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The New York Police Department has stripped a Staten Island Cop of his gun and his badge after putting one man in a chokehold that…
NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell is doing okay after collapsing during a speaking engagement near Lake Tahoe. A rep for the Boston Celtics says the 80-year-old Russell felt faint after the Thursday morning fall at the Hyatt Regency resort in Incline Village, Nevada, but was planning on returning home to Seattle this evening. Witness […]
Big Tobacco has turned to racial targeting to survive a downturn in sales. Reynolds American, the No. 2 U.S. tobacco producer announced a deal to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States began building a case Friday that would pin the blame for the downing of the passenger jet over Ukraine on separatist forces supported by Russia, in a disaster that could dramatically escalate the crisis in Ukraine. President Barack Obama said one American was among the nearly 300 killed and […]
Do you have a sweet tooth and a terrible attitude toward anyone that’s not White, protestant, and heterosexual? If so, if you’re looking to visit…
Lay’s is back with their “Do Us A Flavor” campaign. For those who may not recall, they asked their customers to help them decide on…
Your local barbershop probably consists of TVs broadcasting ESPN, animated banter on almost any subject and music to match the vibe of the shop. The…
Eric Garner is now dead after police placed him in a chokehold. What did he do? Apparently after being arrested for selling untaxed cigarettes police officers used a deadly amount of force to subdue the man who suffered from a host of ailments, including chronic asthma, diabetes and sleep apnea. The NY Daily News reports: “I can’t […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Muldowney twins will share plenty of things in life, but the same birthday isn’t one of them. Tammy Muldowney gave birth to her first child, daughter Kennedy Clare, at around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Women and Children’s Hospital in Buffalo. Muldowney and husband Bryan, from nearby Hamburg, say they expected […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans marked Nelson Mandela’s birthday on Friday with charitable acts in honor of the former president, whose death in December prompted a global outpouring of tributes. People picked up litter, cooked at homes for the elderly and donated food, blankets and other basic necessities to the poor. The United Nations has […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two attorneys general from the Northwest have sued the companies responsible for the popular 5-Hour Energy drink, alleging they engaged in deceptive advertising. The Oregon lawsuit filed Thursday in Portland contends 5-Hour Energy falsely claims customers get extra energy and focus from a unique blend of ingredients, when the boost actually […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration accused Israel on Thursday of failing to do all it can to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza during cross-border attacks. Noting the deaths a day earlier of four boys who were killed on a Gaza beach by an Israeli strike, the State Department said the high civilian death toll […]
