PHILADELPHIA — After a shooting that left three teenagers dead, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter had harsh words for parents of young people in his city, telling them not to act like “idiots and a-holes.” Nutter was angry that the three teenage shooting victims, who were between the ages of 14 and 16, were out a […]
A long-simmering debate on where to erect the Delaware African-American Heritage Center may have come to an end this week when Wilmington Mayor James Baker selected the Delaware Historical Society to lead its operation. SEE ALSO: Romney Is A Mess In a News Journal report, Baker said that soon residents can visit a new venue […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind-Dynesha Lax has decided to punish her son in a unique way after she felt the justice system didn’t go far enough. Lax forced her son to wear a sign that says “I lie, I steal, I sell drugs, I don’t follow the law” for two hours a day after being tied with […]
Two-year-old Romanieo Golphin Jr. of Washington D.C. is an amazing scientist with knowledge of chemistry and physics. Romanieo’s father, Romanieo Sr., is a composer who has developed a series of learning programs he uses for his son called BabytechiOS and Novus. Romanieo Sr. believes his son’s advanced knowledge of science is simply a process of […]
WASHINGTON — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday condemned as “completely inhumane” a video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. Pentagon officials said commanders believe they have identified the men’s unit and that it is back in the United States. SEE ALSO: Satomrum’s Communist Clan The Marine […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pepsi Beverages Co. will pay $3.1 million to settle federal charges of race discrimination for using criminal background checks to screen out job applicants — even if they weren’t convicted of a crime. SEE ALSO: Rick Santorum Falls Hard The settlement announced Wednesday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is part of […]
ATLANTA — For the first time in almost half a century, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation’s top 15 causes of death, bumped by a lung illness that often develops in elderly people who have choked on their food. SEE ALSO: Salt Lake Is Gayest City In Nation A Broken Heart Can […]
Mrs. Obama is scheduled to announce the commitment from more than 100 medical schools during an appearance Wednesday at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. The schools are agreeing to step up training for medical students in how to treat PTSD and traumatic brain injury, increase research into the conditions and share new information and best […]
Gorge actress Halle Berry is reportedly engaged to French actor Olivier Martinez. The two sealed the pre-nuptial deal with an emerald and diamond sparkler. which Berry has been sporting, says People.com. SEE ALSO: Gingrich, Santorum Vow To Fight On Berry and Martinez met nearly two years ago during the filming of “Dark Tide,” when they worked opposite each […]
Barbara Terry (pictured), 52, is a mother of four children – two of which she has lovingly sent off to college, after raising them as a single mother. After 30 years of back-breaking work, she is on the verge of purchasing a home in Upstate New York, embarking on the much-deserved retirement leg of her […]