CHICAGO – Illinois on Sunday will become the first state to sell individual lottery tickets online. It won’t be the last. By Steve Nurenberg, APOnline lottery sales in Illinois to start March 25. —— A Justice Department opinion issued last year cleared the way. It said the Wire Act of 1961, which bars wagering over telecommunication systems across state or national boundaries, applies only to sports betting. At least 21 states and the District of Columbia are considering online lottery … Read entire article »

THE Norman Manley Law School beat more than 30 other law schools from across the world last Friday when the institution won the Frankfurt International Investment Law Mooting Competition in Germany. In achieving victory, the Norman Manley Law School also won the titles of Best Team from Latin America, and Best non-OECD team The team, comprising Caprice McFarlane, Shantez Stewart, Kenyatta Powell, Munroe Wisdom and Mark Hope, participated in the contest between last week Tuesday and Friday. … Read entire article »

“No trauma or foul play is suspected” in Whitney Houston’s death, the coroner said. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Houston used cocaine “in the time period just immediately prior to her collapse in the bathtub,” the coroner says NEW: Narrowed arteries “suggest a cardiac event complicated by the cocaine use” caused her collapse, coroner says Marijuana, Xanax, Flexeril and Benadryl found in her blood did not contribute to her death, the cororner says Houston died her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel a day … Read entire article »

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By Janet Silvera —- A new report has found that cocaine use is spreading throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, but says ganja remains the most prevalent illicit, particularly among secondary students. The report titled ‘Drug Use in the Americas’, 2011, was released yesterday by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Bogota. According to the report, marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug among secondary students of most countries. The … Read entire article »

  KINGSTON, JAMAICA — – Rocksteady group, The Tennors, have reunited after a 35 year hiatus. Founding member George Murphy aka Clive Tennors and Ronnie Davis have reunited along with new member Henry “Sadiki” Buckley Jr., to record a new album and tour the US and European markets. The group is already busy writing and recording new material for what will become their first new release in over 35 years. The Tennors made their mark on the Jamaican … Read entire article »

Parents are outraged after 139 fourth grade students in Georgia were given a math problem referencing slavery, WAGA-TV reports. Christopher Jackson, the parent of a 9-year-old at the school, told the station his son brought home the offensive extra-credit question with his homework. “A plantation owner had 100 slaves,” the question read, according to the station. “If three-fifths of them are counted for representation, how many slaves will be counted?” While parents told WAGA they were offended by the question, … Read entire article »

By Michael Pearson, A Florida law allows people to defend themselves with violence in many situations. STORY HIGHLIGHTS A 2005 Florida law allows people to “stand their ground” against attacks in public Law sponsor says legislation has been effective Critics say the law goes too far, promotes violence In Florida, justifiable homicide cases nearly tripled after the law was enacted (CNN) — In the months after the Florida Legislature passed a law in 2005 allowing residents to use deadly force to protect themselves no … Read entire article »

From Scott Bronstein and Drew Griffin, CNN Deryl Dedmon, 19, of Brandon, Mississippi, is charged in the killing of James Anderson. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Deryl Dedmon has pleaded guilty to murder and a hate crime NEW: He has been sentenced to two concurrent life terms Charges stem from killing of black man who was run over by truck Dedmon’s attorney has refused repeated requests for comment Editor’s note: This story contains language that some readers may consider offensive. (CNN) — A white Mississippi man has been sentenced … Read entire article »