Low-income adults seeking public assistance in Georgia will have to pass a drug test before receiving benefits under a measure signed by Governor Nathan Deal on Monday, making it the latest state to push through the controversial testing requirement, reports Reuters. Supporters of the Social Responsibility and Accountability Act said it is designed to ensure […]
Police in Georgia handcuffed a kindergartner after the girl threw a tantrum and the police chief defended the action. The girl’s family demanded Tuesday that the City of Milledgeville, Georgia change its policy so that other children aren’t treated the same way. They say the child was shaken up after being put into a cell […]
Last week, an online statement confirmed that Season 3 “Sunday Best” winner Le’Andria Johnson is pregnant. Viewers suspected Johnson may be pregnant after noticing a bulge in her clothing during a recent appearance on BET’s “Celebration of Gospel.” It was then that pregnancy rumors began. Johnson, 29 is a single mother of three. In the […]
An Alabama judge who sentenced a man to 3 days in jail for contempt of court for wearing pants that sagged below his butt has told how he is shocked by the attention his decision has received. It was Tuesday afternoon in an Autauga County Circuit Court where LaMarcus Ramsey, 20, was to enter a […]
The Miss Universe organization announced Tuesday it is ending its ban on transgender contestants after coming under scrutiny recently when a Canadian competitor was told she would be disqualified because she was born male. Miss Universe officials insist the change is in spite of, not because of, legal threats from women’s rights lawyer Gloria Allred […]
Not everything should be bigger in Texas. A Victoria, Texas hospital already embroiled in a discrimination lawsuit filed by doctors of Indian descent has instituted a highly unusual hiring policy: It bans job applicants from employment for being too overweight. The Citizens Medical Center policy, requires potential employees to have a body mass index of […]
A student is suing a Michigan university for the right to keep a guinea pig on campus for emotional support. Kendra Velzen says Grand Valley State University is violating federal housing rules by denying her request. The 28-year-old from Grand Rapids says her guinea pig, named Blanca, helps her cope with physical and emotional challenges, […]
A professional NFL cheerleader accused of sex abuse, and her mother, a middle school principal who allegedly covered up the crime, entered pleas of not guilty during their arraignment Monday in Kenton County, Ky. Sarah Jones, 26, one-time captain of the Cincinnati Bengals cheerleading squad and a former high school teacher, has been charged with […]
Mega Millions mania has plunged a Maryland McDonald’s into a bubbling cauldron of controversy hotter than a deep-fried apple pie. Workers at the fast-food joint who pooled their cash for tickets are furious at a colleague who claims she won with a ticket she bought for herself and has no intention of sharing. “We had […]
What does the word “wife” actually mean? In the very first issue of Ms. Magazine, Judy Syfer defined the traditional wife as a married woman who will keep the house clean, pick up after the children, and pick up after her husband. One who will keep the clothes in the house clean, ironed, mended, replaced […]
A jury in Oregon awarded $2.9M to the parents of a Down Syndrome baby who sued for “wrongful birth” after their daughter was unexpectedly born with the abnormality. Ariel and Deborah Levy say they would have aborted their now 4-year-old daughter had they known about the condition back in 2007. Initially overjoyed at the birth, […]
A Pennsylvania man placed a listening device under the bed of his estranged wife to monitor when she was having sex with male friends. Wayne Cripe, 66, is separated from his wife Suzanne, 49, but the pair resides in the same home, according to court records. The Cripes are “living in separate bedrooms,” reported Officer […]
