Some urban lit authors see fiction in the Oscar-nominated ‘American Fiction’

NEW YORK – Omar Tyree, author of such urban lit narratives as “Flyy Girl” and “The Last Street Novel,” recently went to see the Oscar-nominated movie “American Fiction.” “I loved the emotions of the family,” Tyree said of the comic drama starring best actor nominee Jeffrey Wright as the struggling author-academic Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, Leslie … Read more

Search for missing San Antonio teen ended

The 15-year-old male was last seen Monday morning on the far southwest side. SAN ANTONIO — Authorities are searching for a San Antonio teenager who went missing on Monday on the far southwest side.  According to a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office missing persons report, 15-year-old Connor Jacob Lowery was last seen Monday at 9 a.m. … Read more

Woman fatally stabs convicted sex offender who tried to attack her at laundromat, sheriff says

Police said the 40-year-old, twice-convicted sex offender had been released from prison in December after serving time for his crimes. LACOMBE, La. — A woman being attacked by a convicted sex offender in a Lacombe-area laundromat was able to fight back and fatally stabbed the suspect, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office. The … Read more