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Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) boiled down the entire religion of Islam to “honor killings, beheadings [and] suicide bombings” in a message tweeted Monday night in response to a column by comedian Bill Cosby. Last week, Cosby wrote an op-ed in the New York Post encouraging African American communities to abandon apathy in an effort […]
I was amused this evening to catch a glimpse of a CNN show asking this question, as if either characterization is correct. In my judgment, based on what I know from the media thus far, Snowden is neither a hero nor a traitor, but he is most certainly a criminal who deserves serious punishment. I […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – An Alabama trucking company has filed a new class action lawsuit claiming Jimmy Haslam’s Pilot Flying J Travel Centers cheated it out of promised fuel rebates. Eagle Motor Freight, Inc is a Montgomery, Alabama, trucking company that said it was a party to a fuel rebate contract with Pilot Flying J since […]
LAS VEGAS – Sometimes you just have to make the most out of a bad situation. That is exactly what passengers stuck aboard a hot plane did over the weekend. In video that has now gone viral, you see one passenger hold up a speaker blasting R. Kelly’s song, ‘I Believe I Can Fly.’ Once […]
Nelson Mandela was in serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital for the third day Monday with a recurring lung infection, and a foundation…
This week, the George Zimmerman (pictured) murder trial will begin. Here, is an overview to help you stay abreast of the case. JURY SELECTION The…
SANFORD, FL (CNN) – Jury selection began Monday in the trial of George Zimmerman. Protesters with signs lined up outside the courtroom before proceedings got under way. The Judge again denied Zimmerman’s lawyers’ request for more time to prepare for the trial. As many as 500 potential jurors are expected to be questioned. About 100 […]
NBC NEWS – Former South African President Nelson Mandela was hospitalized Saturday after suffering a recurrence of a lung infection. The statement said the 94-year-old…
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Police say a gunman who killed four people in Santa Monica before officers shot him dead acted alone, and investigators…
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to the hospital in South Africa and his condition is listed as “serious but stable,” according…
A series of shaded maps put together by a researcher at North Carolina State University shows the lingual divide among Americans in a series of words and phrases. From the preference of “pop” or “soda” to the pronunciation of “syrup” and dozens of others in between, regional accents and dialects are shown in the maps. […]
A Tennessee man who has 22 children by 14 women is being sued in what might be one of Nashville’s most expensive child support cases, according to CBS affiliate WTVF. In an interview outside court, Orlando Shaw said he loves all of his kids and considers himself a good father — it’s just that he […]