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EA Sports’ popular PGA Tour game will no longer be named for Tiger Woods. The company announced on its blog that it and Woods have made a “mutual decision to end our partnership” and that the company would keep working with the PGA Tour on its next golf title. EA Sports’ popular golf game has […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the public face of President Barack Obama’s signature health care program, Kathleen Sebelius has become the target for attacks over its botched rollout. Republicans want her to resign and even some Democrats — while not mentioning Sebelius — say someone should be fired. The secretary of Health and Human Services has […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State said Monday it is paying $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands…
The usual scenario involves suspicious glances, inattentive clerks or rude service — not handcuffs. Yet when a black teen said he was wrongly jailed after buying a $350 belt at a Manhattan luxury store, it struck a nerve in African-Americans accustomed to finding that their money is not necessarily as good as everyone else’s. Shopping […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation of the fatal shooting of a popular 13-year-old boy by a…
Why does momentum seem to be gaining for the decriminalization of marijuana use? As reported earlier on NewsOne, ten of 13 members of the D.C. City…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fight over renewing the nation’s farm bill has centered on cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. But there could be unintended consequences if no agreement is reached: higher milk prices. Members of the House and Senate are scheduled to begin long-awaited negotiations on the five-year, roughly $500 billion bill […]
Former Illinois Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. reported to federal prison on Monday to begin serving a 2-1/2 year sentence for misusing campaign funds, according to a family spokeswoman. Jackson, a former Democratic representative and the son of civil rights leader the Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., entered a federal correctional facility in Butner, North Carolina, family […]
For IPHONE/IPAD users: Comedian Damon Williams gives us the most ignorant headlines of the week including a story about a man who has robbed over 30 banks but not for what you think.
Conrad Murray, looking noticeably older and gray, was spotted by paps taking in his first post-jail meal at In-N-Out. Murray was able to evade cameras as he left jail at 12:01 AM, thanks to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. According to his receipt, the whole meal cost him $8.94, including two Double-Doubles. Click here to […]
This is a meeting that must happen. Rev. Al Sharpton plans to meet with Mark Lee, CEO of Barney’s New York, on Tuesday to discuss allegations that two black shoppers were racially profiled inside Barney’s and then detained by police before being cleared of wrongdoing and released. There were no apologies, no explanations, no remorse. […]
Halloween is just a few days away and leading up to it, people are having parties and making really dumb, racist decisions about costumes. Such is the case with two Florida men who decided to celebrate the event this year by dressing up as George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, complete with blackface and blood-stained hoodie. […]
