http://www.mail.com/people/27460-jesse-jackson.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/27460-jesse-jackson.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007378-ex-ill-lawmaker-elected-to-succeed-jackson-jr.html CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, whose campaign received a $2 million boost from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, easily captured Tuesday's special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. The win for the Matteson Democrat was widely expected as the Chicago-area district, which Jackson represented from 1995 until ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:26:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007378-ex-ill-lawmaker-elected-to-succeed-jackson-jr.html 2013-04-10T02:26:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2005722-roger-ebert-remembered-acclaimed-film-critic.html CHICAGO (AP) — Roger Ebert, one of the nation's most influential film critics who used newspapers, television and social media to take readers into theaters and even into his own life, was laid to rest Monday with praise from political leaders, family and people he'd never met but who chose movies based on the direction of his thumb. "He didn't just domin... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:49:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2005722-roger-ebert-remembered-acclaimed-film-critic.html 2013-04-08T19:49:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1997318-ware-support-helped-remain-upbeat.html ATLANTA (AP) — Just seeing a picture of Kevin Ware up and moving around again inspired the Louisville Cardinals. Imagine the boost they're going to get having Ware alongside them. Ware was greeted with loud cheers when he arrived at Louisville's hotel Wednesday night, hours after doctors cleared the sophomore to accompany the Cardinals to the Final Four. ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:16:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1997318-ware-support-helped-remain-upbeat.html 2013-04-04T07:16:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1995744-louisville-guard-ware-upbeat-despite-broken-leg.html LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kevin Ware is pretty certain how his next few months will play out. "After we win the national championship," the injured Louisville guard said with a smile on his face, "I'm just looking forward to rehab." Ware is already set for his next step, though he is gingerly walking around on crutches and with his surgically repaired broken... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:03:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1995744-louisville-guard-ware-upbeat-despite-broken-leg.html 2013-04-04T03:03:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976512-detroit-manager-to-listen-then-assess-priorities.html DETROIT (AP) — A bankruptcy lawyer and turnaround expert tasked with reviving Detroit's beleaguered finances could be greeted by a crowd of protesters as he arrives at work Monday, then plans to spend his first day meeting with some city officials who for months fought against creating his job at all. Kevyn Orr is under no illusions that he'll be treated ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:12:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1976512-detroit-manager-to-listen-then-assess-priorities.html 2013-03-24T17:12:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1961824-trial-opens-nyc-stop-and-frisk-challenge.html NEW YORK (AP) — Many of the tens of thousands of New Yorkers stopped, questioned and sometimes frisked by police in the past decade were wrongly targeted because of their race, lawyers for four men who claim they were illegally stopped said Monday. But New York Police Department lawyers countered that officers must go where the crime is — and the crime is... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:54:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1961824-trial-opens-nyc-stop-and-frisk-challenge.html 2013-03-19T01:54:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1940102-fiery-funeral-venezuelas-chavez.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hugo Chavez was lauded as a modern-day reincarnation of Latin American liberator Simon Bolivar at a fiery, foot-stomping state funeral Friday, hours before his handpicked successor was sworn in as acting president over the fierce objections of the opposition. Nicolas Maduro took the oath of office in the National Assembly before ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 04:17:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1940102-fiery-funeral-venezuelas-chavez.html 2013-03-09T04:17:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941562-nicolas-maduro-sworn-venezuelan-president.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela's acting president, using the occasion to launch blistering attacks on the U.S. as well as the political opposition, which objected that the ceremony violated the country's constitution. Late President Hugo Chavez designated Maduro as his successor before he died Tuesday of cancer. ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:58:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941562-nicolas-maduro-sworn-venezuelan-president.html 2013-03-09T01:58:55Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1890952-emmett-tills-family-reacts-to-lil-wayne-lyric.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A cousin of the late Emmett Till wonders if Lil Wayne understands just how damaging it was when he rapped a vulgar reference to the black U.S. teen whose death in 1955 became a significant moment in the civil rights movement. Airickca Gordon-Taylor says Till's family would like an apology from Lil Wayne for the brief but disturbing... