A Texas father fatally shot a teenager found in his 16-year-old daughter’s bedroom after the girl sneaked him into the house, reports Huffington Post. The 17-year-old boy was unarmed. He was discovered around 2:30 a.m. after the girl’s younger brother noticed two feet sticking from underneath his sister’s bed and went to tell his father. […]
Aviation expert Jim Tilmon was a guest on “NewsOne Now” Thursday. He discussed the case of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and shared with Roland Martin his theory of what could have happened. There have been, however, many conflicting reports around what happened to the flight. In the sixth day of its disappearance, here’s what […]
Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) has asked for a change in how federal sentencing guidelines are used to handle the cases of drug trafficking offenders. Under a new proposal, only the most-serious offenders would receive the tougher penalties under the law thus reducing sentences. RELATED: Holder Announces ‘Smart on Crime’ Initiative, Calls For Drug Sentencing […]
Congresswoman Barbara Lee says Rep. Paul Ryan “isn’t thinking” or it’s unfortunate if he is during her appearance Thursday on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin. Also See: Top 10 Black Politicians Lee was responding to comments made by Ryan Wednesday morning to Right-wing radio host Bill Bennett. Citing an academic who previously argued that poverty is largely the result […]
So if I am to believe select political journalists, Paul Ryan can employ racist tropes to promote policy with racist outcomes, but none of us can call him racist. There was a bit of an online debate over the Think Progress headline “Paul Ryan Blames Poverty On Lazy ‘Inner City’ Men.” During an appearance on Bill […]
The death toll has risen to seven in Wednesday’s gas explosion that rocked a New York City neighborhood. One of the victims – who lived above the church where the explosion originated – was tragically on a rare day off from work. Three of the seven victims killed in the explosion have been identified: Rosaura Hernandez-Barrios, 22, Carmen […]
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Williams (pictured) has been in a nasty divorce from her former NFL jock husband Kordell Stewart (pictured) over material items. Now TMZ has leaked that Porsha got a raw deal exiting the marriage, reportedly receiving NADA: no alimony, no mansions, no NFL retirement earnings, no cash-out, not even health […]
A Texas woman may have acquired HIV through sex with another woman, according to the CDC. The 46-year-old woman attempted to sell her plasma in April 2012, and a routine test of a sample came back positive for the HIV virus. The same test had been negative when she donated plasma the month before. The woman was also […]
