Year: 2013

The Accident – His Father is Dead, The Four Year Old Son Pulled The Trigger

PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. — Authorities in northern Arizona say a 4-year-old boy has accidentally shot and killed his father at a Prescott Valley home. Prescott Valley police say the shooting occurred just after noon Friday. The 35-year-old man and his young son were visiting from Phoenix and were at a friend’s house. Police say the… Continue reading The Accident – His Father is Dead, The Four Year Old Son Pulled The Trigger

Report: Asparagus Lowers Blood Pressure…

… at least in rats. Here’s another reason to eat asparagus, in case you were looking for one. Researchers at the Kagawa Nutrition University in Japan fed a diet consisting of 5 percent asparagus to rats with high blood pressure. As they report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, published online on May 30, after 10 weeks, the… Continue reading Report: Asparagus Lowers Blood Pressure…

Oklahoma Thunder Kevin Durant to Sign With Jay-Z

Jay-Z’s upstart sports agency has received another big boost, as a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday night that Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant will leave his current agent to join Roc Nation Sports. The source said Durant believes he doesn’t need a contract agent now because he signed an $85 million extension with the Thunder in 2010… Continue reading Oklahoma Thunder Kevin Durant to Sign With Jay-Z

Edward Snowden – NSA Whistleblower Comes Forward – Video

A 29-year-old man who said he is behind the leaks exposing NSA surveillance on American citizens revealed his identity Sunday in an interview with The Guardian. Edward Snowden, a former CIA communications expert and current defense contractor living in Hawaii, said that he released the documents to alert the American public about what is being done in… Continue reading Edward Snowden – NSA Whistleblower Comes Forward – Video

President’s Weekly Address: Fixing a Broken Immigration System

President Obama says that the United States Senate will soon take action to fix our broken immigration system with a commonsense bill. He also cautions that the new bill will not make everyone happy, not Democrats, not Republicans. But urges Congress to act quickly to pass the bill. The bill before the Senate isn’t perfect. … Continue reading President’s Weekly Address: Fixing a Broken Immigration System

Chante Moore Talks R&B Divas: L.A.

Chanté Moore has been making music for over two decades and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. For Moore, music is a journey and the R&B/Jazz singer is now ready to share that journey on camera for the world to see; on the hit show R&B Divas’ spinoff, R&B Divas: L.A. Moore will be joined… Continue reading Chante Moore Talks R&B Divas: L.A.

Top Plastic Surgeon Being Sued For Chopping Off Patient’s Entire Nose

Plastic isn’t always fantastic. In just the latest example of surgery gone too far, New Yorker Vishal Thakkar is suing Tulsasurgeon Dr. Angelo Cuzalina for chopping off his nose duringsurgery. Cuzalina, a member of the Oklahoma Medical Board and president of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, completed eight surgeries on Thakkar between 2006 and 2007 before allegedly making the cruelest cut, his… Continue reading Top Plastic Surgeon Being Sued For Chopping Off Patient’s Entire Nose

Trustee: Howard U Could ‘Not Be Here in 3 Years’

Howard University students compete in the 2012 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge. Ominous news for the nation’s second-ranked historically black college: A vice chairwoman of Howard University’s board of trustees recently told the board of the Washington, D.C., school that the institution “is in genuine trouble,” the Washington Post reports. “Howard will not be here in three years… Continue reading Trustee: Howard U Could ‘Not Be Here in 3 Years’

Jesse Jackson Jr. Could Spend Up to 4 Years in Jail

Politico is reporting that the Federal prosecutors are seeking a four-year prison sentence for former Illinois Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who has pleaded guilty to illegally diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to personal use. Under the Justice Department recommendations, Jackson would have to forfeit the $750,000 he stole from his campaign, and… Continue reading Jesse Jackson Jr. Could Spend Up to 4 Years in Jail

It’s Official – Cory Booker Is Running for Senate

Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Saturday formally announced he’s in the race to finish the US Senate term of the late Frank Lautenberg. The 44-year-old Democrat made his candidacy official at a news conference Saturday in Newark, New Jersey’s largest city. He was joined by former US Sen. Bill Bradley, a former pro basketball player… Continue reading It’s Official – Cory Booker Is Running for Senate

Crane Operator had Drugs in His System after Philadelphia Building Collapse

Sean Benschop, 42, was operating a crane on the site of Wednesday’s deadly building collapse. Sources say blood and urine tests found illegal drugs and prescription narcotics in his system. (NBC Philadelphia) NBC Philadelphia – Sources tell NBC10 two drugs were found in the system of the man operating a crane at the site of Wednesday’s deadly… Continue reading Crane Operator had Drugs in His System after Philadelphia Building Collapse