LAS VEGAS (AP)- Brian Banks, a one-time high school football star who was recently exonerated in a California rape case in which he was falsely accused, is finally getting a chance to play professional football. The 26-year-old Banks, a linebacker, is signing with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League, a move the […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge Thursday refused to order YouTube to take down the film trailer that has inflamed the Muslim world, rejecting a plea from an actress who says she was duped into appearing in the project. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Luis Lavin rejected the request from Cindy Lee Garcia, an […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Cancer has overtaken heart disease as the No. 1 killer among Hispanics in the U.S., and the rest of the country may be only a few years behind. The change is not exactly cause for alarm. Death rates for both cancer and heart disease have been dropping for Hispanics and everyone […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)- California officials have warned 49 school districts that they have an unusually high number of black students in special education programs who are labeled emotionally disturbed. Letters sent by the state Department of Education in July told the districts their special ed classes were "significantly disproportionate" racially during a four-year period ending […]

Bobbi Kristina Brown has tweeted out a response to the outrage created after her ‘bro-friend” Nick Gordon posted an image of himself driving with a revolver in his hand. The 19-year-old daughter of the late Whitney Houston, tweeted: ”I & @nickgordon loveUall! Ha thank4ur love & support! We R both collectors of guns actually, We […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is awarding $228 million in grants to historically black colleges and universities. The five-year grants will go to schools in 19 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Schools can use the money to expand their campuses, acquire science equipment, develop counseling programs and train […]

Chad Johnson is taking anger management classes in response to the domestic violence incident that led to him being arrested. The former NFL receiver appeared on Showtime’s “Inside the NFL” and revealed he is taking the classes to learn how to manage his feelings so he doesn’t explode in the future: “I’m taking classes — […]

When you think of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, you think of the dominant center for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers, the six-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer and the league’s All-Time Leading Scorer. He is also an author, historian and actor. Now you can add survivor and advocate to the list. Abdul-Jabbar, who […]

Is someone tired of reading Chris Brown headlines? A Canadian media company is giving what other people are asking for – a “Brownout.” It’s an app that gets rid of all things Chris Brown from a user’s browser. “It is nearly impossible to go on the Internet without reading something about him, he is always […]

Known for his intelligence and impeccable coolness under pressure, President Barack Obama represents the U.S. unlike any other president in a number of ways. And every once in a while, the public gets to see another side of him, a hip, youthful man who, in national polls, is the one person people would love to […]

A Marion County man has been accused of having sexual acts with a miniature donkey named "Doodle." Carlos Romero, 31, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of animal cruelty and his bail was set at $2,000 dollars. According to a local newspaper, Romero says he plans to get his donkey back and believes that […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration may consider new standards for the levels of arsenic in rice as consumer groups are calling for federal guidance on how much of the carcinogen can be present in food. So far, FDA officials say they have found no evidence that suggests rice is unsafe to eat. […]