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1890952-emmett-tills-family-reacts-to-lil-wayne-lyric.html 2013-02-15T03:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1882012-2-custody-connection-to-chicago-teens-death.html CHICAGO (AP) — Two men were taken into custody Sunday as "persons of interest" in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Chicago girl, a Chicago police spokeswoman said. Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Melissa Stratton said the two men, ages 18 and 20, were taken into custody early Sunday morning and are being questioned. She said no charges have been ... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1882012-2-custody-connection-to-chicago-teens-death.html 2013-02-10T22:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1863698-legendary-nyc-mayor-koch-dies-monday-funeral-set.html NEW YORK (AP) — In 1977, New York City was deep into its worst fiscal crisis ever. Riots erupted that summer during a blackout. And a fire in one of the most blighted, bombed-out parts of town that fall led Howard Cosell to announce during a World Series game at Yankee Stadium: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning." Into that mess stepped Ed Koch a... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1863698-legendary-nyc-mayor-koch-dies-monday-funeral-set.html 2013-02-02T07:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861444-koch-yorks-feisty-mayor-dies-88.html NEW YORK (AP) — When Ed Koch was mayor, it seemed as if all of New York was being run by a deli counterman. Koch was funny, irritable, opinionated, often rude and prone to yelling. And it worked, for a while at least. With a Bronx-born combination of chutzpah and humor, Koch steered New York back from the brink of financial ruin and infused the city with ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861444-koch-yorks-feisty-mayor-dies-88.html 2013-02-02T00:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1833288-officials-lay-wreaths-king-memorial-mall.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Dignitaries and celebrities participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall. The Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, comedian Dick Gregory and actors Jamie Foxx and Chris Tucker were among those who attended Sunday's event. Foxx told a crowd that packed th... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1833288-officials-lay-wreaths-king-memorial-mall.html 2013-01-20T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1815552-delta-sigma-theta-sorority-celebrates-centennial.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's capital is swarming with women wearing crimson and cream, as one of the country's largest African-American sororities gathers to celebrate 100 years of sisterhood. More than 12,000 members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. are convening to mark the organization's centennial this weekend with activities including community s... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1815552-delta-sigma-theta-sorority-celebrates-centennial.html 2013-01-12T17:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814704-jackson-jrs-wife-leaves-chicago-city-council.html CHICAGO (AP) — The wife of former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. announced Friday that she was resigning from the Chicago City Council, saying she could not adequately represent her district while dealing with "very painful health matters." Alderman Sandi Jackson, whose husband recently resigned from Congress while being treated for bipolar disorder and othe... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814704-jackson-jrs-wife-leaves-chicago-city-council.html 2013-01-11T23:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1786116-popes-christmas-message-focuses-mideast-china.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his Christmas message to the world Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the slaughter in Syria and for more meaningful negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, while encouraging more religious freedom under China's new leaders. Delivering the traditional speech from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Bene... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1786116-popes-christmas-message-focuses-mideast-china.html 2012-12-26T01:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1734966-sons-woes-weigh-heavily-rev-jesse-jackson.html CHICAGO (AP) — In the cluttered office where he's met with some of the nation's top politicians and preachers, penned rousing speeches and planned civil rights marches, the Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks so softly — and with so little enunciation — that one strains at times to hear him. At 71, he still keeps a hectic schedule and speaks extemporaneously on eve... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1734966-sons-woes-weigh-heavily-rev-jesse-jackson.html 2012-11-30T22:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1717128-rep-jackson-jr-resigns-citing-mental-health.html CHICAGO (AP) — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. quietly resigned Wednesday, effectively ending a once-promising political career months after the civil rights icon's son went on a mysterious medical leave while facing separate federal investigations. Just two weeks after voters re-elected him to a ninth full term, Jackson sent his resignation letter to House Speake... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1717128-rep-jackson-jr-resigns-citing-mental-health.html 2012-11-22T01:44:00Z