NEW YORK — Rikers island jailers let $130, 816 worth of odious meat rot into a mess that let one boss think it was still good enough to feed inmates. The 65,000 pounds of spoiled meat was discovered on July 11 after smells seeped from two freezer-trailers and caught the attention of a correction captain. […]
This summer, despite a grueling schedule, I have my 18-year-old goddaughter staying with me. She is in Baltimore as a layover between graduating from Rogers High School in Toledo, Ohio and beginning the pre-med program at Xavier University in Louisiana next month. It goes without saying that not only do I love my goddaughter with […]
CHICAGO – A father and son duo are accused of killing the father’s girlfriend in a shocking crime. Devin Bickham Sr. allegedly orchestrated the killing and then called 911 after his girlfriend died, blaming unknown assailants. ABC reports: In his frantic 911 call, Bickham Sr. claimed ignorance of the shooter’s identity, crying, “My girlfriend got […]
Rapper Ja Rule has been formally sentenced to two-years in prison for failing to file tax reforms between 2004 and 2006. The rappers, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, is already serving a two-year prison sentence in New York on a gun charge. Ja Rule has been ordered to pay back $1.1 million in unpaid […]
Incarcerated Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie’s legal woes continue. The rapper, real name Torrence Hatch, was indicted two days ago for conspiracy to smuggle drugs into a federal prison. This is the second time in two months that this has occurred. He is currently serving a four-year prison sentence for drugs and gun possession. Read more […]
Incarcerated Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie’s legal woes continue. The rapper, real name Torrence Hatch, was indicted two days ago for conspiracy to smuggle drugs into a federal prison. This is the second time in two months that this has occurred. He is currently serving a four-year prison sentence for drugs and gun possession. Read more […]
Young women across Russia have been called on to show their support for Vladimir Putin in an unusual way: by ripping off their clothes. The unexpected campaign has been launched by a group calling itself the Putin Army, which posted a slick video online at the weekend featuring a trio of young women announcing a […]
In light of the News Corporation scandal, Rupert Murdoch has been called almost every name in the book. Some have even characterized him as the devil himself. Media outlets, Fox News adversaries and liberal pundits alike have taken advantage of the media tycoon’s tumultuous fall. Certainly, the bias and somewhat racial-innuendo reporting of Murdoch’s Fox […]
A group of protesters from the NAACP stood outside the U.S. Airways ticket counter at the San Francisco International Airport Monday, demanding justice for Deshon Marman. Marman was arrested in the San Francisco International Airport last month after refusing to exit a U.S. Airways plane over his “saggy” jeans. The charges were later dropped after […]
