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Isaac is causing panic for those in its path and forcing politicians in the Republican Party to make quick decisions on delaying the start of its party convention. The momentum of the convention has been slowed because of the shift in the start of the event from Monday to Tuesday. Those behind the scenes are […]
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man pleaded not guilty Monday to a sex charge involving a teenager who claims he held her captive in his house for more than three years. Steven Johnson, 25, and his mother were arrested Thursday after a police raid on their home in Washington Park. Police acted after a […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A big piece of Louisville history is up for sale: the house where boxing great Muhammad Ali spent his boyhood. Owner Steve Stephenson said Monday he's asking $50,000 for the small white house with a sagging front porch overhang. The house is situated along a tree-lined western Louisville neighborhood made up […]
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are trying to provide some guidance for Dez Bryant, the talented young receiver who has had issues off the field. Coach Jason Garrett wouldn't go into specifics Monday or describe potential discipline for not abiding by the rules, but he said the Cowboys (No. 15 in AP Pro32) […]
Michael Carson, a popular high school coach in Georgia is being investigated for sending nude photos to a parent of two of his players. Reportedly, 51-year-old Carson is accused of sexting a single mom of two boys who allegedly denied the coaches advances. The unwanted photos were shown to Carson's wife, possibly some players, and […]
Popular porn star Mr. Marcus came out with a confession about an STD scare this week. Rumors popped up recently that he masked a positive syphilis test to continue working. Turns out the rumors were truths after all. According to Adult Video News, he admitted he was diagnosed with the STD on July 12, but […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The former neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin can leave the county where he lives so he can meet with his attorneys, a judge said Friday. Judge Kenneth Lester said he will adjust George Zimmerman's bond terms so he can have easier access to […]
WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) — A southwestern Illinois man was charged Saturday with aggravated criminal sexual abuse in connection with a St. Louis teenager who told police she was held captive in his home for three years and conceived a child with him before escaping. St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly said Saturday that […]
As the unnerving riddle of just how a left-handed man, both his hands double-handcuffed behind his back while cramped in the back seat of a tight-fisted police cruiser, could even possibly maneuver free enough to hoist a .380-caliber Cobra semiautomatic pistol and fire directly into the right temple yet perplexes, the Rev. Jesse Jackson has […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The veteran patrolmen who opened fire on a gunman outside the Empire State Building had only an instant to react when he whirled around and pointed a .45-caliber pistol at them as they approached him from behind on a busy sidewalk. Officer Craig Matthews shot seven times, and Officer Robert Sinishtaj […]
The topic of hair in the black community, as many know, is a sensitive subject. Dreadlocks and braids are seen as expressions of pride to some while for others, the hairstyles can be polarizing and seen as limiting in today's society. Hampton University's hair ban policy was enacted in 2001 but today is the topic […]
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say several people have been shot outside the Empire State Building and that the gunman is dead. City police say three or four civilians have been wounded in the Friday morning shooting and that the shooter is dead. A fire department spokesman says it received a call […]
