A Frog That Can Change Skin Texture
A new species of frog discovered in Ecuador is the first vertebrate known to change its skin texture from smooth to spiny, researchers say. The mutable species of rain frog possesses an ability previously observed only with invertebrates such as.
JustOneMinute: Back In Baltimore
Baltimore Prosecutor Faces National History of Police Acquittals. With an unexpectedly speedy. This is from the NY Times timeline - Stop 4 was the last stop before the van went to the Western District police station: Stop No.
May 1, 1992 | Rodney King, a Police Beating Victim, Asks.
Historic Headlines. Learn about key events in history and their connections to today. Go to related On. The March 14, 1991, New York Times reported on the Justice Departments response to charges of widespread police brutality across the country. The article also noted that. Mr. Zimmerman has now been charged with second-degree murder and faces a trial that is sure to make national headlines. What do you think the. Unrest in Baltimore �� Student discussion��.
Varsity Baseball Returns to NYU After 41 Years
Members of New York Universitys first varsity baseball team in 41 years may be too young to understand the magnitude of the challenges they face. That appeared to be the case when the Violets made their debut in a three-game series at Oglethorpe .
The Grandchildren of Lena Horne | This Black Sistas Page
Amy is known as a New York-Washington-L.A. socialite and party hostess, and a rabid Republican who once wrote an essay for the National Review. (Shed be a great dough-headed ditz on-air talent for Fox News. Or for��.
For Amanda Knox, Justice in Perugia - NYTimes.com
Letter. A Vision for Baltimore.. As one of the prosecutors in the case, Manuela Comodi, no friend of Knox, implied last week in his remarks: were Knox being tried in the United States, she might well be on her way to an execution.. And then, a domino of events, a long night of interrogation by police without a lawyer, at a time when Knox could barely understand the language, conflicting statements, and the torture of being fitted into a narrative at odds with the truth.
Review: Malpaso Dance Company Presents Two New York Premieres at the Joyce
At times, the music feels manipulative; its so raw, so personal that the dancers gestural movements ��� at best tender, at worst premeditated ��� tend to mirror the songs rather than lend deeper shading. A duet for Dunia Acosta and Joan Rodr��guez.
Charlotte Spiegel, 92, Dies; Created New Yorks Window Guard Program
Charlotte Spiegel, a civic leader and Democratic politician from the Lower East Side who created New Yorks pioneering and lifesaving window guard program in the 1970s, died on Friday in Manhattan. She was 92. Her death, at NYU Langone Medical .
Hot Bench, a Court Show From Judge Judy, Is a Surprise Hit
The concept sounds ridiculous: It takes three legal heavyweights ��� a former New York State Supreme Court justice, a Yale-educated litigator and a criminal defense lawyer ��� to adjudicate dog bites and fender benders? Before giving a verdict at the end.
Baltimore Prosecutor Faces National History of Police.
Baltimore Prosecutor Faces National History of Police Acquittals. By Editor on May 2, 2015. 2.4k. SHARES. Ruth Fremson/The New York Times. With an unexpectedly speedy and sweeping announcement on Friday of homicide and abuse-of-power charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimores chief prosecutor sent an unmistakable signal that the days when police misconduct drew a wrist slap are over. It was a bold gesture, experts say ��� and a risky��.
Lawyer Doubts Suspects Role in Ferguson Shootings
Prosecutors and police officials said on Sunday that Mr. Williams told investigators that he had been at the demonstration the night of the shooting and gotten into a dispute with some people there and shot at them, but missed and struck the police.
Museums Flex Their Multilingual, Multicultural Muscles
The American Museum of Natural History in New York has free bilingual workshops and activities, in Spanish and English, for families living in public housing in the city. A Family. Five different courses are taught at a time in the fall, spring and.
In College and Hiding From Scary Ideas
Last fall, the president of Smith College, Kathleen McCartney, apologized for causing students and faculty to be ���hurt��� when she failed to object to a racial epithet uttered by a fellow panel member at an alumnae event in New York. The offender was the .
Review: Ratmanskys The Sleeping Beauty Has Premiere in California
. which had its first performances here last week, teaches you that you dont. In May and June, the production will reach the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, where it will be the subject of keen scrutiny (and by which time it may have changed).
Lee Kuan Yews Mixed Legacy in Singapore
President Obama went so far as to describe Mr. Lee as a ���true giant of history.��� But praising Mr. Lee, who. As Singapore reflects on Mr. Lees legacy, in seven days of national mourning, many people will focus on the countrys economic growth under.
Opening New Iraq Front, US Strikes ISIS in Tikrit
The White House made no comment and instead left it to the Pentagon to announce the new airstrikes against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. ���These strikes are intended. ���The time of freedom has just been started,��� he said. He continued.
NEWS: History and the circumstances of the case against.
Baltimore Prosecutor Faces National History of Police Acquittals by By MICHAEL WINES. Saturday May 2nd, 2015 at 12:33 PM �� NYT > Police. Killings, Though Increased Focus May Suggest. New York Times Since Mr. Brown was fatally shot in an encounter with a Ferguson, Mo., police officer in August, so many unarmed black males have died in police confrontations that even President Obama noted this week that ���it comes up, it seems like, once a week now,.
For a Child With Learning Differences, Making Home a Safe.
