Barbara Walters’ one-hour special on Oprah last night promised to feature the queen of talk “unplugged” — and it delivered. They touched on everything from her weight, to why she never had children, and her love for Stedman Graham. Here’s what we learned about Oprah… She doesn’t regret not having children Oprah told Walters her […]
Bronx — A pregnant teacher at a Bronx high school miscarried after she intervened between two fighting students, sources said today.
NEW ORLEANS â A former New Orleans police officer was convicted Thursday of fatally shooting a man in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath and another officer was convicted of burning the man’s body in a case that exposed one of the ugliest chapters in the police department’s troubled history.
A popular Columbia professor was charged on Thursday with incest – accused of a sick sex relationship with a female relative, prosecutors said.
New York — In defending his selection for schools chancellor, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has called Cathleen P. Black, a publishing executive with no education experience, âexactly the right person for the jobâ and suggested that her skills as a manager were unrivaled.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitian elections officials said Thursday they will review the tallies of the top three vote getters in last week’s controversial presidential elections under the watchful eyes of both Haitian and foreign observers.
Washington — Yesterday, the House passed the DREAM Act which would provide a path to legalization to children of undocumented immigrants who enroll in college or serve in the military. Naturally, most Republicans opposed the measure.
From TheGrio New York –The struggling economy has left many Americans saddled with bad credit reports, the same reports could also leave them unemployed. Loudy Appolon, a Florida woman is suing the University of Miami for firing her before she could begin her job because of a bad credit report that includes a default on […]
South Carolina — Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church will be dispatching members of its congregation to protest the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards this Saturday, CNN reports.
Washington — Americans believe President Obama has delivered on his message of change. Unfortunately, the change is for the worse, according to a new poll. More than 50% asked say they are worse off today than they were two years ago when the country’s economic meltdown was in full swing. Just 35% say they are […]
California — The billionaire founder of social network Facebook Inc. has agreed to give the majority of his wealth to charity, part of a broader group of rich entrepreneurs committing to philanthropy earlier in their lives.
New York — In an what they call “Operation Ivy League,” five Columbia University students have been charged with selling marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy out of Columbia University dorm rooms by the NYPD. The New York Daily News reports: The undergrads sold nearly $11,000 in cocaine, LSD, marijuana, ecstasy and other drugs to undercover cops […]