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CHICAGO (AP) — Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines. “The big picture is that this is a big problem that has gotten much worse quickly,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, head of the […]

TV & Film

Beyonce pretty much owned cable TV on Saturday night. HBO’s documentary “Beyonce: Life Is but a Dream” pulled 1.8 million viewers during its 9 p.m. ET premiere. It’s the largest audience for a HBO doc since Nielsen revised its method of measuring viewership in 2004. The only other documentary to approach Beyonce’s haul was previous […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. Both the former Illinois congressman and his wife, Sandra, had agreed to plead guilty in deals with federal prosecutors. […]

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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The spokesman for the state prosecutor in the Oscar Pistorius case says there was an error in a detective’s testimony when he identified a substance police found in the athlete’s bedroom as testosterone. Medupe Simasiku, a spokesman for South Africa’s National Prosecution Agency, said it is too early to identify […]

Entertainment News

Dwyane Wade is facing further problems in his custody battle with ex-wife Siohvaughn Wade after she accused him of failing to keep tabs on their children’s asthma medication. The Miami Heat player, who is currently dating Gabrielle Union, has been embroiled in an ongoing legal spat with Siohvaughn, the mother of his two sons, since […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Dorner‘s threats to kill officers and the families of those linked to his 2008 firing from the department was backed up with deep research that included surveillance of possible victims, officials said Tuesday. Chief Charlie Beck told reporters Tuesday that the former Los Angeles police officer “did a lot of […]

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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A southwest Ohio woman who says she was fired because she voted for President Barack Obama filed a lawsuit against her former employer. Patricia Kunkle’s lawsuit accuses Dayton-based defense contractor Q-Mark Inc. and its president of telling employees that if Obama was re-elected, then his supporters would be the first to […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama is launching a three-state tour to promote her anti-childhood obesity program, “Let’s Move.” Mrs. Obama will make stops next week in Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri. The tour is tied to the third anniversary of the “Let’s Move” program. The White House says the first lady will highlight the […]

A 302-pound South Carolina man has been cuffed and charged with with disorderly conduct for allegedly striking a Burger King worker over the head with a food tray during a dispute over cold onion rings, The Smoking Gun reports. Kristopher Wiggins, 32, was taken into custody last week in connection to the incident that took place on Jan. 29 […]

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Athletes have not learned from the experience of Plaxico Burress, who served almost two years in prison for shooting himself in the leg with a gun. Tampa Bay Bucccaneers defensive end Da’Quan Bowers was arraigned in New York on Monday after allegedly trying to bring a gun onto a plane at Laguardia Airport. Bowers was arraigned on charges of […]

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The drama got real outside of NBA star Metta World Peace‘s Los Angeles condo early this morning. Four men were spotted outside of of the basketball player’s condo with guns. According to sources close to the LAPD say the police got a call some time near midnight about four guys hanging around the luxury apartment complex. […]

Gossip

Jay-Z never thought he’d have to worry about his daughter having gentleman callers at the age of 12 months. On “The Wendy Williams Show” this week, Alicia Keys revealed that her 2-year-old son Egypt with husband Swizz Beatz planted a big ole kiss on Blue Ivy, the 1-year-old daughter of Jay-Z and Beyoncé. “Egypt kissed […]