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Florida –A Miami bus driver who left the scene of an accident last year was arrested Thursday, police said. Goddess Newbold-Hayes, 41, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving a fatality, and failure to render aide in the Nov. 27 accident that killed 51-year-old Tomislov Pepi Ritoper. According to police, Newbold-Hayes was […]
San Diego– Doris Payne, an 80-year-old jewel thief was sentenced Wednesday to serve 5 years in prison. Payne admits that she is a career thief and traveled the world plying her craft. She has never used a gun or lifted a finger in violence, but still slips out of jewelry stores with her loot, according […]
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Fire officials say three people died and two remain missing after a natural gas explosion rocked a downtown neighborhood in eastern Pennsylvania last night.
QUEENS-Alexander Figueroa, shot and killed the mother of his two children, Giummia Villa at her job at a pharmacy with a bouquet of flowers before killing himself, police say. The New York Daily News reports: Villa, 32, was at the register at Crescent Chemists on 34th Ave. in Long Island City when Figueroa, 38, walked […]
Texas — As the snow piles higher around the country and the roads get messier, many couples find comfort and warmth in each other’s arms. It could mean a baby boom come fall. Bianca doesn’t remember what the weather was like when either of her two children were conceived, but she remembers what she was […]
PHILADELPHIA-Claudia Aderotimi, an English woman who had traveled to Philadelphia, to get implants in her behind to help her career as a dancer and video girl for hip-hop videos, died after the illegal operation. The UK Daily News reports: Claudia Aderotimi, 20, believed a ‘bigger booty’ would help in her quest to appear in more […]
Egypt — President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt told the Egyptian people Thursday that he would delegate more authority to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but that he would not resign his post, contradicting earlier reports that he would step aside. In a nationally televised address, Mr. Mubarak said he would “admit mistakes” and honor the […]
New York — A former Fox News employee has sat down with Media Matters and revealed what many have been thought to be true for years, that Fox News is a partisan driven “propaganda outfit.” Media Matters reports: “It is their M.O. to undermine the administration and to undermine Democrats,” says the source. “They’re a […]
Washington — House Republicans are in turmoil after the party has split on votes that could result in deep layoffs for federal and city employees. The cuts would affect police officers and potential unemployed workers who can build high-speed rails to name a few. Among 60 programs in line for elimination included nearly $900 million […]
Maryland– With the introduction of a marriage equality bill in Maryland, LGBT activists are increasingly optimistic about the prospect of nuptials for same-sex couples to in the Free State. And one of the state’s leading black organizations continues to rally support for the issue.