Jailed Venezuela activist dispels rumors of health emergency

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez rushed to Caracas’ military hospital late Wednesday seeking information on her husband after a report on social media said he had been taken there with a medical emergency — a scare that proved to be wrong. “Please, can …

On This Day in History – Thursday, May 4, 2017

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during a demonstration against the Vietnam War. The shootings set off a nationwide student strike that forced hundreds of schools to temporarily close. Today is Thursday, May 4, the 124th day of 2017 with 241 …

Quote of the Day

“People like to remember Rosa Parks for one moment, when she wouldn’t stand up on a bus. They don’t really want to grapple with the rest of her life. The death threats, the fact that she had to leave Alabama and go to Detroit.” ~DANIEL GEARY, a professor of American …