Baltimore Prosecutor Faces National History of Police Acquittals.. She writes about parenting and education for The New York Times, The Atlantic and Vermont Public Radio Her book, ���The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed,��� will be published by HarperCollins in 2015. Find her at JessicaLahey.com. Like what youre reading? Get the best of Motherlode articles, links, comments and conversation, along with previews��.
Attention, All Scientists: Do Improv, With Alan Aldas Help
STONY BROOK, N.Y. ��� Martha Furie stormed into the room and huffily sat down in a chair. ���Well, you. Do you think both could be taught at the same time so you can graduate accomplished scientists who are also accomplished communicators? And she .
���Good Times��� Artist Ernie Barnes, 70, Dies | This Black.
I find interesting that first Ernie Barnes, and then Varnette Honeywood came to national prominence as artists when their work appeared on shows like Good Times and then The Cosby Show. Thats how I bought my first.. The New Jersey Black Boys Who Were Nearly Starved to Death Six Years Ago Are Thriving, Growing Up.and Are Loved �� Jonylahs Funeral, March... Baltimore Prosecutor Faces National History of Police Acquittals May 2, 2015. History and the��.
In Service Sector, No Rest for the Working
In the United States, no such national or state labor law or regulation governs the intervals between shifts, except for some particular jobs like airline pilots, although some unions have negotiated a minimum time for workers to be off, sometimes.
Sidney Poitier as Seen by His Two Youngest Daughters on.
The story of the fake Poitier son living off of New York socialites was made into Six Degrees of Separation, the play and the film. I think that its interesting that, at least with. One wonders whether he had time to be with and raise his girls during the time he was striving in Hollywood, and even after the marriage failed. Hes probably a grandfather several... The New York Times �� Baltimore Prosecutor Faces National History of Police Acquittals May 2, 2015. History and��.
Trailer for ���Venus Noire,��� The Film About The Hottentot.
They were upset at the possibility that other nations���especially of those they had colonized���might ask for the return of their national treasures or artifacts that the French absconded with during the past.. The New York Times �� Baltimore Prosecutor Faces National History of Police Acquittals May 2, 2015. History and the circumstances of the case against six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray indicate that securing convictions may not be easy.
Baltimore Prosecutor Faces National History of Police Acquittals
With an unexpectedly speedy and sweeping announcement on Friday of charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimores chief prosecutor sent an unmistakable signal that the days when police misconduct drew a wrist slap are.
Soldiers in Brian Williamss Group Give Account of 2003 Helicopter Attack
(Mr. Pearman and Mr. Summerlin also gave an account at the time of the episode in 2003 to the military newspaper, Stars and Stripes.) Three Chinook helicopters of the 11th Aviation Task Force left the base first, the four men said. They were carrying.
Reader Reactions to the George Zimmerman Verdict.
Baltimore Prosecutor Faces National History of Police Acquittals. When George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, was acquitted of all charges, thousands of New York Times readers responded with a wide range of emotionally charged comments. The trial was closely watched across the nation, provoking heated debates on racial profiling, civil rights and gun control. ���Sorry, justice was��.
Texas Dad David Barajas Acquitted of Murdering Man Who.
Patrolling Baltimores impoverished Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park on the morning of April 12, Lt. Brian Rice locked eyes with Freddie Gray.. Gray, 25, whod grown up in the neighborhood and had a history of drug arrests, began to run... Eugene ODonnell, a former police officer and prosecutor in New York and now a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said a commanding officer on the scene of Grays apprehension should have questioned��.
The Ancestors Claim Glenda Cleveland, The Woman Who.
Glenda Cleveland, through her actions, had tried to protect Konerak by calling Milwaukee police when she and her daughter and niece found him after he escaped Dahmers apartment (Courtesy: Mr. Knappy-Head). Mass murderer Jeffrey. A short time later, Glenda Cleveland, the mother of one of the young women called the police to inquire about the incident. She was... Baltimore Prosecutor Faces National History of Police Acquittals May 2, 2015. History and the��.
Protest of NYPD Rape Acquittal Planned in New York - The.
After two New York police officers were acquitted of rape charges yesterday, many people are unsurprisingly livid at the verdict, and a lot of them plan to protest it at 5 p.m. today at the New York City courthouse at 100 Centre St.. But the prosecution pointed to a conversation the accusing witness surreptitiously recorded, in which Moreno admitted he had sex with her, and that he had worn a condom.. The History of Thug. The Brutality of Police Culture in Baltimore.
The Latest: US Identifies 3rd American Plane Crash Victim
In Canada, the transport minister issued an immediate order requiring two crew members to be in the flight deck at all times in the wake of news that a co-pilot of the Germanwings jet barricaded himself in the cockpit and intentionally rammed the plane.
Baltimore Mom Catches Son Rioting, Beats Him on National.
Carlos Miller is founder and publisher of Photography is Not a Crime, which began as a one-man blog in 2007 to document his trial after he was arrested for photographing police during a journalistic assignment. He is also the author. I would come home from somewhere I wasnt supposed to be, miles from the neighborhood, Where (I thought) nobody knew me, and she would ask if I had a good time at ______.. http://cynicalinny.blogspot.com/ Cynic in New York.
Mary Kay Letourneau Performs at a ���Hot for Teacher Night.
This week, Mary Kay Fualaau, n��e Letourneau, together with her young husband, Vili, performed at a Seattle nightclub event, Hot for Teacher Night. Theyd done the event twice before Saturday, which brought national��.