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OCEANSIDE, N.Y. – A woman was reported in critical condition in New York following a weekend accident where several inflatable “bounce houses” took flight during a children’s soccer tournament. Police say 13 people were sent to hospitals following the accident Saturday at a festival sponsored by the Oceanside United Soccer Club on Long Island. Most […]

HOUSTON — A West Point cadet is suing veteran R&B diva Patti LaBelle, saying she ordered her bodyguards to beat him up as he waited for a ride home outside a Houston airport terminal. The lawsuit alleges the cadet, Richard King, was waiting for his brother and father to pick him up outside one of […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The bodies were removed many months ago, but the stench of them still clings to the boarded-up house on Imperial Avenue. The smell surfaces every so often: a reminder of the horrors that unfolded here in November 2009, when police began pulling the remains of 11 women from the depths of this […]

MICHIGAN-Police in Michigan are using a device that can extract cell phone data. The ACLU has filed a suit against Michigan police for violating people’s civil liberties. ABC News reports: A high-tech gadget that can quickly download information from a cellphone is at the center of a controversy that’s pitting civil liberties advocates against state […]

Satoshi Kanazawa, the psychologist who caused a great deal of controversy with his article on why African American women are unattractive has been fired from Psychology Today, where the article first surfaced. Huliq reports: And now Satoshi Kanazawa’s lost his blog and his profile page has been deleted from Psychology Today’s website. His article and […]

NEW YORK– John Edwards rejected a plea deal in which he would have plead guilty to three misdemeanor charges because it would have put him behind bars for six months, according to a report.

CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich’s corruption retrial heads into a critical stage, with the prosecution set to begin cross-examining the ousted Illinois governor in depth on Monday.

NEW YORK — Prosecutors have said their evidence against the former International Monetary Fund leader charged with sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid was growing by the day. Defense lawyers, meanwhile, have said they had information that would seriously hurt her credibility.

PHILADELPHIA — Roosevelt Hairston Jr., an attorney for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, was arrested for allegedly stealing $1.7 million from the hospital over the course of 12 years. NBC reports: The charges — mail fraud, money laundering, and filing a fake tax return — stem from the “financial irregularities” found during an internal investigation […]

NEW YORK — Funeral arrangements have been made for the actress and comedian who gained fame playing a grandmother on “The Cosby Show” and “Sesame Street.” A public viewing will be held for Clarice Taylor on Tuesday from noon to 4 p.m. at Canaan Baptist Church on 116th Street in New York. A private wake […]

WASHINGTON — A White House official says President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner will play a round of golf together later this month. Obama and Boehner – both avid golfers – will hit the links June 18. No word on where the round will take place, or whether they’ll be joined by any […]

As Rep. Anthony Weiner’s alleged crotch-shot dominates the news, information on possible motives to deface Weiner’s credibility are surfacing under the radar. And as it appears, Weinergate just might be a smear campaign executed by  conservative activists looking to defend Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. For months, Rep. Weiner has prompted Thomas to disclose the […]