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Jan 12 2011

Daughter angry

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The formerly homeless Ohio man who became a media sensation thanks to his "golden voice'' will be heading to rehab amid allegations that he has been drinking daily.

Ted Williams, 53, has been in Los Angeles making appearances on "Dr. Phil'' and other shows. His visit to the Southland made headlines when he was briefly detained by Los Angeles police after a Monday night altercation with his daughter.

Jan 11 2011

Disturbance report

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A formerly homeless Ohio man launched into the limelight by YouTube—the baritone has been offered radio jobs and brought to Hollywood for interviews—was picked up by Los Angeles police Monday night, but let go.

Police went to the Renaissance Hotel at 1755 N. Highland Ave. about 9 p.m. Monday on a report of a disturbance, Officer Sara Faden said. She confirmed two people were brought to the local station and questioned, but neither was booked for a crime.

Ted Williams, 53, reportedly got into a dispute with his daughter.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jan 6 2011

Elections set for January 11

Seven candidates are in the running to become interim council member for District 1, filling the position that Danny Tabor vacated when he was elected mayor on Aug. 31.

The special election will be held on Jan. 11, and if no candidate wins a 51 percent majority, the two top vote-getters will square off in another election. The winner will hold office at least until March, when District 1 voters will be asked to elect a representative to a full term.

Jan 5 2011

Despite budget crisis

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The mayor and police chief argued today that it is imperative for the Los Angeles Police Department to remain around the 10,000-officer level despite an ongoing budget crisis, saying the size of the force contributed to a record decline in the city's homicide rate last year.

Some council members recently questioned the need to maintain 9,963 police officers—a number set by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa—when other city departments have been forced to drastically shrink in size through early retirements and layoffs.

Jan 4 2011

Kashmier James, Taburi Watson and Jesus Vasquez

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Three separate rewards of $50,000 each were offered today for information leading to the perpetrators of recent murders in South Los Angeles, including the Christmas Day slaying of a woman in front of her child and the shooting of a teenage bicyclist.

The Los Angeles City Council agreed to hand out the cash to tipsters willing to help authorities identify, arrest and convict those responsible for the deaths of Kashmier James, 14-year-old Taburi Watson and Jesus Vasquez.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.