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ATLANTA — Authorities say Andre Williams, a former Atlanta high school principal who is accused of sending lewd text messages to a 16-year-old girl was arrested Monday for unlawful disposition of material to minors, a misdemeanor of a “high and aggravated nature”.

QUEENS-Candice Connor is claiming that a “Diego” DVD, a popular educational television show for children, that she bought at Toys “R” Us for her children was actually a pornographic DVD. The New York Daily News reports: Candice Connor’s jaw dropped when she and her two young boys sat down to watch the cartoon about the […]

Via: praisephilly.com A shooting took place on the parking lot of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA last Saturday. DeKalb County police were called to the scene at 5:30 p.m., reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. A male who was found shot in the parking lot remains in critical condition. Both the motive and […]

BROOKLYN-Rajene Powell Dickerson was charged with murder for orchestrating the murder of his best friend, Dwayne Burnette, over a money dispute in Brookyln, yesterday. Police Say Powell Dickerson, arranged for Burnette to be murdered by paying $10,00 to Jimmy Copeland. The New York Daily News reports: Copeland, in turn, enlisted the help of his sister, […]

New York — As smartphone platforms battle each other for dominance, a new study may provide some insight into which groups of people are buying different phones. Recent data released by Nielsen shows that at least among Asians (which includes Pacific Islanders) and African-Americans, certain platforms reign supreme. Thirty-six percent of Asians with smartphones have […]

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is criticizing Republican governors on their challenging of both the constitutionality and funding of the president’s signature health care legislation. On Monday, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs called out GOP leaders who were bemoaning the law — and threatening to ignore its provisions — while still taking the funds needed for […]

It’s amazing how so many fans always want to see players give their all on the field. And, look. I understand that, but you saw the reaction to Jake Cutler. When he chose not to play in the NFC championship game because of a knee injury, you had people condemning him, trashing him for saying […]

Social media played a huge role in the uprising in Egypt. Smokey Fontaine joins Roland Martin on Washington Watch from News One’s New York headquarters via the HP SkyRoom with that story and more. WATCH:

New York Fire Department electrician, Gregory Seabrook, found a noose in his locker after suing the FDNY for racial discrimination. The New York Daily News reports: Gregory Seabrook, an FDNY communications electrician for nearly 20 years, found the noose Thursday at the FDNY facility at 87 Union St. in Brooklyn, his lawyers said yesterday. “There’s […]

Washington –In a long-awaited television event, President Obama appeared on a station that isn’t so fond of him, as Fox News host Bill O’ Reilly interviewed him prior to the 2011 Super Bowl. The topics discussed included Egypt, health care reform, and of course, the Super Bowl. The president spoke about Mubarak being a good […]