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A 17-year-old Valdosta State University freshman was found dead on campus and her parents said they learned of her death via Facebook, CBS Atlanta reports. Scroll down for video of this story Jasmine Benjamin (pictured above) was found dead in her dorm’s common study area around noon on Nov. 18. Campus police believe foul play […]

Just when you think it can’t get any worse, it does: Kevin Clash (pictured) of Sesame Street’s Elmo fame has been hit with yet another underage sex allegation, according to the NY Daily News. RELATED: Second Man Accuses Elmo’s Kevin Clash Of Underage Sex, Clash Resigns From Sesame Street Becoming the third lawsuit Clash would receive […]

Former Broward County, Fla., elementary school teacher Cheryl Grampa (pictured), who stands accused of allowing some of her students to massage her to a “happy ending,” has lost her license to teach in her state, according to the Sun-Sentinel. SEE ALSO: Scientists Discuss What Happens To The ‘Soul’ After Death (VIDEO) The 46-year-old educator, who […]

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A 5-year-old girl was shot in the stomach by a stray bullet after returning home from a baby shower with her family on Sunday, the New York Daily News reports. Scroll down for video of story Haily Dominguez (pictured) is listed in critical but stable condition. The bullet pierced her lung. “It passed through her […]

“If you are not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” — Malcolm X Though the latest chapter in the so-called Israeli-Palestinian conflict has calmed to a — more than likely temporary — ceasefire, the apartheid state of Israel’s illegal occupation […]

Arkansas State police have arrested Christopher Reynolds, 34, for the November 9 shooting death of Ernest Hoskins Jr., 21, reports FoxNews16.com. The investigation has been ongoing since the shooting, with the family hiring Benjamin Crump, legal council for the family of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen gunned down by former neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman. […]

The United States military presence in Africa continues to grow with 3,000 troops reportedly heading to the continent at the top of 2013 to protect the nation’s expanding interests, reports the Centre For Research On Globalization. Mark P. Francher writes: Army Times news service reported that the U.S. is expected to deploy more than 3,000 soldiers […]

Black Friday madness can strike anyone and apparently Anthony Perry is not immune!  Perry allegedly left his girlfriend’s two-year-old son alone in his parked car at 1:30 am — the day after Thanksgiving — so that he could make a mad dash into Kmart to buy a TV.  Perry was arrested and charged with child reckless endangerment, according to the […]

Rapper Drake (pictured left) and R&B singer Chris Brown (pictured right), who engaged in a melee last June at a New York City hot spot nightclub that resulted in injuries and arrests, were both cleared of any wrongdoing due to lack of evidence, according to the Daily Mail. Reportedly, the fracas, which involved both Drake and Brown’s […]

Crime

The “World’s Dumbest Criminals” list has gotten longer as a Detroit teen was cuffed for allegedly trying to sell a laptop to a woman he robbed, Fox 2 News reports. MUST WATCH: Woman Who Punched Elderly Walmart Greeter Sentenced To Five Years In Prison He took several television sets, a few bottles of alcohol and […]

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A 13-year-old girl has been charged with killing her 2-year-old sister in their Dekalb County home, Channel 2 Action News reports. Scroll down for video Tyasia Jackson was reportedly babysitting her younger, Sasha Lamaya Ray, and her other siblings when the toddler went missing at some point. Her body was found Monday afternoon outside their home […]

Jacquetta Simmons (pictured), who punched a 70-year-old Walmart greeter in the face last Christmas eve after the senior asked to see her receipt for merchandise she was carrying out of the store, was sentenced to five years in prison, reports the Daily Mail. The 27-year-old young woman, who was accompanied by a male companion at […]