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Fallen football/Hollywood star OJ Simpson‘s home near Miami was sold yesterday in a foreclosure auction, according to Jose Lambiet’s Gossip Extra. The house, at 9450 SW 112th St. in Kendall, went for $487,433 to a yet-to-be-identified private online bidder, according to county auction records. Simpson bought it in September 2000 for $575,000. It’s currently assessed […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending President Barack Obama‘s much-maligned health care law in Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was confronted Wednesday with a government memo that raised security concerns about the website consumers are using to enroll. The document, obtained by The Associated Press, shows that administration officials at the Centers for Medicare […]
GREENWOOD COUNTY, S.C. (AP) — Police found the bodies of six people ranging in age from 9 to the early 50s when they responded to a call from a man who said he was thinking about hurting himself. SWAT team members who entered the house late Tuesday found the remains of four adults and two […]
Joseph Patterson, the man accused of beating Adrian Peterson’s 2-year-old son to death, has been released from jail. The 27-year-old walked out of a South…
BALTIMORE — A Morgan State University student has filed a complaint after he says he was denied membership in a fraternity because he is gay. WBFF-TV reports Brian Stewart wanted to be a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He says members of the fraternity hinted that because of his sexual orientation he was […]
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has removed a Facebook post that erroneously claimed a GOP leader had told the president, “I can’t even stand to look at you.” Durbin said Monday he’s satisfied that that people now know he’s not to blame for the mistake. The decision resolves a point of tension between […]
Tuesday night one of Washington D.C.’s most fun events was held. The annual high heel race was held on 17th Street where hundreds of drag queens race down the road in high heels and over-the-top outfits. Check out some photos on the Washington Post.
Pastor Dr. Michael Minor of the Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Mississippi banned fried chicken and sugary drinks from church potlucks with the hopes of promoting healthier living and combating obesity in his community. Minor told Yahoo News the change has been a success, he explained, “You can see the difference. People are much […]
According to the BBC, Belgian racing pigeons have tested positive for drugs. The site reports that the Belgian pigeon-racing federation sent samples from 20 pigeons to the National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa. The results revealed that six of the birds tested positive for various drugs including cocaine and pain killers. The drugs are thought […]
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada assemblyman came under fire Monday after a YouTube video surfaced in which he told a Republican gathering he would vote to allow slavery if that is what his constituents wanted him to do. “If that’s what they wanted, I’d have to hold my nose … they’d probably have […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court weighed whether to grant an emergency motion Tuesday that would allow some new Texas abortion restrictions to take effect, the latest step in a lengthy battle activists on both sides predicted would end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas leaders urged the panel to quickly hear […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Family members and doctors knew something was wrong when 1-year-old Julian Wilson started vomiting blood, but they didn’t find out he had swallowed a small battery until after an autopsy was performed. Julian died earlier this month of internal bleeding, with cuts to his esophagus and gastric irritation, according to the […]
