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A woman is claiming that she was stabbed after her daughter made a comment about another woman’s 4-year-old baby being ugly according to NBC Chicago. Tiffany Scott, 39, says she was stabbed several times over comments her 18-year-old daughter made about a friend’s 4-day-old baby on the social networking site. “When you read the comments […]

DETROIT — Aretha Franklin’s son was severely beaten at a gas station in Detroit, the singing legend’s spokeswoman said Tuesday. Eddie Franklin was attacked Monday night and was undergoing surgery at a hospital, Gwendolyn Quinn said in a statement. She said three people may have been involved in the attack, but did not address a […]

Bethany Storro spoke to the media for the first time since the acid attack on her face earlier this week that resulted in serious skin damage.

Ice-T has been cleared of unlicensed driving charges stemming from a New York City arrest.

When we walk into our offices on a daily basis, we know and expect to hear the gripes from someone about how they hate the job they are currently doing.

NEWBERRY, S.C. A grand jury has indicted a white South Carolina man on charges he killed his black friend and dragged his body behind a truck.

President Obama cited the slight increase in private-sector job creation today, but added that “climbing out of any recession — much less a hole as deep as this one — takes some time.”

EDISON, N.J. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday cast his latest economic pitch as a matter of patriotism, urging the Senate to ditch its partisan mode at least long enough to pass a package of tax cuts and loan relief for small businesses. “This is as American as apple pie,” the president said.

PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in coastal Florida say a black teenager is accused of attacking a white man for listening to rap music and could be charged with a hate crime. Police took the 14-year-old Palm Bay boy into custody late Monday and charged him with battery. Police spokeswoman Yvonne Martinez says the teen […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio State University says former football star Maurice Clarett has been granted re-entry to pursue his degree after he spent more than three years in prison.

From USAToday.com: Six months after a devastating earthquake flattened Haiti’s capital city, little has changed for Ernst Leo and his 7-year-old daughter, Therissa. Every night, they crawl into a cramped tent barely big enough to hold a mattress and their few belongings. For six months, they have lived on the street in a once-thriving middle-class […]