On Tuesday afternoon, a huge brawl started at a Florida mall parking lot in Lauderhill involving a flash mob of over 200 teens. The apparent cause of the violent scene was a message sent via Facebook and Twitter for those who had a beef with someone to settle it in the lot. Speculation grew that […]
The tight end for the Patriots was charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd, a 27 year old semi-pro football player. According to sources, the two were friends and Hernandez was with Lloyd the day before he died. Hernandez pleaded “not guilty” to the charge of murder as well as to five other gun-related charges. […]
Only two hours after the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. Texas seeks to suppress minority voters. The state is advancing a voter ID law and a redistricting map that were blocked last year for discriminating against African American and Latino residents. Now that Section 4 has been removed, these […]
Looks like dark clouds stay of Chris Brown’s world in the eyes of the media. Earlier this week we heard of an alleged assault at his show in Canada, now Chris is facing a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge in Los Angeles stemming from a fender bender back in May. Brown, who is 24, is still on […]
Today, it was revealed that an abortion bill thought to have passed last night, failed to meet the correct legislative procedures and was not passed. It was revealed this morning that the bill had not been signed in time; since the vote took place at 12:03 am, it was past the deadline. Senator Wendy Davis […]
Today marks a historic day for equality and the rights of same-sex marriages across the nation. DOMA (The Defense of Marriage Act) was struck down by the Supreme Court in a vote of 5-4. This act stated that marriage was defined as being between a man and a woman. Now, the definition of marriage is […]
Stars Wars visionary George Lucas married Mellody Hobson, the president of Ariel Investments, at Skywalker Ranch at 5pm on Saturday, June 22. This is the first marriage for Hobson, but the second for Lucas. Bill Moyers, a journalist, officiated the ceremony. In attendance were (to name a few) Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Van Morrison, […]
Almost re-enacting a scene from “The Hangover III,” The Miami Heat parade almost saw a tragic beheading of King James and company.
President Barack Obama plans to announce his plan on combating climate change today. This plan includes the regulation of carbon-dioxide emissions from existing power plants and is aiming to direct his administration to allow enough renewables on public land that can support 6 million homes in 2020. By enacting this, the capacity from solar, wind, […]
The Supreme Court voted on Tuesday to strike down the Section 4 of the Voters Rights Acts. This means that the provision cannot be enforced until Congress figures out a system to determine which states and counties need to have changes to voting cleared by the federal government or federal court. The voting was ruled […]
This week, there’s a thriller starring Halle Berry, a Soviet-era thriller, and Steve Carell’s “incredible” comedy on magicians. The Call This thriller follows a 911 dispatcher who receives a call from a young woman that was murdered and she couldn’t save. Years later, she receives a similar call with the young woman (Abigail Breslin) being […]
Firemen rescued an adult and a child from a house fire in Richmond. Crews are still there at 1200 block of 30th Street, where the house caught fire. The fire is out, but officials are still warning people to be cautious.