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Hawaii: Exhibit honors Japanese American World War II soldiers
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.The Japanese American soldiers who fought valiantly in World War II, even as many of their relatives were held in internment camps, will be remembered in an exhibition at Honolulu’s Bishop Museum. “American Heroes: Japanese-American WWII...Tags: Awards and Prizes, U.S. Army, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture
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Rosa Parks statue to be unveiled in Capitol next week
WASHINGTON -- Rosa Parks made history in 1955 by refusing to move to the back of the bus. She will make history again next week when her statue is placed in the U.S. Capitol. It will be the first full-size statue of an African American in the...
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Jackie Robinson greets the world in Google doodle on his birthday
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Jackie Robinson, the Dodgers infielder who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, would have turned 94 today, so Google honored him with a doodle. Those outside of Los Angeles know him for his baseball exploits, when he entered the majors...Tags: Awards and Prizes, High School Sports, Jackie Robinson, Baseball, National League
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Suu Kyi's U.S. visit may lead to more easing of sanctions on Myanmar
World NowBurma United States Obama Democracy: Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi makes her first trip to U.S. in decades starting Monday.... -
In U.S. visit, Suu Kyi urges end to all economic sanctions
World NowWASHINGTON -- Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, began her first visit to the United States in four decades by urging Washington to begin lifting remaining economic sanctions, which she credited for helping pressure the... -
Willis Edwards dies at 66; L.A. civil rights activist
Willis Edwards, a civil rights and political activist in Los Angeles' African American community and the former leader of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood branch of the NAACP who was a controversial force behind its entertainment industry Image Awards, has...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Robert F. Kennedy, Diane Watson, Celebrities, Hillary Clinton
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Pakistani doctor caught between counterterrorism and treason
World NowThe treason conviction and 33-year prison sentence given the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA locate Osama bin Laden last year has outraged U.S. leaders who see Shakeel Afridi as a hero in their campaign against terrorism. A Senate panel voted to slash... -
Raymond L. Johnson Sr. dies at 89; lawyer, civil rights activist
Raymond L. Johnson Sr., an attorney, civil rights activist and former Tuskegee Airman, died Dec. 31 in Los Angeles of complications of pneumonia and heart failure, said his wife, Evelyn. He was 89.
Johnson, who practiced law for nearly 50 years, was a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tuskegee Airmen, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System
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Winter storm drops snow, sleet on Southwest
Nation NowForecasters warned late Monday that up to 18 inches of snowfall was expected across the region as the storm traveled towards the Texas Panhandle and parts of Kansas and Colorado.... -
Justice Department accuses Conn. police of bias against Latinos
Nation NowA federal Justice Department probe of the East Haven, Conn. police department has found a pattern of discrimination against Latinos, the latest legal blow aimed at the suburban department.... -
Louis Zamperini deserves Congressional Gold Medal, lawmaker says
Nation NowA Texas congressman is seeking to present the congressional gold medal to 94-year-old Louis Zamperini, a World War II hero from Los Angeles who survived 47 days in a life raft in the Pacific and beatings as a Japanese POW... -
Great Plains storm tapers off, but holiday travel could be rough
Nation NowThe fierce winter storm sweeping across the Great Plains, wreaking havoc on highways and causing at least six deaths, is tapering off. But transportation is still wretched, and holiday travelers this week should plan on a few bumps, according to experts.....
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