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CRANSTON, R.I. — A 27-year-old guard at the Adult Correctional Institutions has been arrested by state police after allegedly pretending to be his boss, department of corrections head A.T. Wall, on a page posted on Facebook.

Washington — The Washington Post’s Dana Priest and William Arkin issued a report entitled, “Monitoring America,” which analyzes the exponential growth of Homeland Security in this country.

SARATOGA-New York Daily News Details are unfolding in the case of Latino Skidmore College student, Justin Tavarez,   charged with a hate crime for smashing a plate over a white man’s head. The New York Daily News reports: A college student from the Bronx has been charged with a felony hate crime upstate after smashing a […]

Washington — On her reality show, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” former Governor of Alaska and GOP candidate for Vice President, Sarah Palin mocked Michelle Obama’s anti-child obesity campaign. “Where are the s’mores ingredients? This is in honor of Michelle Obama, who said the other day we should not have dessert.” Michelle Obama has never said that […]

Washington- One of Michael Steele’s challengers in the Republican National Committee chairman’s race is questioning Steele’s temperament and demanding that the chairman apologize after he called a veteran RNC member “an idiot” during a recent radio appearance.

“Alf” was one of my favorite TV shows in the 80s. Now my memories of the funny adorable alien are scarred forever. Recently, a blooper reel of “Alf” has surfaced on YouTube and “Alf” is seen using the N-word and other curses while the cast and crew laugh. The N-word begins about 4:40 into the […]

JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Haley Barbour is being criticized for recent comments he made about the civil rights era.

New York — Hot 97 DJ Cipha Sounds is in the hot seat after making an on-air comment that has local leaders and members of the Haitian community fuming, and calling for him to be fired. The popular deejay, whose real name is Luis Diaz, enraged listeners when he said on Friday morning, “The reason […]

TV One’s Director of Digital Media, James Hill joins Roland Martin on the set of Washington Watch for this week’s edition of ‘Web Watch.’ This week Roland and Hill take on the alleged HIV-AIDS breakthrough, Michael Vick wanting to eventually own another dog and Usher getting kicked in the face during a performance. WATCH:

As a strong proponent of parental responsibility, it both amuses and angers me to see some parents lining up behind an initiative to sue McDonald’s over the inclusion of toys in their Happy Meals. The Center for Science in the Public Interest is leading the charge in this case by pushing the state of California […]