Actor Keanu Reeves showed that he has a sense of humor by releasing a book called “Ode To Happiness,” a play on the “Sad Keanu” nickname and internet meme. Sad Keanu Video: The book is filled with tear-smudged inkbot paintings and “depressing” passages. Although the actor — who even inspired Cheer Up Keanu Day” — […]
SALT LAKE CITY- Jason Valdez is no stranger to Utah police. His latest brush with the law, however, may have been the most public. An armed Valdez, 36, held a woman hostage at a motel in a tense 16-hour, overnight standoff with SWAT teams, all while finding time to keep his family and friends updated […]
NEW YORK–A 17-year-old girl viciously attacked a female New York City bus driver Tuesday, after she was told she could not board with her dog. Steangeli Medina was stopped from getting on the Bx9 in the Bronx on Fordham Road in Belmont just before 6 p.m., according to officials. The driver, Marlene Bien-Aime, 48, noticed a […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As a Republican state senator who secretly recorded conversations for the FBI testified Thursday that he couldn’t explain why he called black customers of a casino “aborigines,” Alabama’s Democrat leader called for his resignation and the Republican Party chairman defended his reputation. “I don’t use that term normally. I don’t know where […]
Venus Williams’ outfits seem to be garnering more attention than her stellar game play at the annual Wimbledon, England tournament. During her victory over Akgul Amanmuradova, Williams wore a self-designed outfit that has the web and tennis commentators debating on whether it was a poncho, or a jumper. “It’s a jumper,” Venus told reporters who […]
NEW YORK-Steangeli Medina a 17-year-old girl from the Bronx, allegedly beat bus driver, Marlene Bien-Aime, after the bus driver told her she couldn’t board the bus with the small dog she was carrying. The New York Daily News reports: The driver, Marlene Bien-Aime, 48, spotted a pooch tucked in the teen’s jacket and told her […]
What Lupe Fiasco said is more indicative of how he sees himself in relation to the country in which he lives than any kind of understanding or lack of understanding of "terrorism".
WASHINGTON — President Obama will announce his plans to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan, bringing the number of troops to its lowest total since the USA invaded Afghanistan in 2001. The U.K. Telegraph reports: July 22, 2011 – Obama to announce timetable of withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Administration officials told the New York […]
NEW YORK — Nearly fifty years ago, Blacks retreated from the South to elude the implications of segregation. Ironically, today many Blacks, in New York especially, are migrating back to the South in search of economic refuge. About 17 percent of African-Americans who moved to the south in the past decade came from New York, […]
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore is doing what few environmentalists and fellow Democrats have done before, criticizing President Barack Obama’s record on global warming. In a 7,000-word essay for Rolling Stone magazine that was posted online Wednesday, Gore says Obama has failed to stand up for “bold action.” Gore contends that Obama has […]
A scarlet fever epidemic has hit Hong Kong, infecting more than 400 people, China’s Health Department declared today. Two children have died from the illness, and the Health Department warns that the epidemic may get worse. People who are infected with scarlet fever typically have a high fever and there tongue darkens with red blotches, […]
Miami Heat President Pat Riley shot down rumors today that he would come back to coach next season. Riley continues to support his young, yet embattled coach, Erik Spoelstra. “We’ve got a great young coach here, and I want to support him. And hopefully, he can grow like I did. We’ll bring Erik back, definitely.” […]
