Ben Tucker was a well-known musician in Savannah, Georgia who stood tall with his bass he named “Bertha”, an instrument Tucker claims to be 240 years old. He arrived in Savannah in the 1970’s and played with legends like Quincy Jones, Peggy Lee, Dexter Gordon and Buddy Rich. One of Tucker’s biggest hits as a […]

Apparently Samuel L. Jackson needs to say “m*****f****r” as much as audiences want him to. In a speech at last night’s American Institute for Stuttering gala, Jackson revealed that the swear word wards off a stutter he has been battling since his childhood in Tennessee. Audiences may have thought that Jackson simply had an unusual […]

Whitney Houston’s 20-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina wrote a nasty letter directed to her neighbor in the Alpharetta, Georgia apartment building where she just got evicted. After six months of at least 10 noise complaints, Bobbi Kristina and her adopted brother-turned-boyfriend Nick Gordon were eventually kicked out of the building and left the note as a […]

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers was honored for paving the way for black leaders during a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of his death. Evers should be remembered as a pioneer who helped lay the foundation for much of the nation’s civil rights progress over the last five decades, said […]

DETROIT (AP) — A man rounding up his dogs late at night testified Wednesday that he warned Detroit police that children were inside a home moments before an officer burst through the door and fatally shot a 7-year-old girl. Mark Robinson said a stun grenade thrown through a window to confuse people inside sounded like […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Inmates often complain of idleness, but Tavon White apparently had no trouble keeping busy behind bars. Investigators say the man nicknamed “Bulldog” impregnated four female corrections officers at the Baltimore jail while running a sophisticated criminal organization that smuggled in drugs and cell phones and employed guards as gang associates. A federal […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An 84-year-old Florida woman who bought her Powerball ticket after another customer let her get ahead in line came forward Wednesday to claim the $590 million jackpot, becoming the largest sole lottery winner in U.S. history. Gloria C. Mackenzie, of Zephyrhills, where the winning ticket was sold May 18, took a […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 15-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson is physically fine after being taken to a hospital early Wednesday, an attorney for Jackson’s mother said. Perry Sanders Jr. wrote in a statement to The Associated Press that Paris Jackson is getting appropriate medical attention and the family is seeking privacy. “Being a sensitive […]

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