Senate passes Black farmers settlement

By the CNN Wire Staff November 19, 2010 4:59 p.m. EST Washington (CNN) — The U.S. Senate approved a $1.15 billion measure Friday to fund a settlement initially reached between the Agriculture Department and minority farmers more than a decade ago. The 1997 Pigford v. Glickman case against the U.S. Agriculture Department was settled out [...]

New York City settles for $7.15M in Sean Bell police shooting

BY John Marzulli and Bill Hutchinson Daily News Staff Writers Originally Published:Tuesday, July 27th 2010, 6:28 PM Updated: Tuesday, July 27th 2010, 6:28 PM The city agreed Tuesday to pay more than $7 million to settle a wrongful death civil suit lodged by the fiancée and pals of Sean Bell, the unarmed black groom gunned [...]

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