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SAN DIEGO-PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is suing Seaworld for “enslaving” five killer whales who were named as plaintiffs in the case. Lawyers for PETA argued that the five killer whales should be protected by the 13th Amendment of the Constitution which abolished slavery in America. NBC News Reports: “Tilikum, Katina, Kasatka, […]

LOS ANGELES-Mark McHenry an African American businessman from Orange County, California has settled a lawsuit with Landmark Steakhouse over racial slurs that were printed on his receipt. McHenry was given receipts that listed his name as “McStinky(N-Word) and Mc(N-Word)(S-Word) at the restaurant where he was a regular customer. The Huffington Post reports: After McHenry’s lawyer’s […]

Legendary soul singer, Aretha Franklin will perform at Whitney Houston’s funeral according to a report from NBC news. Franklin is Houston’s Godmother and was very close with the singer. Houston’s funeral will be private and a planned public memorial in Newark, New Jersey has been canceled. The funeral will be closed to press but livestreamed […]

SEATTLE-A Seattle police officer has been caught on audio tape threatening to falsely charge two suspects with a robbery saying, “I’m gonna make stuff up.” The two suspects, Josh Lawson and Christopher Franklin, filed a lawsuit against the city of Seattle for wrongful arrest and excessive force, claiming that an officer kicked Lawson in the […]

Corrections Corporation of America, a business that makes money off for-profit prison is trying to buy state owned prisons and is trying to capitalize off struggling state budgets. The company has sent letters to states offering cash for their prisons and asking for states’ assurance that the prisons will remain 90% full. The Huffington Post […]

Former NBA All-Star, Allen Iverson has had his bank account seized over a debt to a jeweler for $860,00. Iverson who earned over $150 million in his NBA career had recently left the NBA to play in Turkey. There have been reports that Iverson turned down an offer to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. […]

White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske has called Whitney Houston’s death a “teachable moment” on prescription pill abuse. Kelikowske who is the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, told CBS News that Houston’s addiction problems and death show how prescription pills affect people from all walks of life. Though the cause of […]

All South African bank notes will now feature former anti-apartheid leader and South African president, Nelson Mandela. The announcement was made to coincide with the 22nd anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison, where he served 27 years for fighting against Apartheid. Mandela was the first President of South Africa after the end of apartheid in […]

LeBron James got into a verbal altercation with a heckler who brought up the rumor that former teammate, Delonte West had sex with LeBron’s mother during a game between the Miami Heat and the Washington Wizards. According to reports, security had to intervene during the altercation between James and the Heckler, Bob Moore. Yahoo Sports […]

NEW YORK-The historic Slave Theater in Brooklyn is at the center of a feud between two men claiming ownership while the theater falls into disrepair. Clarence Hardy claims to be the theater’s rightful owner, due to the wishes of its late owner, Judge John L. Phillips who died without a will as does Phillips oldest […]

Witness have claimed that Whitney Houston died in a bath tub at her hotel in Los Angeles after taking a cocktail of prescription pills. According to reports, police found a pharmacy’s worth of prescription pills in Houston’s room, including Valium, Xanax, Lorazepam and sleeping pills. TMZ has claimed that water was found Houston’s lungs, which […]

Conservative pundit, Ann Coulter referred to President Barack Obama as rapper “Flavor Flav” at CPAC last Friday. After Coulter said that Obama was not “mawkish” like Carter or “sleazy like Clinton, she went into her criticism of Obama. “Voters with forty years of politically correct education are ecstatic to have the first black president. They […]