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“I can’t change my name ladies and gentlemen,” said Casey Anthony, a 43-year-old male from Darby, PA who shares the same name with the 25-year-old Orlando, FL female who was found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, last week. Darby’s Casey Anthony has been bombarded on Facebook, he estimates he’s gotten at least 300 […]
ABC News released footage of an undercover investigation by a LGBT advocacy group, Truth Wins, that may confirm accusations that Michele Bachmann’s husband Marcus Bachmann, attempted to convert gay men into heterosexuals. The conversion, known as reparative therapy, was also brought up in 2006, in which Bachmann denied allegations. The Root Reports: In 2006, Bachmann […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s laywer received a letter asking for documents to prove whether or not the president committed “an array of potentially illegal fundraising behavior,” according to Salon. House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Ca.), who has the power to issue subpoenas, accused Mr. Obama of mixing official and political activities. The probe […]
Arizona Senator Lori Klein is catching flack from local politicians and gun activists for pointing a loaded gun at a reporter during an interview last month. The story made news after Richard Ruelas reported on the incident in an article published in the Arizona Republic on Sunday. The story was part of the newspaper’s five-part series […]
A night of violence left one dead and 12 wounded after three separate shootings ravaged Newark, New Jersey this past weekend. Police are looking for suspects in each of the incidents. A 15-year-old died and eight people were wounded in the South Ward. Authorities say the victims ranged in age from 12 to 32 and […]
There have been a total of 272 post-conviction DNA exonerations in the United States. Over 150 of the exonerees were African-American. Historically, a disproportionate number of African-Americans have been wrongly convicted of crimes due to false confessions, incriminating statements, and other dubious evidence. Fortunately, the criminal justice system implemented DNA forensics in 1989, offering a […]
Former President Bill Clinton reportedly made more than $75 million in speaking engagements in the last decade, according to an analysis of financial disclosure filed by his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In the year 2010, Clinton earned $10.7 million dollars for 52 speaking engagements, and reportedly earned an additional $15 million advancement for […]
While large babies are normally praised in some cultures, there are various health risks that come along with giving birth to them, for both the child and mother. The Grio Reports: Babies born larger than 9 pounds 15 ounces have a much higher risk of complications. As many as 10 percent of newborn babies weigh-in […]
First Lady Michelle Obama has been criticized for ordering a highly caloric meal, at a combined count of 1,700 calories, at a new Shake Shack in Washington D.C. Mrs. Obama, who is the spearhead of the Let’s Move! campaign, geared toward the end to childhood obesity and exercise awareness, has been criticized for ordering a […]
Even 20 years later, the first minute of Boyz n the Hood, the near-iconic movie about young black men struggling to survive the concrete jungle of South Central Los Angeles, can be a jarring experience. There are no pictures, just sounds and words thrust onto a pitch black screen that are symbolic of the bleakness […]