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California — Gun rights supporters won a major legal victory last week when a California judge struck down as unconstitutional a law that they say would have effectively banned online sales of handgun ammunition just days before it was to have taken effect. Given the sheer size of the California market, the law would have […]
One of the biggest sports events of the year is just around the corner and one of the biggest names in music history is about to shut down the concert stage in a rare live performance. Scheduled for launch during this year’s Super Bowl Weekend, noted musician Prince is ready to take center stage at […]
Florida — Freshman Tea Party-backed Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) recently got personal in an attack on one of the House’s two Muslim representatives, declaring that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) represents “the antithesis of the principles upon which this country was established.” During an interview with “The Shalom Show,” West also said that he plans to […]
Coming up at 8:30 AM EST, the academy will be announcing the nominations for the Oscars this year. If you’re not near a TV, no problem. You can watch the nominations right here. For more information on the Oscar nominations, click here. Watch live streaming video from academyawards at livestream.com
After Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) proposed mixed bipartisan seating at the State of the Union address, the event is looking like prom night for lawmakers. To find out what you can expect for tonight’s state of the union, check out the video below. Multisource political news, world news, and entertainment news analysis by Newsy.com
New York — MSNBC never had any doubt about what it was getting when it made Keith Olbermann the face of the network in 2003: a highly talented broadcaster, a distinctive and outspoken voice and a mercurial personality with a track record of attacking his superiors and making early exits. Even his own boss, Phil […]
New York — A foul-mouthed murderer who made a raunchy request to a Brooklyn judge before his sentencing on Monday received plenty of prison time to rethink his choice of words. Zaire Paige, 24, was hit with 107 years to life for killing Lethania Garcia and wounding four others in a brazen October 2008 Fort […]
New York — Juan Baten, a 22-year-old Brooklyn worker, was killed early this morning after tumbling into a mixer at a tortilla factory, police said. The freak accident happened at Tortilleria Chinantla in Williamsburg at 2:30 a.m. when Baten tried to retrieve an item after dropping it inside the waist-high machine, investigators said. Investigators believe […]
WorldStarHIpHop is back online. According to several sources, federal authorities shut down the popular urban website, WorldStarHipHop.com. WorldStar is known for showing rap videos, footage of rappers engaging in ignorant behavior, fights, newsclips and the occasional sex tape. Reports are that they were shut down by Homeland Security. Federal authorities have already shut down the […]
Chicago — Emcee, producer, fashion trendsetter, film creator — Kanye West wears many hats. One that isn’t looking so good on him these days is his chef’s hat, as Yeezy the restaurateur suffered a stinging blow last week. In 2008, West decided that his home town of Chicago needed a dose of the West Coast, […]
New Orleans — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, on Tuesday ordered a study of the feasibility of merging two neighboring New Orleans universities that have both struggled to fill classrooms and graduate students. A combined institution might provide stronger services to the students of the universities and of another nearby institution, Delgado Community College, […]
Florida — Another day, another account of horrific handgun violence. Two St. Petersburg, Florida police officers were fatally shot, and a US Marshal was shot and is in stable condition while executing a search warrant at a house in St. Petersburg this morning. A local news report indicates that the suspect in the shooting is […]