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NEW YORK (AP) — A California man who skipped town after being accused of molesting a boy was killed and three law enforcement officers trying to arrest him were wounded in a daytime shootout inside a small smoke shop in one of New York’s most bustling neighborhoods, officials said. The man, Charles Richard Mozdir, was […]
Some people simply adore their Apple products. The iconic retailer has taken over the tech marketplace with iPhones, Mac computers, and anything else a tech-savvy person could possibly want. But there’s one Apple fan the company is sorry they ever laid eyes on. He’s 24-year-old Sharron Laverne Parrish Jr. The man loves Apple products so much […]
Team USA track star Torrin Lawrence, one of the best sprinters in the country, died Monday morning after his car was struck by a tractor trailer, reports TMZ. The 25-year-old, who recently won a gold medal in the 4×400 relay at the IAAF World Relays, was driving in Georgia around 1:40 a.m. when his car […]
Dr. Steve Perry, Karen Carter Peterson, John Hope Bryant talked with Roland Martin on the Empowerment Stage during this year’s “Essence” Festival. Dr. Perry explained the…
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A southwest Florida waitress has dubbed the trio of naked hamburger thieves who broke into an eatery “dumb, dumber and dumbest.” Waitress Nancy Sansevieri was still laughing after police released surveillance video Wednesday showing the college-aged men — two naked and one clad in underwear — stealing 60 hamburgers from […]
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona strip club has endorsed a Democratic candidate for Congress. And the candidate, the Rev. Jarrett Maupin, says he’s happy to have the support of The Great Alaskan Bush Company of Phoenix. The Arizona Republic reports the strip club recently announced its endorsement on a sign that reads: “Jarrett Maupin for […]
It was 143 years in the making, but Jersey City has sworn in its first Black female firefighter, reports NJ.com. Tara Walker, 31, a former…
The White House isn’t taking threats to impeach President Barack Obama lightly. Dan Pfeiffer, one of the president’s top aides doesn’t doubt that Republicans are…
A Brooklyn woman murdered a tenant from her rental property before scattering the body parts all over Long Island. Leah Cuevas is in custody after…
PHOENIX (AP) — A former WWE champion known as Daniel Bryan chased two burglary suspects he saw exiting his Phoenix home this week and subdued one until officers arrived, investigators said. According to police, Bryan Danielson and his wife, Brianna, drove into the carport of their Arcadia home and saw a door to the house […]
Think you know which states are the easiest to catch a sexually transmitted disease? Check out the list below to see if you were correct. BlackDoctor.Org breaks down the list: 10. North Carolina 524 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 6th in gonorrhea and 24th in syphillis transmissions. 9. New York 516 per 100,000 have […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A program designed to foster a new generation of young African leaders will be renamed after former South African President Nelson Mandela, the White House said Sunday. President Barack Obama, who has said he was one of the untold millions of people around the world who were inspired by Mandela’s life, is […]
