Entertainment

Appearing on television for the first time since allegedly being head-butted by her soon-to-be ex-husband, Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson, ‘Basketball Wives’ stand-out star, Evelyn Lozada, discusses the incident tonight on ‘Nightline,’ reports ABCNews.com. “It’s the hardest thing in the world to walk away from someone that you really love,” Lozada says in the exclusive interview. “But […]

We live in the days of Republican rap. Greedy, selfish capitalism is at the root of lyrics steeped in hedonism, and to borrow from the legendary Harry Belafonte, a glaring lack of  ‘social responsibility.’ “We Built It,” the manifesto of that farce of a convention orchestrated in Tampa, Florida by the GOP, could easily apply […]

At least five Los Angeles Police officers are being investigated after 35-year-old Alesia Thomas (pictured) died in police custody, the Los Angeles Times reports. On July 22, Thomas reportedly left her two children, a 3-year-old and 12-year-old, at the LAPD’s southeast station after allegedly telling officers that she could no longer care for them because […]

Olympic gold medal winner and gymnast extraordinaire Gabby Douglas reveals in the October issue of Vanity Fair Magazine that she was once told by a staffer at an elite gym to consider having reconstructive surgery on her nose because of its “flatness.” SEE ALSO:  Allen West On Critics, Liberal Racism Douglas was only 8-years-old she enrolled at the […]

Crime

A 4-year-old boy allegedly had salt poured down his throat and was tortured on numerous occasions by his mother’s live-in boyfriend Rolando Tomas Mendez who is now facing charges of injury to a child after a year-long investigation in Humble, Texas reports KHOU. Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE Us On Facebook! On Sept. 28, 2011, the […]

The last remaining original “American Idol” judge, Randy Jackson, is reportedly stepping down from his current gig on the show and will instead serve as a mentor to the contestants, according to TMZ. As to who will fill Jackson’s judging role, mum’s the word from the show’s officials thus far but tongues are wagging. There will be four judges when the […]

Nation

In the small town of Hanson in Mitt Romney’s home state of Massachusetts, three negative billboards aimed toward President Barack Obama have sparked a bit of controversy with some residents taking offense to the signs while others say it’s a matter of free speech, reports the Milford Daily News. Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? […]

NewsOne Original, Politics

Our nation is engaged in a candid debate about how to maintain economic security for the middle class. For many in our community, it’s not just about maintaining middle class security, but about attaining that middle class dream in the first place. SEE ALSO: Paul Ryan, A Lie, Is A Lie, Is A Lie For […]

GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney delivered the closing speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. It was, perhaps, his most important moment during his campaign for president. MUST READ: Think You Know Miami? Think Again While he roused up the audience with his typically empty boasts and bloated projections for the future […]

An ex-girlfriend of GOP vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan has spoken up about her past relationship with the Wisconsin congressman when the pair both attended Miami University of Ohio in the 1990s. The twist: Ryan’s former flame is African-American. Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE Us On Facebook! Deneeta Pope, a former cheerleader for […]

Gussie Smith, a 77-year-old Lake County, Fla., pastor who was arrested Wednesday morning for allegedly trafficking Oxycodone, was released from jail a day later on a $50,000 bond, reports WFTV. SEE ALSO: WTH! Married Pastor Spreads HIV Among Congregation? Smith, who heads the Church of Jesus in the town of Omatilla, was part of a larger sting operation and […]