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Michigan– Cortae Diaz Kelly, 17, was arrested after stabbing a girl repeatedly after she allegedly told him that she was pregnant. The girl is intensive care at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.
Lithonia, GA– A shooting took place on the parking lot of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA last Saturday.
New Brunswick, NJ– A Youtube video capturing a Rutgers University sophomore being pummeled by police has prompted an investigation. The student is facing three charges for resisting arrest, aggravated assault, and obstruction.
NEW YORK — The mother of a 23-year-old woman snatched from a New York City hospital when she was an infant says their reunion was a miracle but their relationship is difficult.
ATLANTA — Authorities say Andre Williams, a former Atlanta high school principal who is accused of sending lewd text messages to a 16-year-old girl was arrested Monday for unlawful disposition of material to minors, a misdemeanor of a “high and aggravated nature”.
QUEENS-Candice Connor is claiming that a “Diego” DVD, a popular educational television show for children, that she bought at Toys “R” Us for her children was actually a pornographic DVD. The New York Daily News reports: Candice Connor’s jaw dropped when she and her two young boys sat down to watch the cartoon about the […]
BROOKLYN-Rajene Powell Dickerson was charged with murder for orchestrating the murder of his best friend, Dwayne Burnette, over a money dispute in Brookyln, yesterday. Police Say Powell Dickerson, arranged for Burnette to be murdered by paying $10,00 to Jimmy Copeland. The New York Daily News reports: Copeland, in turn, enlisted the help of his sister, […]
New York — As smartphone platforms battle each other for dominance, a new study may provide some insight into which groups of people are buying different phones. Recent data released by Nielsen shows that at least among Asians (which includes Pacific Islanders) and African-Americans, certain platforms reign supreme. Thirty-six percent of Asians with smartphones have […]
New York Fire Department electrician, Gregory Seabrook, found a noose in his locker after suing the FDNY for racial discrimination. The New York Daily News reports: Gregory Seabrook, an FDNY communications electrician for nearly 20 years, found the noose Thursday at the FDNY facility at 87 Union St. in Brooklyn, his lawyers said yesterday. “There’s […]
Washington –In a long-awaited television event, President Obama appeared on a station that isn’t so fond of him, as Fox News host Bill O’ Reilly interviewed him prior to the 2011 Super Bowl. The topics discussed included Egypt, health care reform, and of course, the Super Bowl. The president spoke about Mubarak being a good […]
AOL has purchased the liberal blog-turned-Internet sensation the Huffington Post for $315 million. In a move that is sure to rock both the worlds of journalism and the Internet, AOL has placed all of its editorial properties under the supervision of Arianna Huffington, who will be the newly-formed Huffington Post Media Group’s editor-in-chief. The New […]
Ohio — Two men were arrested Sunday in connection with a shooting that left an Ohio university student dead and 11 other people wounded, police said. The men, 19 and 22, were arrested without incident and with help from the FBI, Youngstown Police Chief Jimmy Hughes said. Their names were not released. Neither has yet […]