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Keith ‘Keyoko’ Sumlin has been charged with second-degree murder and criminal transmission of the AIDS virus after he had sex with a 15-year-old teen he met online, the Miami Herald reports. The Penbrook Pines, Fla., man was also charged with five other offenses when he was arrested on Wednesday. When the boy’s mother learned that […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Teachers Union said Thursday that the city's public schools will stay closed for at least one more day, but the union president said she was hopeful that both sides were close to completing a settlement to end the nearly weeklong strike. "We are optimistic, but we are still hammering things […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Florida A&M University's insistence that it is not to blame for a drum major's death during a hazing ritual shows school officials are not taking responsibility for the safety of students, the band member's parents said Thursday. Pam and Robert Champion Sr. said at a news conference in Atlanta that they were […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — As many as 700,000 minority voters under age 30 may be unable to cast a ballot in November because of photo ID laws in certain states, according to a new study. The lower turnout could affect several House races as well as the tight presidential contest. Using calculations based on turnout figures […]
According to "Human Events," a conservative media outlet, Rev. Jesse Jackson has spoken out again in support of same-sex marriage. The outlet reports that they asked Jackson at the Democratic National Convention if he would be willing to officiate a same-sex couple's wedding and the reverend responded, "If I was asked to." He went on […]
Hip Hop business man and mogul Russell Simmons is calling out Jay-Z for refusing to understand the Occupy Wall Street movement. In a letter published in Uptown Magazine, Simmons tries to convince the rapper how powerful and influential he can be to the poor if he supported the Occupy movement. The former Def Jam Records […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities say a man has been shot in the student center on the campus of Morgan State University. Police say the gunman is still at large. Baltimore and Morgan State University police say the shooting was reported about 4:50 p.m. Wednesday. Baltimore police say the victim was not a student. The campus […]
Some people make me ashamed to share the same species with them. Unfortunately for me, I share not only a species, but also the same first name with one Gregory Johns. OK, I don’t share that anymore. Johns met his end recently at, appropriately enough, the Trail’s End Motel in Treasure Island, Fla. […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The public teachers' strike that has halted classwork and upset family routines across Chicago ground into a third day Wednesday with some movement reported by union and school board negotiators but no sign of an imminent deal. Union leaders said they will meet Wednesday morning to review a new, comprehensive proposal from […]
Known for her curvy physique, tennis champion, Serena Williams who is listed at 5'10 and 160lbs has come out to defend junior tennis star, Taylor Townsend. This week a story broke that the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) reportedly denied Townsend a trip to the U.S. Open Juniors because they believe she is overweight. Townsend is […]
A disgraced, former New York City police officer now insists he only hatched the ticket-writing scheme of issuing summonses to dead people that caused him his career as a means of satisfying orders from his superiors to drastically increase the 125 to 150 citations he was already producing each month. Paul Pizzuto, a 17-year veteran […]
Go ‘head, Tea Party people. You bad. At least some seem to think so, if this recent report by Demos and Common Cause is any indication. According to the study, “Bullies at the Ballot Box: Protecting the Freedom to Vote from Wrongful Challenges and Intimidation,” True the Vote and other Tea Party groups are apparently […]
