Week In Review

Longtime Washington journalist Helen Thomas abruptly retired last Monday as a columnist for Hearst News Service following remarks she made about Israel that were denounced by the White House and her press corps colleagues.

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Last Thursday, noted Philadelphia playwright, film scenarist and author Charles Fuller introduced his first novel, ‘Snatch’ to an enthusiastic and attentive audience during a book signing at the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP).

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State and local leaders have called for a federal investigation following the death of second-grader Aiyana Stanley-Jones, who was asleep on a sofa at home when police busted in with guns. At least one bullet was fired that struck the child in her neck and traveled to her brain…

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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to up to five years in prison last Tuesday for violating the terms of his probation stemming from his conviction for lying under oath about an affair with his chief of staff.

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A teacher who was recorded on cell phone video beating a student apologized last Friday, saying she was “without excuse” for the attack on the 13-year-old. Science teacher Sheri Lynn Davis, who was fired by the charter school over the attack…

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The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama’s controversial former pastor, said in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that he is “toxic” to the Obama administration and that the president “threw me under the bus.”

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Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress known for her plaintive, signature song “Stormy Weather” and for her triumph over the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, has died. She was 92.

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Gov. Jan Brewer’s signature on the bill last Tuesday comes less than a month after she signed the nation’s toughest crackdown on illegal immigration — a move that ignited international backlash amid charges the measure would encourage racial profiling of Hispanics.

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A U.S. citizen who had recently returned from a five-month trip to his native Pakistan, where he had a wife, was arrested at a New York airport on charges that he drove a bomb-laden SUV meant to cause a fireball in Times Square, federal authorities said.

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A city police officer who used a Taser to subdue a teenager who ran onto the field during a Phillies game has the backing of his chief, but the department is reviewing whether officers should be involved in such on-field confrontations in the future.

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