NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale University hopes to solve a case of whodungit by identifying the stinker who has been soiling students’ laundry by sticking human feces inside clothes dryers. The culprit has been dubbed the “poopetrator” and is being blamed for at least four incidents in the past month in the laundry room […]

Now with the Houston Rockets, former LA Lakers center Dwight Howard says he’s not a dumb player in response to criticism from legendary NBA center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. “Dwight is an extraordinary athlete and has incredible athletic ability, but basketball is a game where the most important muscle that you use on the court is the […]

The man who gunned down 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard, the woman who tried to ram her car into a White House barricade, and the man who shot an Oregon state trooper during a routine traffic stop all shared tragic connections: They were all killed by police after erratic episodes; they all perhaps […]

Should Condoleeza Rice be allowed to serve on the College Football Playoff selection committee? The answer is definitely “no” if you listened to ESPN analyst David Pollack who said women don’t “belong” on the committee, which includes Rice, a former U.S. Secretary of State. Pollack warned the audience he was about to say something unpopular […]

The National Black Church Initiative has a stern message for folks who have been critical of Tavis Smiley and Cornel West: Leave them alone. “Take your hands off these brothers,” the NBCI says in a statement. “They Are Our Black Princes.” The National Black Church Initiative, (NBCI) a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL says it will meet with representatives of an Indian tribe from New York that is campaigning for the Washington Washington Football Team to change their nickname. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says Monday a meeting was scheduled for next month and could happen sooner. The Oneida Indian Nation held a symposium […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A motorcyclist accused of smashing a window and catalyzing a bloody encounter between a group of bikers and an SUV driver was arraigned Sunday on gang assault and other major charges, which his lawyer said were overblown. The fourth person arrested so far in a case held up as a highway […]

  R&B/Soul singer Glenn Lewis released his new cut ”All My Love” featuring Melanie Fiona off his forthcoming album Moment of Truth (Ruffhouse/Capitol) which drops October 15th. Check it…

Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez’s new son is a gift from God — literally. The couple have named the baby, who was born Saturday in Los Angeles, Maceo Robert Martinez, TMZ reports. The name, which is Spanish in origin, means “Gift of God” and was popular in the ninth through 14th centuries, according to TMZ. […]

WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts court issued an arrest warrant Monday for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as prosecutors sought to preserve their right to try him on state charges in the killing of a police officer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tsarnaev, 20, remains in custody after pleading not guilty to […]

Controversial R&B crooner Chris Brown (pictured), who is no stranger to shock factor headlines, has now added another controversy to the pot: according to Brown,…

Solange Knowles has a love-hate relationship with the Internet and explained why during a recent interview with blog CL’s Angel Laws. The mother of 7-year-old…