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WASHINGTON (AP) — As the world gets warmer, people are more likely to get hot under the collar, scientists say. A massive new study finds that aggressive acts like committing violent crimes and waging war become more likely with each added degree. Researchers analyzed 60 studies on historic empire collapses, recent wars, violent crime rates […]
Do the math. Let’s say you owe $431,000. You have to pay that bill at a rate of $627 a month. How many years will it be before THAT debt is settled? By my calculation, a little over 57 years. Now if you were 18, it would take you 10 years past the traditional age […]
New York City bus driver Idowu Daramola, 48, was allegedly talking on his phone when he smashed into a light pole, which then fell and…
Kayla Henriques, 20, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday and will serve 15 years in prison for the stabbing death of her close friend Kamisha Richards,…
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is launching a program that would bring officers face to face with civilians who have accused them of racial…
Gabrielle Turnquest is not your average teenager. The 18-year-old Florida native recently passed the Bar exam at England’s University of Law, becoming the youngest person…
On Friday, The Smithsonian denied reports that it was trying to acquire the hoodie that Trayvon Martin had on the night he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, who was acquitted last month. There were reports last week that the director of the planned National Museum of African American History and Culture had taken […]
There have been so many cases of violence on school busses that it would be understandable if more and more students find alternate transportation to school. A Florida school bus driver, John Moody, 64, in Pinellas County, was witness to a horrific beating of one student by three older, bigger boys on his bus from […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) – Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford is calling for a legislative hearing to review the state’s “stand your ground” law. Weatherford made the announcement in an opinion piece he wrote for The Tampa Tribune that was printed Friday. The Wesley Chapel Republican does not support repealing the law that became an issue […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese sculptor has removed a disputed inscription from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial statue that he designed on the National Mall and said Thursday that he is working on a new finish for the side of the artwork. Plans call for sculptor Lei Yixin to carve grooves over the […]
14-year-old Shaaliver Douse was shot and killed early Sunday by New York police after he reportedly did not drop his gun when ordered. Officers say they heard gunshots then witnessed Shaaliver Douse chasing another male down a street in the South Bronx. Douse was shot with a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun as he ran. The officers, […]
D.C. Mayor Marion Barry got into a profanity-laden fight with Geraldo Rivera on Saturday night, telling the host to “stop the bullsh*t” about his conviction for crack cocaine, before ultimately showing empathy for embattled New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner. “One bit of advice to the congressman,” Marion Barry said. “I’d stop talking so […]
