds. Commissioner Jimmie Stephens said the creditors' response... |
‘I’m just quitting’: A scene right out of ‘Atlas Shrugged’ in Birmingham
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| If it had been a scene in “Atlas Shrugged,” the guy would have disappeared into the secrecy of Colorado with a shadowy figure who we would later learn to be John Galt. In real life, the story will probably be more complex. But I wonder how long it’s going to be before businesspeople really do start walking away and deciding it’s not worth doing business in America today. Or it it already happening and we just don’t know it? The man you see in the picture at the right is named Ronnie Bryant. He operates coal mines in Alabama. I’d... |
When America Feared and Reviled Catholics
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| In the early 1900s, many Americans — from ordinary citizens to those in high office — were frightened by the perceived threat from the Roman Catholic Church. Their fear had tragic consequences.The mind-set is all too familiar: A radical religious group, lurking inside the country, owing loyalty to a foreign power, threatens America. No one denies that its members have a right to worship as they please, but good Americans, patriots, feel compelled to call for curbs against the menace they present. Because of the number of Americans sharing these fears, calls for restrictions on the religion are voiced openly... |
Burial site set for priest Klansman killed in'21 (Fr. Coyle)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| The planned new grave for a Catholic priest killed 85 years ago in downtown Birmingham has been dug next to St. Paul's Cathedral. The Rev. James E. Coyle, who became pastor of St. Paul's Cathedral in 1904, was shot to death on the porch of the rectory, the priest's house, on Aug. 11, 1921. He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery. The Rev. Richard Donohoe, current pastor of the cathedral, plans to seek Vatican approval for moving Coyle's remains. "It would make his grave more visible and accessible to the people, for reflection on his cause for being declared a martyr... |
Dog with two broken legs finds owner after storm (aww - hanky alert)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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A scruffy Alabama terrier mix named Mason was whisked away by fierce twisters last month, prompting his owners, who lost their home in the storm, to fear the worst. But the redoubtable mutt apparently crawled back to his home days later with two broken legs in a remarkable tale of survival. Local news outlet WBRC reports that Mason was blown away by the storm from the garage in Birmingham where he was hiding on April 27. His owners looked for him everywhere but couldn't find him. Two and a half weeks later, though, they found Mason waiting for them on...
Powerful EF5 Tornado Hits Birmingham, Alabama April 27, 2011
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| The Damage reports suggest this is an EF5 Tornado! Extensive Damage has been reported in Western and Northern Birmingham, Alabama! Buildings have been leveled! This Tornado was over one mile wide! This same Tornado caused Extensive damage in Tuscaloosa, Alabama also! |
Looting Main Street. How America's Biggest Banks Looted America's Cities With Deals like Greece's
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| <p>If you want to know what life in the Third World is like, just ask Lisa Pack, an administrative assistant who works in the roads and transportation department in Jefferson County, Alabama. Pack got rudely introduced to life in post-crisis America last August, when word came down that she and 1,000 of her fellow public employees would have to take a little unpaid vacation for a while. The county, it turned out, was more than $5 billion in debt — meaning that courthouses, jails and sheriff's precincts had to be closed so that Wall Street banks could be paid.</p> |
UK: White children in Birmingham 'a minority' this year because of immigration
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| White children are set to become a 'minority group' in Birmingham, a census is expected to show.A study by the University of Manchester has predicted that more than half of children in Birmingham will be from black and Asian communities when the census is carried out at the end of March.In 2006, 53 per cent of children under 16 were from white families and this figure is expected to drop substantially to 47 per cent when the census is carried out in two months' time. (edit) The study suggests one reason for the reduction of white families is movement out... |
UK police: plane 'incident' at Birmingham airport
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| LONDON -- British police say at least two people have been hurt in an "incident" involving a plane at Birmingham Airport in central England. |
BREAKING: 2 UPS Planes Isolated At Philadelphia International Airport [radiological component?]
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 08:08:09 AM
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| BREAKING: 2 UPS Planes Isolated At Philadelphia International Airport October 29, 2010 9:56 AM From Jessica McWilliams PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Authorities have isolated two cargo planes are Philadelphia International Airport following a report of a suspicious package. Local and federal authorities are investigating a suspicious package aboard a cargo plane that landed at Philadelphia International Airport at about 9 a.m. Friday. A second UPS plane was isolated near the UPS terminal before take off. Authorities say a crew member aboard an inbound UPS plane from Paris, France notified authorities on approach about a suspicious package. The crew member described a... |
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