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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is nominating Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx, a rising star in Democratic politics, to run the Transportation Department, a White House official said. Obama will announce the nomination from the White House Monday afternoon, according to the official, who requested anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama joked Saturday that the years are catching up to him and he’s not “the strapping young Muslim socialist” he used to be. Obama poked fun at himself as well as some of his political adversaries during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner attended by politicians, members of the […]
Next time you think about giving up, remember Cory Carter. Carter grew up in over 26 foster homes. And yet Carter has graduated from college, has a good job, lives in his first apartment and finally–just last year at the age of 26, he was adopted. “I have no recollection of being with my birth […]
CHARLESTON, SC- 27-year-old Amanda Cantwell has been charged with criminal domestic violence after attacking her 33-year-old boyfriend for withholding sex. According to Live5News, Cantwell’s boyfriend called the police after she reportedly slapped him on the head, jumped on his back and put her fingers in his mouth and clawed the inside of his cheeks after becoming extremely upset […]
Apparently not only can we call 911 in case of emergency, we can also call to get drug money back. According to BayNews9, a St. Petersburg woman, Katrina Tisdale, called 911 to try and get her money back after buying cocaine and marijuana. Officers arrested Tisdale after they say she allegedly gave her last $50 […]
MMA fighter Phil Davis has a lot on his mind right now. Phil Davis is in the middle of training for a fight taking place this weekend and after that he must prepare to fight his baby momma in court. Ventris Patterson is accusing Phil Davis of having a propensity for violence outside of the fighting octagon. Patterson […]
While the ever-disagreeable House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is best-known for almost single-handedly forcing America over the infamous fiscal cliff, the Republican politician is about to be known for something else: his weed-toting son-in-law Dominic Lakhan (pictured), who has a colorful rap sheet to take with him to the altar, according to the U.K. Daily Mail. Boehner’s 35-year-old daughter, Lindsay Marie (pictured […]
A Miami woman is possibly heading to prison after she set her boyfriend’s apartment on fire. Miami native, Deborah Baldwin, 52, set her boyfriend, Levandous Henderson, 48, clothes and furniture on fire with a bottle of grill lighter fluid and one match. According to WSVN Miami, Baldwin found recent text message conversations between Henderson and […]
For many, first dates bring uncomfortable small talk, inquiring questions, and the possibility of what may come after it ends. For Nimeha Milien, it brought about a carjacking, according to the N.Y. Daily News. Milien says she agreed to go out on a date with 19-year-old Donald McGee (pictured) Friday evening, after he sent her a series of texts. Even […]
Mustapha Farrakhan, the son of controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, is in a bit of hot water with the Illinois Police Standards and Training Board. He’s been allegedly enjoying the privileges of a cop, though he’s not been working as one for years. The Chicago Sun Times reports that he drives an unmarked […]
April Ryan talked with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives this morning on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Pelosi revealed details about her upcoming speech at the “58th Annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner”, discussed the high unemployment rates in the Black community, and revealed the reasons why […]
A 2-year-old boy was mauled to death by his family’s pit bull Wednesday afternoon in Georgia, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. According to reports, the dog had been the family pet for eight years. The mother claims she went to bathroom for a minute and when she returned the baby was dead. The child’s name has […]
