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WOBURN, Mass. — A former Harvard University student was sentenced Friday to three years in prison after pleading guilty in connection with the 2009 fatal shooting of a Cambridge man during a drug robbery inside a dormitory. By pleading guilty Friday, Brittany Smith, 24, admitted she hid the gun used in the shooting of Justin […]
Police arrested a Washington couple this week on homicide by abuse and assault charges months after their 13-year-old adopted daughter was found dead at their residence. Larry P. Williams and Carri D. Williams’ adopted daughter Hana, who was adopted from Ethiopia in 2008 and came to America in search for a better life, was found […]
Often times peaceful protests turn violent. Many times police turn on protesters with violence, and sometimes peaceful protesters turn violent when confronted by police unjustly. There is a thin line between a peaceful protest and a riot. Sometimes violent people take advantage of peaceful protests to wreak havoc. 5. Oscar Grant Protests One week after […]
A few days ago, a couple of girlfriends and I got together for dinner to catch up, vent and let off some overheated steam. What started off as escapism from our every day battles quickly transformed into a precise focus on those very struggles. ‘Tamika, I want to talk about anything but politics, nothing serious […]
After three days of statements and testimonies in the Dr. Conrad Murray manslaughter case, a clear message has been conveyed by the defense– Michael Jackson’s addiction to the dangerous anesthetic, propofol, killed the pop legend. Also read: Conrad Murray Trial: A Breakdown Of The Prosecution’s Argument Murray’s defense team is painting a picture of Murray […]
Ex-bullying victim turned Anti-bullying activist Nadin Khoury is speaking out. Khoury shared his thoughts on Jeremy Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old that committed suicide after being bullied for being gay, on MSNBC. Khoury himself knows the stress of being bullied after a camera-phone video of him being dragged through the snow surfaced online. “It’s not fair for anybody that’s […]
Last week Loop21.com asked “Why Can’t the Congressional Black Caucus Be More Like the Tea Party?” Today they are responding. Congressional Black Caucus communications director Stephanie L. Young, part of a new breed among the caucus, there to inject some fire into the 41-year-old organization spoke to us exclusively. When Young isn’t getting the word […]
By Matt E. Stevens District of Columbia residents earning more than $350,000 annually will have to dig a little deeper in their pockets around tax time. The D.C. Council approved the tax hike on the wealthy by a vote of 7-6 to generate more money for the city. The good news is that the increase […]
Long Island police fired multiple shots at two blood thirsty pit bulls that attacked a 62-year-old woman yesterday in a school parking lot. Sashi Sharma had just finished exercising at the schools track when she was attacked by the dogs in the parking lot. Sharma is in serious condition at Nassau University Medical Center with bites to […]
NEW YORK-Police say that former mental patient, Charles Burnett, robbed the same New York bank three days in a row and used the proceeds to live in a posh hotel and hire a chauffeur. Police also claim that Burnett used a chauffeur to drive him to his most recent heist. Cops Catch Alleged Bank Robber […]