KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents launched a coordinated attack Tuesday on the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in the heart of the Afghan capital on Tuesday, firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles. An embassy spokeswoman said no staff were reported wounded, but officials said at least one Afghan police officer and two insurgents had been […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) Joseph Mwangi hoped and prayed his children had escaped the inferno caused when a leaking gasoline pipeline exploded on Monday, sending flames racing through a Nairobi slum and killing at least 75 people. Then he saw two small blackened bodies in the wreckage of his home. “Those were my children,” he sobbed, collapsing […]
At least four Arizona State fans attended Saturday’s college football game against the University of Missouri in Blackface. The broadcast, which aired on ESPN, showed four young white women with their faces, necks and arms painted all Black. Arizona State would win 37-30, thus validating the practice of white (and other) folks painting their faces […]
“Black Man” chocolate-flavored cookies shaped like a man with braids, a wide nose and big lips are being sold in Romania. The cookies, also available in Turkey and Albania, are the latest in a line of products that profit from racial stereotypes. Remember Obama Waffles, which were sold by a conservative political forum? And who could […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Browns returned to a theme they’re all too familiar with in their opener against Cincinnati, find a way to lose. Cleveland held a 17-13 lead in the fourth quarter when the inexplicably were slow to get out of the a huddle on a 3rd down. The Bengal offense was lined up […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The movie I, Alex Cross will continue filming on Lakeside Avenue at Ontario, from Monday. September 12 through Tuesday, September 13, 2011. The intersection at Lakeside and Ontario will be closed to through traffic for action sequences, including car crashes, explosions, snipers and SWAT teams. The filming schedule was originally scheduled […]
As we evaluate the impact of President Obama’s job creation efforts, researchers from the University of Michigan are monitoring the effect of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity. According to their findings, prevention and treatment are necessary, but more of an emphasis needs to be placed on treatment, especially among minorities. “Effective treatment […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Developing news surrounding convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell. 19 Action News has learned the new cases against the mass murderer have been dismissed. Another trial was slated to begin today. This trial was for the rape and felony assault charges on the two women who survived his attacks. Both women testified in Sowell’s murder […]
PARMA, OH (WOIO) – The 9/11 remembrance continued in Parma Saturday. Firefighters, local representatives and members of the public showed their American pride and attended a special ceremony in honor of the 9/11 victims. They gathered to remember those lost in the September 11th attacks. “We remember the deeper meaning of what it is to be […]
NEW YORK — Activist and MSNBC Politicsnation host Rev. Al Sharpton continues to advocate for victims of police brutality by taking up the case of 56-year-old Denise Gay. Gay, who was sitting outside of her Brooklyn home last weekend, was shot and killed by a stray bullet during a shootout between police and two men. […]
(CNN) — The National September 11 Memorial opens to the public Monday — a decade and a day after terror attacks brought down the twin towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan.
Amidst online conversations with readers over yesterday’s post 5 Common Mistakes Men Make Sexually That Turn Women Off, I found that many women could relate to the “are we there yet” point in the article. A personal bedroom pet peeve of mine, I remember becoming extremely frustrated with my partner at the time who would […]