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http://www.newsnet5.com BOSTON – Lebron James has apologized for using an offensive word during a press conference after Saturday night’s game between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics. James said “that’s retarded” under his breath in response to a question being asked of teammate Dwyane Wade. Wade was asked about some people accusing him of […]
According to Blackmediascoop.com, Law & Order: LA star and Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard is being sued by his former manager. Victoria Fredrick is alleging that Howard owes her around $145,000 in unpaid commission and royalties. Fredrick was let go in January, however she claims she was not paid for the work she did prior […]
In a recent interview with New York Radio station Power 105.1 R&B star Musiq Soulchild revealed why he wears sunglasses. Apparently when Musiq was younger he was involved in an accident with a fork. Here’s is what Musiq told Power 105.1: “When I was mad young, my uncle was trying to feed me and I […]
Oprah Winfrey has decided to go in a new direction when it comes to her network OWN. This week Ms. Winfrey let go of the network’s first CEO Christina Norman. Peter Liguori, the current Chief Operating Officer of Discovery Communications, will take over in the interim for Ms. Norman. OWN has not seen the ratings […]
http://www.newsnet5.com NEW YORK – Marking Osama bin Laden’s death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, President Barack Obama soberly laid a wreath Thursday at New York’s ground zero and declared to the city and the world, “When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say.” The president closed his eyes and […]
First 9/11 memorial stop for President Obama: A firehouse that lost 15 of its finest nearly a decade ago.
President Barack Obama on Thursday will mark the killing of Osama bin Laden with a triumphant return to ground zero, a hallowed site that has often been a place of discord, controversy and — for the president — mixed emotions.
Source fromhttp://www.newsnet5.com HANA, Hawaii – The price of gas keeps going up in Northeast Ohio and it’s now averaging about $4.15 a gallon. But that is nothing compared to a town in Hawaii where a gallon of regular gasoline is going for $6.03, more than $2 above the national average. Although the price of gasoline […]
Click here for pictures of Tom Joyner’s tour of Pratt City. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – A week after killer tornadoes swept through Alabama, claiming lives hundreds of lives and flattening houses and businesses, the signs of recovery can be heard in the sound of buzzing saws and debris removal equipment. Some communities in the state’s largest […]
Late, great multiple Grammy Award winner James Joseph Brown Jr., inductee in the Rock and Roll and Songwriters’ halls of fame, was and still is known as the Godfather of Soul, the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, Soul Brother Number One and, as appointed by Gen. Colin Powell in 2003, the first U.S. secretary […]
http://www.newsnet5.com WASHINGTON – From halfway around the world, President Barack Obama and his national security team monitored the strike on Osama bin Laden’s compound in real time, watching and listening to the firefight that killed the terrorist leader. Gathered in the White House Situation Room, members of the group held their breath and barely spoke […]
After the death of Osama Bin Laden at the hands of U.S. soldiers, it got us thinking of who are the worst terrorists of all-time. Take a look at the top 10 terrorists of all time. 10. The death toll was 800,000 in what many call Suharto’s 32 year reign of terror as President of […]