Mr. Shabazz died after being assaulted outside a bar, above, in a tourist area of Mexico City early Thursday morning. “I know a lot of people,” Mr. Shabazz said, Mr. Stevens recalled. Mr. Shabazz, who earned notoriety as a 12-year-old when he set a fire that killed his grandmother, Malcolm X’s widow, pulled out his… Continue reading Malcolm X’s Grandson, Killed in Mexico City
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Dozen Injured in New Orleans Mother’s Day Parade Shooting
At least 12 people in New Orleans were injured on Sunday when multiple gunmen opened fire on a Mother’s Day parade, police said. One of the victims was a 10-year-old girl who was grazed by a bullet and is in good condition, police said. Another person sustained an injury as parade members ran from the… Continue reading Dozen Injured in New Orleans Mother’s Day Parade Shooting
Brother of 8-Year-Old California Girl Arrested in her Stabbing Death
CNN) — Detectives on Saturday arrested the 12-year-old brother of Leila Fowler on a homicide charge in connection with his 8-year-old sister’s death, Calaveras County, California, Sheriff Gary Kuntz said. The brother — who Kuntz did not name, but did speak publicly after his sister’s death — was arrested at 5:10 p.m. (8:10 p.m. ET) at… Continue reading Brother of 8-Year-Old California Girl Arrested in her Stabbing Death
Gas pump Prank Turns Couple into Internet Sensation
This video could possibly be one of the most pleasant, and in many ways, funniest video you’ll see this year. It shows a guy at a gas station getting ready to pump his gas. And then the unexpected happens. He gets talked into doing Karaoke. He is later joined by his passenger and a duet ensues.… Continue reading Gas pump Prank Turns Couple into Internet Sensation
Chicago Teen Says Classmates Lit Her Hair on Fire
NBC Chicago – A suburban family was expressing outrage Thursday over how middle school officials were handling a bullying incident that had a seventh grader’s hair set aflame by her classmates. Tatyana Butler said the bullying began almost immediately when she started Waukegan’s Thomas Jefferson Middle School this year. But the shy, standout student and her… Continue reading Chicago Teen Says Classmates Lit Her Hair on Fire
Jay-Z is that You? Harlem Man Resembles Hov in 1930s Photo
Harlem, New York (Photo taken by Sid Grossman courtesy of the New York Public Library) is a proud son of Brooklyn but an old photo featuring some well-dressed men has many wondering if he had a distant relative in another part of New York City. This week, a black and white photo dating back to… Continue reading Jay-Z is that You? Harlem Man Resembles Hov in 1930s Photo
Cyber-Attackers Stole $45M in Worldwide Fake ATM Card Breach
$45 Million Stolen From ATM’s Eight defendants have been charged in the largest bank heist of its kind, a $45 million worldwide theft that took just hours using fabricated ATM cards. Federal prosecutors said the cyber-theft was as intricate as a movie plot. “This scheme was organized for months and planned down to the minute,… Continue reading Cyber-Attackers Stole $45M in Worldwide Fake ATM Card Breach
Pebble E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android
CUSTOMIZE YOUR PERFECT WATCH. IT’S AS EASY AS DOWNLOADING AN APP. Pebble is the first watch built for the 21st century. It’s infinitely customizable, with beautiful downloadable watchfaces and useful internet-connected apps. Pebble connects to iPhone and Android smartphones using Bluetooth, alerting you with a silent vibration to incoming calls, emails and messages. While designing Pebble,… Continue reading Pebble E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android
Canon’s PowerShot N: A Compact Camera That Does Instagram One Better
Canon had a number of new cameras on display at CES 2013 this year, but the most noteworthy of all was the PowerShot N, a new ultracompact shooter that’s only about 3 inches by 2 and half, and only 1.2 inches deep. It’s almost square, which makes it resemble the camera depicted in the Instagram… Continue reading Canon’s PowerShot N: A Compact Camera That Does Instagram One Better
These Top 10 Truly Healthy Snacks Will Cut Your Hunger
Three square meals a day is all well and good, but we all sometimes need a little something in between, but there is no need to buy all the 100-cal snack pack but full of ingredients we can hardly spell, here are some real-food-snacks ideas that will boost our energy and without piling on the… Continue reading These Top 10 Truly Healthy Snacks Will Cut Your Hunger
Make Free Calls from iPhone With The Official Google Voice App
If you’re a long-time Gmail user, you no doubt know about and/or use Google Voice — a free web-based platform that provides users with an online phone number for making calls online via an Android, BlackBerry, and now the iPhone. If you don’t have a Google Voice number set up, you’re missing out on a very useful contact tool.… Continue reading Make Free Calls from iPhone With The Official Google Voice App
My Racist Experience at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
It’s the little indignities that slowly devastate your soul,” the Huffington Post‘s Seema Jilani writes in a piece about what she says was “white privilege on display.” … They refused to let me through. For the next half hour, they watched as I frantically called my husband but was unable to reach him. Then something remarkable… Continue reading My Racist Experience at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner