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A Michigan father, suspected of being drunk, is accused of having his 9 year old daughter drive him to the store while he sat in the passenger seat! 39 year old Shawn Weimer was arrested around 2 a.m. after officers, alerted by a 911 call, pulled the van over. The girl was sitting behind the […]

It’s become a cliche, a trite bit of lazy cartooning or children’s show writing, to feature a gigantic mountain of a tough guy, intimidating to all, suffer a panic attack at sight of the tiniest, cutest little animal. A tired cross-species David and Goliath plot point, it’s a gag that lost any sort of surprise […]

Here’s some interesting bit of news reported by The Post Chronicle. Samuel L. Jackson holds the Guinness World actor’s highest grossing record, ahead of the likes of Tom Cruise andTom Hanks. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, 60-year old Jackson has grossed a $7.42 billion during his career, making him the world’s highest grossing actor “full stop, no […]

A central Florida mother is being charged with child neglect after police say she left her son in her car while she gambled at an Internet cafe and the car, with the boy, got repossessed. Elizabeth Tato, 46, was gambling at the Winner’s Club Internet Cafe when a repossession man came to take her car […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Herman Cain is learning the hard way what it means to face the glare of the national spotlight. After captivating Republicans hungry for an alternative to 2012 GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, Cain has made a series of stumbles that have left some questioning whether he’s ready for the White House. “It’s […]

A Chinese toddler hospitalized after she was hit by a van, run over by another and ignored by passers-by died early Friday. Surveillance video, which went viral earlier tis week, shows 2-year-old Wang Yue being struck and ignored by nearly two dozen people as she lay in the middle of street. The shocking video went viral […]

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney issued a harsh rebuke of President Obama’s decision to withdraw all troops from Iraq by the end of year. “President Obama’s astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in Iraq has unnecessarily put at risk the victories that were won through the blood and sacrifice of thousands of American men and […]

A recent Gallup poll indicates that 50 percent of Americans are in favor of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. African-Americans tend to hold more conservative views on drug legalization, in spite of the fact that African-Americans are far more likely to be arrested and prosecuted for marijuana possession than their white counterparts.

Princeton professor and civil rights activist Cornel West was arrested this afternoon in New York at a protest against the NYPD’s “Stop and Frisk” protests. West was arrested this past weekend for another protest he was involved in. The picture above was captured by Russia Today producer Lucy Kafanov. The issue has been picking up steam […]

We know that Willow is well beyond her years when it comes musical talent and stage presence. But we’re glad to see that this little one’s mind is equally advanced. In a behind the scenes shoot of one of her studio sessions we see Willow’s first foray into song writing. The song “Epiphany” has a […]

Are we over Jennifer Hudson’s weight loss yet? I kinda am and I’m kinda not. The “Feeling Good” jingle for her Weight Watchers ads gets stuck in my head whenever I hear it, which is about 237 times on a given Saturday at home watching a TV marathon — but I don’t mind it. When […]

Occupy Wall Street takes over the world, Muammar Gaddafi is killed, Cornel West is arrested? Here are the top 1o Tweets from Black politicians, entrepreneurs, celebrities and influencers on Twitter. Top 10 Tweets Of The Week (9.14.11) Top 10 Tweets Of The Week (9.7.11)