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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain continues his meteoric rise as a new poll has him tied with former favorite Rick Perry for second behind Mitt Romney. The poll shows Cain and Perry tied at 16 percent, while Romney leads with an overwhelming 25 percent. “That is great news that says that the flavor of the […]

The insults towards the Obama family continue as a radio host took the time yesterday to compare First Lady Michelle Obama to Star Wars character, Chewbacca. The host, Jimmy Lakey, of 740 KVOR in Colorado said he heard the comparison in a cigar bar recently. He also said that his wife mentioned that Michelle wears […]

In our continuing series focusing on the prison system in America, we bring you a list of the 10 most notorious jails in the country. Many of these prisons on the list are familiar by name to many like Folsom, San Quentin, and ADX in Colorado to name a few. Check out the list below. […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Three Ohio State football players will be suspended from the Buckeyes’ game at Nebraska on Saturday after they violated an employment violation, athletic director Gene Smith announced Monday.  Running back Daniel “Boom” Herron, wide receiver DeVier Posey and offensive lineman Marcus Hall will all miss at least the Nebraska game, Smith said. […]

Voices Against Violence sang together in Bridgeton, New Jersey this past weekend to make history as the largest gospel choir ever assembled. An official tally of 1,542 “singers” gathered together in front of the City Hall Annex on Commerce St. Only 1,007 people were needed to sing for 5 straight minutes to  break the Guinness […]

Sherri interrupted Barbara after she let the epithet roll off her tongue telling her, “There’s a difference between the way you and Whoopi say it,” “When I heard you say it, I didn’t like the way you say it,” Sherri said, bringing up the difference between the way the two women pronounced the word. “I […]

After an uproar early in the week about Rick Perry’s controversial association with a property which had a sign saying “n-word head ranch,” there’s new discussion about the appropriate time and use of the term – if there is indeed anything appropriate about it. For years, Blacks and whites in America have gone toe to […]

NEW ORLEANS, LA.–A New Orleans rapper and seven others face criminal charges after they used real guns to simulate a robbery at a convenience store for music a video they were shooting. Danny Rogers, better known as “Lil Dee God’s Gift,” was acting out a mock robbery  armed with real, unloaded guns when someone passing by […]

Orange County, Fla. authorities have charged four teens after they allegedly assaulted a 77-year-old grandma and held a 6th grader at gun point over an X-Box Police say the crooks forced their way into the home and forced victim Trevor Bailey to hand over money and his X-Box. Bailey’s older sister, who heard the commotion […]

Activist and author Van Jones is spearheading a leftist movement that will encourage its participants to use Tea Party tactics to voice their political demands. Jones sees the recent Wall Street protests as only the beginning of the movement, and is working to find a more cohesive, organized approaches to gaining solutions. The movement Jones […]

The #OccupyTogether movement has been popping up in cities across America but by far the largest of the franchise is #OccupyWallStreet where 700 people were arrested this past weekend. As more people descend on Wall Street, it’s apparent that many of them aren’t too sure what they really are there for. Loop 21 talked with […]

One of the greatest players in NBA history (wiki) is also an athlete who the public doesn’t know much about. Who are we talking about? Quite possibly the second best shooting-guard of all-time after Michael Jordan, the Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Bryant, who is on a quest to win his sixth championship ring […]