During a cabinet meeting, Florida governor Rick Scott mistakenly gave out the number of a phone sex line instead of the hotline for people to get information about a devastating fungal meningitis outbreak that has affected potentially over 13,000 people, reports Yahoo.com. As previously reported by NewsOne, 75 clinics in 23 states, administered preservative-free methylprednisolone […]
Elizabeth Escalona (pictured), who stands accused of gluing her toddler to a wall then beating her into a coma as a potty training punishment, could be facing life in prison, reports The Dallas Morning News. Prosecutors are seeking to put the 23-year-old mother away for 45 years. If she is convicted of felony injury to a […]
Jacqueline Burse, 53, was arrested on charges of child neglect and resisting law enforcement, but not before she allegedly offered sexual favors to her arresting officers, reports KTLA.com. Burse, who has a history of prostitution, was taking care of her 2-year-old granddaughter, when the child’s other grandmother called police because she suspected she was intoxicated. […]
Rapper Gunplay (pictured) turned himself in to Miami authorities on Wednesday afternoon, after a warrant was issued in May for his arrest involving armed robbery with a firearm charges, reports TMZ. SEE ALSO: Black Kindergartener Claims White Teacher Made Her Eat Bagel Out Of Garbage Gunplay, whose actual name is Richard Morales, was being investigated by police […]
With President Barack Obama hard on the campaign trail after a poor showing during last week’s presidential debate against Mitt Romney, the commander-in-chief called a familiar voice to plead his case to the American people. Scroll down for full interview SEE ALSO: Profiles Of Courage: The Rich History Of African-American Firefighters In an amazing display […]
The late Manute Bol, Sudanese-born NBA player and activist, has apparently passed on his b-ball DNA to his son, Bol Bol (pictured above). The seventh grader, who stands at 6-foot-5, is already demonstrating brow-raising skills on the hardwood, The Washington Post. SEE ALSO: What Does Affirmative Action Really Mean? Bol Bol, who attends middle school in Kansas, […]
A 5-year-old girl has accused her kindergarten teacher of forcing her eat a bagel that she had tossed in the trash. SEE ALSO: What Does Affirmative Action Really Mean? The child’s miffed mother contacted police, reached out to child protective services and has fired a lawyer to deal with the teacher and her alleged act, the South […]
A Detroit home owner told Fox News 2 Detroit in a televised interview that she and her baby have been forced to live with a squatter. Heidi Peterson says that she was away from her home for a year but found another woman living there upon her return. That woman, Tracey Elaine Blair, has been […]
Former Chicago homicide detective, James Griffin, 77, shot and killed his son, Michael Griffin, 48, after mistaking him for an intruder in their Northwest Side home, reports the Chicago Tribune. SEE ALSO: Florida Boy Dies After Lightning Bolt Strikes Him On Football Field According to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, Michael was shot once […]
