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Michigan– Cortae Diaz Kelly, 17, was arrested after stabbing a girl repeatedly after she allegedly told him that she was pregnant. The girl is intensive care at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.

Lithonia, GA– A shooting took place on the parking lot of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA last Saturday.

New Brunswick, NJ– A Youtube video capturing a Rutgers University sophomore being pummeled by police has prompted an investigation. The student is facing three charges for resisting arrest, aggravated assault, and obstruction.

NEW YORK — The mother of a 23-year-old woman snatched from a New York City hospital when she was an infant says their reunion was a miracle but their relationship is difficult.

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 […]