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Focus on the details, and the cases seem very different. One was killed by virulent white racists, the other by a part-Hispanic neighborhood watchman who insists he faced a vicious attack. One was weighted down and dumped in a river; in the other case, police were called by the shooter himself. Six decades and myriad […]
Instead of taking a page from New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and slut-shaming teen girls into abstinence, the Chicago Department of Public Health has reframed the conversation to focus on potential teen fathers who — in keeping with the gender double standard in this patriarchal society — tend to dodge the stigma of early parenthood. […]
Video performer Pebbelz Da Model, real name Natasha Stewart, was arrested in January in connection to a homicide in Mississippi. Pebbelz, known for videos and photos featuring her 48-inch backside, was wanted for questioning in the death of a Mississippi woman Karima Gordon who had her buttocks injected with concrete. Today Stewart appeared in court […]
Never let your grandmother drink and drive would be a good piece of advice to give a designated driver…if he’s not 10-years-old. Police officers in Kenner, Louisiana pulled over a vehicle traveling recklessly down I-10 westbound, only to discover that a 10-year-old boy was behind the wheel, along with his grandmother Brenda Byrd, 54 (left), […]
What the what? No we did not just see this picture of a Wendy’s employee eating Frosty soft serve ice cream straight out of the machine! We’re refusing to believe this happened (mostly because some of us have had a Frosty in the last few days)! But we digress. You mean to tell us this […]
Don’t you just love it when people do studies to reach conclusions that should be pretty darned obvious? If you’ve surmised that I’m referring to the recent American Civil Liberties Union study about marijuana, then pat yourselves on the back and go to the head of the class. Yes, our ACLU friends did a study […]
The naked BART gymnast has been identified as Yeiner Garaizabalo, 24. He goes by the name of Yeiner Perez, a former circus acrobat who is believed to have suffered a nervous breakdown. According to Slim Chance, a friend of Perez’s who leads the Berkeley circus troupe ClownSnotBombs, he had been going through tough times and […]
Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona is apologizing for the repugnant behavior of his son Tanner according to Yahoo News. Tanner in February and March was seen posting various anti-Semitic, homophobic and racist posts on both his Twitter and Facebook accounts. Check out examples below: “To the f—-t who stole my dirt bike from the church […]
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Six months after the Newtown school shooting, the tragedy will be marked with a moment of silence, the reading of thousands of names of gun violence victims and calls around the country to pass legislation expanding background checks for gun purchases. Family members, elected officials and other leaders will gather in […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An argument inside a St. Louis home health care business escalated into gun violence Thursday when a man shot three other people before turning the gun on himself, police said. The shooting occurred at AK Home Health Care LLC, one several small businesses inside the Cherokee Place Business Incubator south of […]
NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla. (AP) — The outdoor deck at a popular Miami-area sports bar partially collapsed during the NBA Finals, sending dozens of people into the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay. The accident occurred around 9:45 p.m. Thursday as customers were watching the Miami Heat play the San Antonio Spurs. Miami-Dade Fire Chief David […]
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Miami Heat owner Micky Arison had a message as he walked to the winning locker room. “The death of the Big Three was overrated,” he said. Sure was. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, his three prized players, are just fine. So are the Heat’s championship hopes. Riding big performances […]
