*”I pray! Whether it be in a film, fake plane or real plane.” This weekend Nate Parker co-stars alongside Liam Neeson, Lupita Nyong’o and Julianne Moore in the new action thriller, “Non-Stop.” “When I found out that I was going to be a part of this cast, I knew it was going to be something with […]

  HUDSON, OH (WOIO) – A Hudson pastor freed last week from a Philippines jail was back at his northeast Ohio church Sunday. Rev. Tom Randall spoke to the congregation at Christ Community Chapel, sharing his experience in the Philippines; including 22 days imprisoned. Rev. Randall was accused in a human trafficking case when a […]

  Pastor Tom Randall of Christ Community Chapel in Hudson is now a free man. The pastor had been jailed in the Philippines for 22 days, accused in a human trafficking case. According to a Facebook message posted by fellow clergyman, Rev. Joe Coffey, Pastor Randall is free and all charges have been dropped.   […]

  MIAMI (RNN) – Singer Justin Bieber left a holding facility, got into a black SUV and rode away as several fans cheered him on Thursday, ending his day spent in the custody of law enforcement. An hour before, he appeared for a hearing in a Dade County courtroom wearing red jail attire. Judge Joseph […]

  The Smith children are growing up right before our eyes. Willow and her big brother Jaden kick of 2014 with a new soul record — yes we said soul, not pop! — and it’s surprising good! In “5,” the 13-year-old sings about young love, but this time around it’s not too mature like her […]

  Despite the release, Richmond (pictured right) would still have to register as a sex offender for the next two decades.   One of the two high school football players convicted of raping of a 16-year-old Steubenville, Ohio, girl in August, 2012 has been released from a juvenile detention center. Ma’Lik Richmond was released on […]

  McMath’s family also notes that she’s been showing some signs of improvements despite concerns from medical officials.   (CNN) — Jahi McMath, a 13-year-old girl on a ventilator who was declared brain dead by California doctors after tonsil surgery, was released from a hospital to her mother Sunday night and moved to a facility […]

  *Digital retailer iTunes is the exclusive seller of Beyonce’s new fast-selling self-titled surprise album through at least Dec. 18, when some brick-and-mortar retailers in the U.S. could begin to receive copies of the album. Target has announced it will not be one of them. “At Target we focus on offering our guests a wide […]

  *The lyric video for Lauryn Hill’s “Consumerism” hit the web with a barrage of visceral images that whoosh by with every dizzying word she spits. Ben Franklin’s face on the $100 bill represents “corporate greed,” prescription pills float across the screen as stand-ins for “paranoia skepticism, schizophrenic mechanisms” and images of war-torn countries scream […]

Marissa Alexander was sent to prison for 20 years for firing a gun in the air and on Wednesday she finally had a chance to go home.  Alexander will be under house arrest until her new trial starts, but hopefully this is the beginning of the end of this outrageous case.  Many nationwide spoke out […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Indians gave RHP Chris Perez his unconditional release Thursday afternoon. Perez, who is now a free agent, was 5-3 with a 4.33 ERA in 54 relief appearances in 2013 (54.0IP, 56H, 26ER, 11HR, 21BB, 54K, .263AVG). This past summer, Perez was found guilty of a drug abuse charge in […]

Footage from the controversial Marvin Gaye biopic Sexual Healing starring Jesse L. Martin has been released to the public.  Watch 4-mins from the film inside and listen to Lil’ Mo’s “Ls UP” single….. Four minutes of footage from the promo reel of Julien Temple’s Marvin Gaye biopic, Sexual Healing, starring Jesse L. Martin (as Gaye), S. […]