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Hip-hop legend Heavy D died from a blood clot in his leg that traveled to his lungs after a long flight from Europe, officials said Tuesday. SEE ALSO: Take That! Walmart Shopper Punches Greeter For Checking Her Receipt

One of our goals is to provide our NewsOne readers with positive, uplifting, and heartwarming Black news. There were a number of stories this year about individuals that beat the odds, showed acts of kindness, or even just encouraged others to do better. Take a look at some of the best “Good News” moments of […]

The United States has promised to help Nigeria track down the people responsible for Sunday’s deadly Christmas bombings, according to Bloomberg News. SEE ALSO: Take That! Walmart Shopper Punches Greeter For Checking Her Receipt

As 2011 draws to a close and we prepare to move into 2012, 1230 WDBZ The Buzz takes a look back at some of the most monumental events of the year. From Osama bin Laden’s death to the Eddie Long scandal, Beyonce’s pregnancy and Oprah‘s farewell season,  2011 was definitely a memorable year. Check out some […]

MADALLA, Nigeria (AP) — Women returned to clean the blood from St. Theresa Catholic Church on Monday and one man wept uncontrollably amid its debris as a Nigerian Christian association demanded protection for its churches. At least 35 people died at St. Theresa and dozens more were wounded as radical Muslim militants launched coordinated attacks […]

The recent arrest of a young father who uploaded a picture of his daughter bound with duct tape sheds light on the issue of child abuse. Whether the parents claim it was a joke or not, the criminal justice system does not take acts like these lightly — in most cases the parents are arrested […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Cruise’s latest mission has won a holiday weekend that’s shaping up with some silent nights at movie theaters as business continues to lag. SEE ALSO: Brain-Eating Amoeba Deaths Increasing Studio estimates Sunday placed Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” a solid No. 1 with $26.5 million domestically over its first […]

LONDON (AP) — The loose-knit hacking movement “Anonymous” claimed Sunday to have stolen thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to clients of U.S.-based security think tank Stratfor. One hacker said the goal was to pilfer funds from individuals’ accounts to give away as Christmas donations, and some victims confirmed unauthorized transactions […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI’s Christmas pleas for peace around the world were brutally ignored in Nigeria, where an explosion Sunday claimed by Muslim extremists ripped through a Catholic church during Mass. SEE ALSO: Zuckerberg Has Grown-Up Plans For Facebook Authorities say at least 25 people were killed by the explosion at the […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — A rare clay seal found under Jerusalem’s Old City appears to be linked to religious rituals practiced at the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, Israeli archaeologists said Sunday. SEE ALSO: Son Wakes From Coma Before Xmas The coin-sized seal found near the Jewish holy site at the Western Wall bears two Aramaic […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti pop star-turned-president Michel Martelly will not be singing tonight at a concert that aimed to raise money for schools. SEE ALSO: After Rhodes Lie Exposure, Yale Coach Quits Presidential adviser Damian Merlo says the Friday night concert was canceled because of the holiday season and the complexity of organizing such […]

Hammer is back in the news. Not for his many technology or MMA business ventures. TMZ reports that Hammer is going after Uncle Sam!: As TMZ first reported, the government filed a lawsuit against Hammer and his wife to get the $779,585 it claimed he owed in back taxes. But Hammer isn’t about to just write a […]