Fred Shuttlesworth, Civil Rights Leader, Dies At 89 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — At one end of the fire hose were officers deployed by Bull Connor, the notoriously racist police commissioner fond of telling his men to use sticks, dogs and whatever else was necessary to scatter peaceful black protesters. At the business end was the Rev. […]

Prostitutes are not always bad for a marriage by The_Stir, 11 hours 6 minutes ago American Pie star Jason Biggs may have made a name for himself playing raunchy sex for laughs, but not many people were laughing recently when the 33-year-old actor’s wife, actress Jenny Mollen, blogged about their night with a hooker. The […]

Is He Really Right For You? by ThirdAge.com, 8 hours 3 minutes ago At this stage in life, many women, due to divorce or widowhood, find themselves alone. Most would prefer to be part of a couple. Its often hard to meet someone new, and even more difficult to know whether the person you get […]

TMZ: Steve Jobs — the mega-genius who co-founded Apple Inc. — has died … reps for the company have confirmed. Jobs was 56.

CLEVELAND, OH – Benedictine High School’s student body has taken the initiative to go flowerless for Homecoming on Saturday, October 8, 2011.  In lieu of purchasing corsages for their dates, they will be making their financial contributions to The Cleveland Food Bank. The story behind this new style of corsages started with senior David Boothe. David, […]

On October 5, 2011, Captain Harry Anderson turns 102!! A captain on the Great Lakes for many years, Anderson manned the helm of many ships from the William G. Mather to the Cliffs Victory. He was born in Sweden and came to America on a ship back in 1919, and has been sailing ever since. […]

Rihanna has broken another record. She’s achieved the most Top 10 hits in the shortest amount of time, according to Billboard. With the success of “We Found Love,” she’s garnered 20 hit songs in a span of only six years and four months. (She first graced the Hot 100 in 2005 with “Pon De Replay.”) […]

Oprah Winfrey is the highest-earning woman in entertainment, according to Forbes magazine. The former talk show host earned $290 million from May 2010 to May 2011, besting the second place earner, Lady Gaga, by $200 million.

Last week the internet was abuzz with a new Chris Brown gay rumor. If you were under a rock and missed it,the story is that Chris’ assistant was fired and after released some direct messages between Chris and another man whom Chris allegedly had a sexual encounter with. The virtually unknown R&B singer Martyn, reportedly […]

ELYRIA, OH (WOIO) – A Lorain County Commissioner was bit by a dog during Wednesday morning’s meeting. Commissioner Ted Kalo was bit in the arm by the dog. His skin was not broken, but his suit was torn. The dog was at the meeting as part of a program with the Lorain County Dog Kennel. Each week, […]

Hormonal contraception may increase the chances of transmitting HIV between sex partners, according to a new study conducted in Africa. Researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle conducted a study on 3,790 women in Kenya, Botswana, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. They found that the women using hormonal contraceptives were twice as […]

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – In the first-ever use of a new state law governing fiscal caution for municipalities and other political subdivisions, Auditor of State Dave Yost announced that he has declared the City of Akron to be in a state of fiscal caution. “Akron has a lot going for it, and I am confident the […]