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Teen solves centuries-old math problem
NEW YORK, March 28 (UPI) -- Hip-hop music mogul Russell Simmons returned to his roots in Queens in New York to urge minority youth and warring gangs to stop killing each other.
"For me this is significant because I grew up here," Simmons told a Saturday rally in Queens Village. "Not too far from here, I sold drugs. I've had to change, and I've had leaders show me the way."
The rally was in support of the Peace Keepers Movement, which tries to use mentors to stop violence and encourage youth in tough neighborhoods to avoid lives of crime.
The New York Daily News Sunday said the number of homicides in New York was up 23 percent during the first 11 weeks of 2010, compared to the same period a year earlier. Homicides were 20 percent higher in the borough of Queens and 15 percent higher in Brooklyn.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 27 (UPI) --
Bluegrass legend Arthel "Doc" Watson was in critical condition following colon surgery at a hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., his representative said.
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When he bowed out of actively campaigning to capture the Republican presidential nomination, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said he wasn't interested in disrupting the party's national convention in Tampa, Fla., in August.
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To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
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UPI horoscopes for Sunday, May 27, 2012.
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