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VIA: Charlotte Observer Police announced they won’t press charges against Chris Henry’s fiancee after the receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals came out of the back of a truck she was driving and died following a domestic dispute. Loleini Tonga, 25, was driving the Ford F-150 after Henry jumped into the bed of the truck at […]
UPDATE In response to the NBA’s decision to suspend him indefinitely, without pay, Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas released the following statement through his attorney: “I feel very badly that my actions have caused the NBA to suspend me, but I understand why the league took this action. I put the NBA in a negative […]
VIA: CNN.com James von Brunn, who was accused of killing a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in June, died Wednesday morning at a hospital in North Carolina, his attorney said. “He was just very sick,” public defender A.J. Kramer said. “It is a sad end to a very sad occurrence.” Von Brunn, […]
VIA: USA Today Brit Hume has ramped up his ongoing crusade to convert Tiger Woods to Christianity and bring him to the Master, if not the Masters. With Rev. Billy Graham retired and Rev. Rick Warren busy saving his megachurch from budget woes, Hume is January’s headliner evangelist since he slammed Buddhism and issued an […]
VIA: AJC.com Kasim Reed took office Monday as Atlanta’s 59th mayor, vowing to help small business owners and young people and provide better customer service for citizens. “We cannot face our future if we are facing off with each other,” Reed said. The new mayor added later: “We need to make sure we aren’t a […]
VIA: People.com Former Destiny’s Child star Michelle Williams will see her name in lights next month when she high-kicks her way into the starring role of Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway. Williams, 29, will play the wannabe star-turned-murderess for a limited run in the hit musical from Feb. 8 to March 28. Williams will […]
VIA: New York Times For nearly a century, Harlem has been synonymous with black urban America. Given its magnetic and growing appeal to younger black professionals and its historic residential enclaves and cultural institutions, the neighborhood’s reputation as the capital of black America seems unlikely to change soon. But the neighborhood is in the midst […]
VIA: New York Times GESTÉ, France — The soaring steeple, airy flying buttresses and steep slate roof of the 19th-century parish church that dominates this town in western France is — like many other village churches in France — scheduled for demolition, a victim of its size, its condition and, ultimately, municipal budget concerns. Although […]
VIA: Washington Post Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas met with law enforcement investigators for nearly two hours on Monday to explain the circumstances surrounding firearms he brought to Verizon Center last month. The three-time all-star later apologized to his teammates, the NBA and his fans for having a “serious lapse in judgment” during a dispute […]
VIA: PRNewswire BET Networks will make a joyful noise on Sunday, January 10 at 8:00 p.m. with the premiere of Celebration of Gospel. Taped at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles and hosted once again by host and author Steve Harvey, the night included uplifting performances, powerful duets and soulful choirs. Aptly themed “Ten Years, […]
VIA: CNN.COM Las Vegas resident, Johnny Wicks, apparently disgruntled over the loss of a recent Social Security claim opened fire with a shotgun in a federal courthouse Monday, killing a court security officer and injuring a deputy U.S. marshal, authorities said. Law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity identified the man as Johnny Wicks, […]
VIA: New York Times HONOLULU — As Air Force One lifted off late Sunday night, President Obama and his family left behind a balmy 77-degree Hawaiian evening. Bearing east, the plane headed toward Washington, where the temperature was a brisk 23 degrees. If a 54-degree climate swing were not reason enough to lament the end […]