TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jurors at the trial of a Tampa military wife accused of killing her two teenagers will see many disturbing images and hear hours of troubling evidence. They will see several sides to Julie Schenecker, a former military linguist who prosecutors say fatally shot her 16-year-old daughter and 13-year-old son. They will […]
Rodney Bryce, who made his mark on hip-hop under the name DJ E-Z Rock, died Sunday, a spokesperson for Bryce’s friend and collaborator Rob Base confirmed to Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone reports: Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock released their first single, “DJ Interview,” in 1986, but the 46-year-old Bryce cemented himself into the hip-hop […]
VILONIA, Ark. (AP) — Three years after a tornado devastated the Little Rock suburb of Vilonia, its residents found themselves huddling in the dark early Monday wondering how they would rebuild again after the most powerful tornado yet this year carved a path through their city and others nearby, killing at least 16 people. The […]
Have you ever thought about what happens when people die? Russ Parr shares an emotional story about an actor he worked with whose grandmother waited until he got home to transition. Listen to the audio player to hear Russ tell the story, and hear what his beliefs are. Plus, hear callers share what they believe […]
Rashad Owens, the 21-year-old driver accused of fatally running down South by Southwest attendees in March, is facing four new charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Austin-American Statesman. Owens has already been charged with murder and 20 counts of aggravated assault. The four new charges, adding $500,000 to his $5 […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A basement blaze that killed 4-year-old half siblings was accidentally set by children playing with fire, authorities said Sunday. The twin of one of the children survived the blaze that was reported to authorities just before midnight Saturday in a two-story brick home in the Far Rockaway section of Queens. Khalid […]
A Utah woman accused of killing seven babies she gave birth to over 10 years was arrested Sunday after police discovered the tiny bodies stuffed in separate cardboard boxes in the garage of her former home. Megan Huntsman, 39, who lived in the Utah home until three years ago, had the infants between 1996 and […]
VALPARAISO, Chile (AP) — A raging fire leaped from hilltop to hilltop in this colorful Chilean port city and stubbornly burned out of control in places more than 24 hours later, killing 12 people and destroying at least 2,000 homes. More than 10,000 people were evacuated, including more than 200 female inmates at a prison. […]
Founder of the website For Brown Girls, Karyn Washington and mind behind the project, #DarkSkinRedLip, has reportedly committed suicide. Washington launched her website in order to celebrate the beauty of black women who don’t always feel the love out here, and pushed the project #DarkSkinRedLip to encourage black women of all shades to embrace wearing […]
04/09/14 – Roland Martin talks to Katie O’Brien about the investigative docu-series Al Jazeera America has launched on the controversial topic of immigration. “We’re trying to show viewers what’s really going on. The reality is, 5,000 people have died over the last 15 years crossing the border.” O’Brien says. Check out more when you click inside.
A candlelight vigil will be held Friday night to mark the 46th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. NBCWashington reports: The vigil will begin at 7 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is scheduled to speak at the vigil. King was shot and killed at […]
Women who drink the most diet sodas may also be more likely to develop heart disease and even to die, according to a new study. NBCNews reports: Researchers found women who drank two or more diet drinks a day were 30 percent more likely to have a heart attack or other cardiovascular “event,” and 50 […]
