Nation

First Lady Michelle Obama is turning the Fabulous Fifty and the White House is pulling out all of the stops, reports Politico.com. Obama reaches the birthday milestone on Jan. 17 and the White House is throwing a dance party themed “Snacks & Sips & Dancing & Dessert,” according to a Chicago Tribune report. Read more […]

Katy, Texas resident, Conrad Barrett (pictured), was arrested and charged with a federal hate crime for allegedly assaulting an elderly black man during a “knockout game,” according to CNN. Authorities allege that on November 14 of this year, Barrett attacked the 79-year-old man because of his race. He then allegedly recorded the attack on his […]

A year ago, Eduardo Camargo (pictured) was on one of the toughest missions of his life, but it was a battle he had to win at all costs. Camargo needed to lose forty pounds in less than two months so that he could be a liver donor for his baby girl, Jazlyn (pictured), according to ABC […]

Crime

Five teens were arrested by Jacksonville, Florida deputies when a scuffle broke out on Christmas night involving nearly 600 patrons outside a movie cineplex. Tevyn Alonza Davis (pictured right), 19, was charged with resisting arrest and breach of the peace; Jaquade Marquis Miller (pictured center), 18, was charged with fighting and resisting arrest; and Khalil Ahmad Bradley […]

Nailah Winkfield (pictured) — whose daughter Jahi McMath (pictured) underwent what should have been a routine surgery two weeks ago to remove her tonsils, but wound up brain-dead — has now released an open letter about her 13-year-old daughter, reports KTVU. The case involving the teen on life support is still under investigation. The hospital maintains that […]

Crime

Franklin Jackson (pictured) was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence of a crash Sunday afternoon, after he smashed his SUV into a guard rail and was reportedly too drunk to notice that his 4-year-old son had been ejected through the vehicle’s rear window. His son, Franklin Jr. (pictured), who was not […]