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Thousands of defenseless, unsuspecting women are raped and brutally beaten each year. In Louisville, Kentucky, the vicious attack of Salisa Luster, an unassuming, highly educated young professional, placed her among the many thousands attacked annually by predators. More than 212,000 women over 14 years old nationwide were sexually assaulted in 2006, statistics show, and one […]
Scott Dennison (pictured), a VP of special events for Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC), has been outed as being a staunch racist, according to the New…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as the economy shows signs of improvement and poverty levels off, new U.S. census data suggests the gains are halting and uneven. Depending on education, race, income and even marriage, not all segments of the population are seeing an economic turnaround. Poverty is on the rise in single-mother families. More people […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio– Confronted at a hospital by police who said he’d just killed a man, drunk driver Matthew Cordle was angry and in denial. “He…
(AP)- A Tennessee woman will be allowed to name her 8-month-old son “Messiah,” a judge ruled Wednesday, overturning an order from another judge who said the boy’s name should be changed to Martin because “‘Messiah’ is a title that is held only by Jesus Christ.” Jaleesa Martin said she couldn’t believe it when child support […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police say a naked burglar tried to break into a veterinary clinic to steal drugs but got stuck in the air vents for almost 12 hours. Police Lt. Mark Stanmeyer says employees of the Small Animal Hospital in Milwaukee came into work Monday morning and heard the muffled screams of someone […]
“Seriously Ignorant” correspondent Damon Williams gives us the most ignorant headlines of the week including a story about a Burger King manager who stole cash from the register and a man who accidentally shot his girlfriend in the leg.
CHICAGO (AP) — Felonies and potential prison stints haven’t been the kinds of things associated with cute, cuddly Beanie Babies, but that changed Wednesday when the creator of the iconic stuffed toys was charged with tax evasion and agreed to pay a $53 million penalty. H. Ty Warner, a 69-year-old billionaire from suburban Chicago, intends […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials with the South Carolina Education Lottery say a $400 million winning ticket in the latest Powerball drawing was sold in Lexington in central South Carolina. Lottery officials said early Thursday that the ticket was sold at the Murphy USA station. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were 7-10-22-32-35 with the […]
BOSTON (AP) — The overwhelming response to a fund set up for a Boston homeless man who turned in a backpack he found filled with more than $40,000 in cash and traveler’s checks is a “statement to everyone in America,” says the Virginia man who started the drive. In just over two days, more than […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — He was the second man to beat Muhammad Ali, breaking Ali’s jaw and sending him to the hospital in their 1973 heavyweight fight. Ken Norton frustrated Ali three times in all, including their final bout at Yankee Stadium where he was sure he had beaten him once again. Norton, who died […]
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s personal secretary is selling a collection from the early civil rights movement, including handwritten notes by King and a page from his “I Have a Dream” speech, what the auction house calls an unprecedented historical trove. Maude Ballou worked as King’s secretary from 1955 to […]
