Authorities said the gun looked real. The 13-year-old boy is expected to survive. The Baltimore Police Department said an officer opened fire on a 13-year-old boy carrying what appeared to be a semi-automatic gun, ABC News reports. Police Commissioner Kevin Davis stated that two of his officers were on patrol when they observed the teen. […]

Ava DuVernay, director of the seminal film, “Selma” (which will be distributed to every single high school in the country) and the first African American woman at the helm of a Best Picture nomination at the  2014 Academy Awards, has yet another accolade deservedly laid at her feet. The director was recently selected as one […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland staple is going away. After nearly six years of business, the Big Fun Cleveland toy store on Clifton Blvd. is shutting its doors. “It’s not easy in retail these days and we want to put our energy into making Big Fun Coventry even better,” according to the store’s […]

(WOIO) – Toys”R”Us announced plans to hire more than 40,000 employees to staff its U.S. stores and distribution centers this holiday season, as the company anticipates another busy Christmas across all of its shopping channels. This number is in line with previous years, when the company hired between 35,000 and 45,000 seasonal workers. Throughout the coming […]

Toy maker Fisher-Price is recalling more than 10 million children’s items, including tricycles, high chairs and toy cars, because of safety problems.  The recall covers four separate kinds of products: Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles; Little People Wheelies Stand ‘n Play Rampway toy cars; Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me high chairs; […]