Author: MelodyM
Detroit Man Who Walks 21 Miles a Day to Work ‘So Grateful’ Over $149,000 Raised for Him
When James Robertson’s 1988 Honda Accord broke down a decade ago, the Detroit man didn’t just go out and buy a new one. Instead, Robertson, who makes $10.55 an hour – not enough to buy, maintain and insure a car – decided he was going to walk to and from work, a journey that stretches… Continue reading Detroit Man Who Walks 21 Miles a Day to Work ‘So Grateful’ Over $149,000 Raised for Him
Activist Hackers Release KKK Names After Threats Against Ferguson Protesters
After members of a Missouri chapter of the Ku Klux Klan circulated fliers threatening to use “lethal force” against Ferguson protesters, the hacker activist group Anonymous has begun publishing names of KKK members on social media, UPI reports. RELATED: Michael Brown Was Shot 7 Times, Family Forensic Expert Tells Grand Jury The incident comes as a nation… Continue reading Activist Hackers Release KKK Names After Threats Against Ferguson Protesters
Sugarhill Gang’s Big Bank Hank Dead At 57
Henry Jackson, better known as Big Bank Hank of the Sugarhill Gang, died early Tuesday morning at Englewood Hospital in New Jersey from complications due to cancer. The news — first reported by TMZ — was confirmed to HuffPost Entertainment by David Mallie, business manager for Sugarhill Gang members Michael “Wonder Mike” Wright and Guy… Continue reading Sugarhill Gang’s Big Bank Hank Dead At 57
N.J. killer who Failed to get Erection: “She laughed, I snapped”
Convicted killer Gary Wilson said he had done too much cocaine and had consumed too much alcohol to get an erection. But when Carolyn Stone laughed at him, he said he ‘snapped’ and attacked her. Wilson’s statements were made as a witness for the defense of another man charged in the 2009 killing. MATT RAINEY/THE… Continue reading N.J. killer who Failed to get Erection: “She laughed, I snapped”
School Allegedly Uses Girl As ‘Bait’ For Sexual Predator, Leading To Her Rape
A lawsuit has been filed against an Alabama middle school that accuses teachers and administrators of directing a girl to put herself into a dangerous situation in order to “catch” her predator in the act. Instead of protecting her, they abandoned her to be sexually assaulted. The middle school allegedly tried to use a young… Continue reading School Allegedly Uses Girl As ‘Bait’ For Sexual Predator, Leading To Her Rape
Man Gets Hundreds Of Tapeworms Stuck In His Body After Eating Bad Sashimi (Photos)
Apparently, mercury poisoning isn’t the only medical problem you can contract from sushi. A man in China was hospitalized after eating a really bad batch of sashimi. The man went to the doctor for itchy skin and a stomach ache and scans revealed hundreds of… Continue reading Man Gets Hundreds Of Tapeworms Stuck In His Body After Eating Bad Sashimi (Photos)
Geraldine Kelly Confessed To The Murder Of Her Husband on her Deathbed
crimemagazine After years of domestic abuse, Geraldine Kelly shot her husband and hid his body in this freezer, where it remained for seven years. She told her children that a car hit him. In 2004, when she was in her final stages of terminal breast cancer, Geraldine admitted the fate of her husband to her… Continue reading Geraldine Kelly Confessed To The Murder Of Her Husband on her Deathbed
Video of State Trooper Shooting an Unarmed Driver for an Alleged Seatbelt Violation
CAUTION: VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: Some may find this video disturbing. South Carolina officials have released stunning dash camera video that they say shows a state trooper shooting an unarmed driver for an alleged violation at a Columbia gas station. The trooper, who has been fired, was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault and battery of… Continue reading Video of State Trooper Shooting an Unarmed Driver for an Alleged Seatbelt Violation
FREE CONCERT: Joe – August 12, 2014
Having put out more than 10 albums in 20 years, JOE has become one of R&B’s most accomplished and popular singers with seven Grammy nods along the span of his career. Singles such as “All The Things (Your Man Won’t Do),” “All That I Am,” “No One Comes Close” and “I Wanna Know” established Joe… Continue reading FREE CONCERT: Joe – August 12, 2014
Questlove shares the amazing story of meeting Robin Williams in an elevator
The sad news of Robin Williams apparent suicide at the age of 63 is still settling in. As we fondly remember the movie moments the comedian gave us, others are looking back on how he personally touched their lives. For his part, The Roots’ drummer Questlove posted an Instagram of Mork and Mindy-era Williams and shared his story about the band meeting the actor on one fateful… Continue reading Questlove shares the amazing story of meeting Robin Williams in an elevator
Official: Police chokehold caused NYC man’s death
Eric Garner died on Thursday, July 17, following an encounter with New York Police officers. (Video still/WNBC via NY Daily News) NEW YORK (AP) — A chokehold used by a white police officer on a black New York City man during his arrest for selling untaxed, loose cigarettes last month caused his death, the medical… Continue reading Official: Police chokehold caused NYC man’s death