Supreme Court rules police can collect DNA from arrestees
Category: National Written by Jesse J Holland - Associated Press Writer
This photo taken in April 2009, provided by the Salisbury, Md., Police Department, shows Alonzo Jay King Jr. A narrowly divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that police can collect DNA from people arrested but not convicted of serious crimes, a tool that more than half the states already use to help crack unsolved crimes. (AP photo/Salisbury Police Department via Salisbury Daily Times)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for police to take a DNA swab from anyone they arrest for a serious crime, endorsing a practice now followed by more than half the states as well as the federal government.
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Cheerios ad with multiracial family prompts racist outcry
Category: National Written by CNN
(CNN) -- The leader of the free world is the child of one Black parent and one White parent.
The number of Americans who identify as "mixed race" is on the rise. And this year marks the 46th anniversary of the Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision, which made interracial marriage legal in the United States.
So why is a Cheerios ad featuring a multiracial family causing a stir?
Last Updated on Saturday, 01 June 2013 12:51
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Pgh Dance Council to feature Brazilian Street Dancers
Category: Entertainment Written by Genea Webb - Courier Features Writer
Pittsburgh dance lovers will be in for an early Valentine’s sweet treat next February when Compagnie Kafig, the Brazilian hip-hop dance ensemble comes to the Steel City as part of the Pittsburgh Dance Ensemble’s 2013-2014 Dance Council Season.
Last Updated on Thursday, 30 May 2013 11:39
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Trailer Parking: Philadelphia is 'Out Of This World'
Category: Entertainment Written by Christian Morrow - Courier Staff Writer
Sure they shot a Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher here recently. Yeah, Viggo Mortensen was wandering around our wood shooting The Road a few years back. The Dark Knight Rises…yeah, we know.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 May 2013 17:56
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