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WASHINGTON (AP) — Reporters and photographers were evacuated briefly from the West Wing of the White House early Saturday because of smoke from an overheated transformer in a mechanical room. President Barack Obama and his family were not affected by the incident, according to the White House. U.S. Secret Service spokesman Max Milien said that […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom Monday will remind Americans of a tragedy that became a national obsession and in the process changed the country’s attitude toward the justice system, the media and celebrity. His 1995 trial is the stuff of legends, the precipitous fall of a […]
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama urged Eastern Kentucky University graduates on Saturday night to reach out to people with different political beliefs, saying the country would benefit from the conversations. “If you’re a Democrat, spend some time talking to a Republican,” Mrs. Obama told about 600 education, business and technology graduates at […]
As we reported earlier, word traveling around the world tonight is that Malcolm X’s grandson Malcolm Shabazz has tragically passed away at the young age of 28.…
Sheila Howard (pictured) is behind bars at a Clayton County, Ga., jail and charged with shoplifting, criminal trespassing, and contributing to the delinquency of a…
It’s not hard to find a Detroit resident who’s willing to go on camera and complain about the city and the politicians elected to run…
CARY, N.C. (AP) — Investigators say a 61-year-old woman has been charged with murder after strangling her elderly husband at their home in North Carolina over unplugging their cable box. Police said they were called to the home in Cary around 11 p.m. Wednesday by someone who said 77-year-old Sharad Amtey was unconscious. He died […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — The daughter of Ohio kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro says she’s embarrassed and devastated by her father’s alleged actions. Arlene Castro told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Thursday that she is extremely sorry about everything. Her father is suspected of keeping three women captive in his Cleveland home for close to […]
Charles Ramsey is the man! Yes, the internationally know Cleveland hero and video star is also owning up to his past mistakes such as the domestic abuse incident we reported on earlier. He told TMZ that he’s a better man after having gone through that phase of his life. “Those incidents helped me become the […]
The grandson of Malcolm X, Malcolm Shabazz, was killed in Tijuana on early Thursday morning, according to Amsterdam News. The U.S. Embassy has also reportedly confirmed Shabazz’ death, which resulted from injuries he received after being thrown off a building as he was being robbed. Close family friend, Terrie M. Williams, wrote in a statement […]
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was secretly buried in an undisclosed location outside Worcester after a frustrating weeklong search for a community willing to take the body, police said Thursday. “As a result of our public appeal for help, a courageous and compassionate individual came forward to provide the assistance […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ariel Castro was ordered held on $8 million bail Thursday as prosecutors laid out more of their case against the man accused of imprisoning three young women, saying he lured them into his car, beat them repeatedly over a decade and used them “in whatever self-gratifying, self-serving way he saw fit.” The […]
