ELMIRA, N.Y. — A football stolen from the grave of 1961 Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis has been found. SEE ALSO: Cops Should Stop Defending Trayvon Martin’s Shooter Elmira media outlets report that a couple walking in Elmira’s Woodlawn Cemetery on Saturday found the ball under a bush near the grave and returned it to […]
WASHINGTON — Actor Robert De Niro opened a fundraiser starring Michelle Obama by listing her Republican rivals and jokingly suggesting that America isn’t “ready for a white first lady.” Newt Gingrich was not amused, and the Obama campaign says the quip was inappropriate. SEE ALSO: Cops Should Stop Defending Trayvon Martin’s Shooter Gingrich on Tuesday […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two people have minor injuries after a shooting following a rowdy concert by rapper Tyga (TY’-guh) in Nebraska. Authorities say heated words were exchanged between members of Tyga’s act and some audience members Monday night at Sokol Auditorium, south of downtown Omaha. Some garbage was thrown on stage. A brief fistfight […]
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama’s oldest daughter, Malia, is safe and never was in danger during a strong earthquake Tuesday in Mexico. SEE ALSO: Jackson Jr., Romney Likely To Win Illinois Malia, 13, is on vacation with a school group in Oaxaca in southwestern Mexico, according to reports from the region. […]
WASHINGTONÂ — The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to say anew that young people who commit even the most brutal crimes should not be punished as harshly as adults, taking up a pair of cases in which 14-year-olds convicted of murder are serving life sentences with no chance of parole. SEE ALSO: Liberian President Says […]
Trayvon Martin’s murder has inspired a call for a ‘Million Hoody March’ in New York City on Wednesday, March 21st in Union Square from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. SEE ALSO: Black Militia Looking For Trayvon Martin’s Shooter Was Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground Law’ License To Kill Trayvon Martin? For more information on the Million […]
By Rhonda Swan George Zimmerman is a free man, despite putting Trayvon Martin six feet under, because Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature has an incestuous relationship with the NRA. The volunteer night watchman for the Retreat at Twin Lakes townhome development in Sanford, Florida claims he killed the unarmed black teen in self-defense. The state’s Stand Your […]
In a rare genealogical discovery, comic actress Wanda Sykes has been able to identify that her familial roots in America go as far back as the 17th century, according to a New York Times report. SEE ALSO: Will 2012 Be Esperanza Spalding’s Year? Her paternal ninth great-grandmother was Elizabeth Banks, a free white woman. According to […]
SEATTLE — When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password. SEE ALSO: 15 Facts You Need To Know About Trayvon Martin Cops Should Stop Defending Trayvon Martin’s Shooter Bassett, a […]
Conrad Murray (pictured), the cardiologist who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop icon Michael Jackson and who was sentenced to four years in prison as a result, has reportedly lost more than 30 pounds in jail.  The good doctor is also bellyaching about the jail conditions, complaining that not only did the bad […]
As the case of Trayvon Martin continues to gain even more national media attention, new details surrounding the fatal shooting of the 17-year-old in a Florida suburb last month have emerged. It appears that Neighborhood Watch captain George Zimmerman aggressively pursued Martin and cornered him, according to a female friend of the slain teen. RELATED: […]
News that the Obama Administration is going to step in to investigate the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was music to the ears of millions of concerned citizens around the world. Martin, who was killed under peculiar circumstances by a self-appointed night watchman (George Zimmerman), was unarmed at the time of his death. There […]
