“MOMMY GOT A SPANKING WITH A BELT”: 3-YEAR-OLD TELLS POLICE HIS MISSING MOM MIGHT HAVE BEEN MURDERED BY BOYFRIEND

31-year-old Bianca Tanner of Charlotte, North Carolina, went missing on June 7. According to her boyfriend, Angelo Smith, the two got into an argument on that day, and an inebriated and upset Tanner left the house with a bag and didn’t return. But when speaking to investigators, Tanner’s 3-year-old son said that he hadn’t seen… Continue reading “MOMMY GOT A SPANKING WITH A BELT”: 3-YEAR-OLD TELLS POLICE HIS MISSING MOM MIGHT HAVE BEEN MURDERED BY BOYFRIEND

UWS Woman Nearly Crushes Pedestrian During Suicidal Fall

(Samantha Cohn/Facebook) An Upper West Side woman who committed suicide nearly crushed a pedestrian who happened to be walking below her 16th floor window when she jumped. 34-year-old Samantha Cohn reportedly jumped from her West 71st Street window yesterday morning—landing only a few feet behind pedestrian Matt ­Kovary. “I thank God for sparing me because… Continue reading UWS Woman Nearly Crushes Pedestrian During Suicidal Fall

NYC Settles with ‘Central Park Five’ for $40M After Wrongful Conviction Central Park Five during 1990 trial

  The so-called “Central Park Five”—the five young Black and Hispanic men wrongfully convicted of raping and brutally assaulting a jogger in Central Park in 1989—agreed to a settlement with the city of New York for $40 million, meaning each of them will get $1 million for every year they spent in jail for a… Continue reading NYC Settles with ‘Central Park Five’ for $40M After Wrongful Conviction Central Park Five during 1990 trial

Scientists successfully use arthritis drug to regrow completely bald man’s hair

  Yale scientists have successfully used an arthritis medication to fully regrow the head and body hair of a almost totally hairless 25-year-old man. Researchers administered the drug tofacitinib citrate to the unnamed patient, who suffered from the autoimmune baldness disease alopecia universalis. Within eight months, the man had regrown scalp and facial hair he’d… Continue reading Scientists successfully use arthritis drug to regrow completely bald man’s hair

DYING VET’S ‘FUCK YOU’ LETTER TO GEORGE BUSH & DICK CHENEY NEEDS TO BE READ BY EVERY AMERICAN

To: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From: Tomas Young I write this letter on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War on behalf of my fellow Iraq War veterans. I write this letter on behalf of the 4,488 soldiers and Marines who died in Iraq. I write this letter on behalf of the hundreds… Continue reading DYING VET’S ‘FUCK YOU’ LETTER TO GEORGE BUSH & DICK CHENEY NEEDS TO BE READ BY EVERY AMERICAN

Jeremy Meeks: Gorgeous Calif. Man’s Mugshot Goes Viral [VIDEO]

  The Stockton Police department sparked a social media frenzy when they posted the mugshot of 30-year-old Jeremy Meeks on their Facebook page. The intense interest in Meeks, a convicted felon arrested on five felony weapon charges and one gang charge, has taken police officers by surprise. “I have not seen that many likes for a photo before,” said Officer Joseph… Continue reading Jeremy Meeks: Gorgeous Calif. Man’s Mugshot Goes Viral [VIDEO]

The Most Surprising Things About America, According To An Indian International Student

Aniruddh Chaturvedi Aniruddh Chaturvedi came from Mumbai to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Penn., where he is majoring in computer science. This past summer he interned at a tech company in Silicon Valley. During two years in the U.S., Chaturvedi has been surprised by various aspects of society, as he explained last year in a post… Continue reading The Most Surprising Things About America, According To An Indian International Student

Texas teens face 1,300 years in prison for allegedly gang-raping 15-year-old girl

Five teenagers and one 20-year-old could spend the rest of their natural life in prison for the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl. According to a report by the Waco Tribune, the men where indicted on a total of 91 counts. If convicted, the young males could be sentenced to 1,300 years each. On April 23, Douglas… Continue reading Texas teens face 1,300 years in prison for allegedly gang-raping 15-year-old girl

Ruby Dee dead at 91: Legendary stage and screen actress and Civil Rights leader

Family member confirms death. Dee was living in New Rochelle. AFRO NEWSPAPER/GADO/GETTY IMAGESRuby Dee in 1960. Stage and screen legend Ruby Dee, who personified grace, grit and progress at a time when African-American women were given little space in movies and on stage, died Wednesday in New Rochelle, N.Y. She was 91. The death was… Continue reading Ruby Dee dead at 91: Legendary stage and screen actress and Civil Rights leader

6-Year-Old Girl Brings Heroin to School: Police

[googlemaps https://apis.google.com/u/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&size=medium&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcconnecticut.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcphiladelphia.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F7-Year-Old-Girl-Brings-Heroin-to-School-Police-262582371.html&gsrc=3p&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.Ti_lMgKyXbM.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Fz%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAItRSTPUuFxmG0VoIRCO0bnLZOz-U0_SxQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh&id=I0_1402606345260&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcconnecticut.com&pfname=&rpctoken=39199233&w=100&h=150] NBC10.com – Katy Zachry The first grader’s mother and the woman’s boyfriend remained in custody after being charged Wednesday morning. PHOTOS AND VIDEOS 6-Year-Old Girl Brings Heroin to… Girl Brings Heroin to School: Police More Photos and Videos The mother of a 6-year-old girl and her boyfriend face charges after the girl allegedly brought heroin to her… Continue reading 6-Year-Old Girl Brings Heroin to School: Police

PICTURED: The last living Chinese women with bound feet

  More than 100 years after the centuries-old practice of foot binding was banned in China, these are some of the last living women who were subjected to the practice as children. Once a symbol of beauty and status, foot binding, also known as lotus feet, was carried out in China since the 10th century,… Continue reading PICTURED: The last living Chinese women with bound feet

Senior ready to experience New Haven from Yale perspective

Co-Op High senior Ade Ben-Falahuddin will attend Yale University in the fall after carrying a 4.72 GPA through high school. [email protected] (Peter Casolino-New Haven Register) NEW HAVEN >> Ade Ben-Salahuddin grew up around the sound of gunshots in New Haven, but when given the chance to attend a number of Ivy League schools, he decided to… Continue reading Senior ready to experience New Haven from Yale perspective