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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Police claim that 10-year-old Miesha Bryant attacked and threatened her teacher in Orange County, Florida after the teacher confiscated her Halloween candy. Despite her young age, Miesha has been charged with felony battery and given a mugshot. Read More at WFTV See also: Glenn Beck: Rick Santorum ‘Is The Next George Washington’ […]

As the 2012 election approaches, many young voters and volunteers say they have lost the zeal to campaign for President Obama like they did in 2008. See also: Glenn Beck: Rick Santorum ‘Is The Next George Washington See also: A girl and her dog in South Africa Interviews around the country suggest that while college students are […]

The connection between race and capital punishment has been a hot topic this year, and it’s likely to remain one after a new study found a shocking pattern in the way one Texas county sentences people to die. Of the last 13 men that have been sentenced to death in Harris County, 12 of them […]

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — A sorority at the University of Southern Mississippi has placed six of its members on probation for dressing in blackface to depict the Huxtable family from “The Cosby Show” and attending a 1980s-themed costume party last week off campus. See also: Delois Blakely: ‘Sister Act’ Lawsuit Alleges Disney, Sony Stole Her Story See […]

Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes and Bernard Hopkins were among the nearly 3,000 mourners who came to pay  their respects to the late Joe Frazier at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church on Monday in Philadelphia. See also: Glenn Beck: Rick Santorum ‘Is The Next George Washington’ See also: 6th Annual Top 25 Women of Houston Frazier, an an Olympic […]

Despite several incidents of people with mental problems killing random people, mentally ill people have easy access to guns, according to a new report by the anti-gun advocacy group Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Recently, Jared Loughner brought attention to the issue of mentally ill people and guns when he shot Congressman Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona. […]

Jerry Sandusky, the former defensive coach for Penn State, has been charged with 40 counts of sexual abuse against children over the course of several years. STORY: In His Own Words: Jerry Sandusky Speaks! Now comes word that Joe Amendola, 63, the lawyer assigned to defend Sandusky, reportedly impregnated a teenage girl more than a decade […]

After news station KPHO first reported on teen girls use of alcohol soaked tampons to get drunk, several news outlets have questioned the report. Some have called the report a continuation of an urban myth, but KPHO stands by their story and Reason Magazine has found several cases of vodka soaked tampons. See also: Is Casper […]

In a statement sent to us by publicist Rachel Noerdlinger, the family of Heavy D says the following: Hev had great love for his family and friends; he was a kind and giving spirit who extended and shared himself with everyone who crossed his path. He had a heart of gold, was approachable, very personable […]

WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court said yesterday that it will hear arguments next March about President Obama’s health-care overhaul — a case that could shake the political landscape as voters decide if Obama deserves a second term in office. The decision to hear arguments in the spring sets up an election-year showdown over the White House’s […]

NEW YORK — Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided Zuccotti Park early Tuesday, evicting dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters from what has become the epicenter of the worldwide movement protesting corporate greed and economic inequality. About 70 people were arrested, including some who chained themselves together, while officers cleared the park so […]

NEW YORK — R&B diva Patti LaBelle hurled curses — and half a bottle of water — at a woman and her 18-month-old daughter after a dust-up over parenting in an apartment building lobby, according to a lawsuit filed Monday and the family’s lawyer. LaBelle’s publicists and lawyer didn’t immediately respond to Kevin and Roseanna […]