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WASHINGTON D.C. Several members of Congress will be taking part in a historical reading of the Constitution. But they will be using an amended version to avoid some of the history reflected in it, particularly the institution of slavery. Tea Party favorite Republican Congressman, Bob Goodlatte of Georgia is organizing the reading. The Hill reports: […]

WASHINGTON D.C.– Cell phone footage of a man being beat up by a group of children at the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station in Washington D.C has been circulated over the internet through the site Worldstarhiphop. The man, Allen Haywood, claims he was attacked for no apparent reason. TBD reports: As he read with his back […]

Los Angeles – The distraught girl, just 11 at the time, apparently fell to her knees, broke down in tears and screamed: “Daddy.” In the few traumatic seconds she was in the bedroom with brother Prince, 12, she witnessed Jacko lying motionless on his bed with his mouth open as Dr Conrad Murray performed chest […]

Ohio — A homeless man whose deep, velvety voice and touching story prompted an outpouring of sympathy and job offers from across the country, has become an overnight sensation. But as Williams’ star rises, a picture is also emerging of the checkered past that left him a homeless felon, estranged from his family and addicted […]

SAN FRANCISCO– A cell phone video of San Francisco police shooting a man in a wheelchair armed with a knife has surfaced. The man doesn’t seem to pose to much of a threat to the undercover cops but there are reports that he had previously stabbed another officer. KTVU reports: A passerby shot the video […]

Nebraska– Police say a 17-year-old Robert Butler Jr., high school senior shot two school administrators today in Omaha, Nebraska.

Radio One is NewsOne.com’s parent company Ohio — Radio One, Inc., announced today that Radio Station WXMG-FM in Columbus, Ohio, which can be found at http://www.MyColumbusMagic.com, interviewed Ted Williams, the man who has become an Internet sensation and is aptly being referred to as the Man with the Golden Radio Voice, and offered him a […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Three people were charged Wednesday in the drive-by shooting death of a 6-year-old Alabama girl who was killed in her bed when up to 18 rounds were fired from a rifle through the home where she was sleeping.

Washington D.C.– Former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty is taking his “show” on the road.

WASHINGTON — Phoenix Jones, who calls himself a “real life superhero” and keeps his real identity a secret chased away a robber in Lynwood, Washington, who was trying to break into a car. Pop Culture Shock reports: Dan’s rescuer was Phoenix Jones, a.k.a. Phoenix Jones the Guardian of Seattle, a “Real Life Superhero” and leader […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that police do not need a warrant to search a cell phone carried by someone under arrest. The justices determined a Ventura County deputy had the right to conduct a warrantless search of the text messages of a man he had arrested on suspicion of participating […]

PHILADELPHIA-Tom Burlington, a former reporter for Fox News 29 in Philadelphia is suing his ex-employer for firing him after he used the N-Word at a meeting after a symbolic burial of the N-Word. Burlington, who is white claims that there is a double standard given that other African American co-workers used the word and were […]