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Less than 24 hours after NC voters approved an amendment defining marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman, President Obama expressed…
As previously reported about the extraordinary measures the City Manager of Charlotte, Curt Walton, has taken to ensure one of the largest banks in the world won’t have its peace disturbed by a group of enthusiastic citizens exercising their First Amendment rights. Walton has unilaterally declared the shareholder meeting an “extraordinary event,” meaning the city […]
Florida’s law, which allows residents to use force in response to an attack without first having to retreat, has come under scrutiny after the nationally-polarizing death of teenager Trayvon Martin. George Zimmermann, a neighborhood watch volunteer, has been charged with murder in the case. The amendment, which would withhold some grants from states that have […]
A pair of police officers in Fullerton, Calif., find themselves in the middle of a controversy after a videotape played during a preliminary hearing yesterday (May 7), showing the men beating a mentally ill homeless man to death. In yet another disappointing abuse of power from authorities sworn to protect citizens, the case is starting […]
I’ve always had a love loathe relationship with Rev. Al Sharpton. As a child, I watched Sharpton standing in front of any and every television…
The 13 defendants who allegedly took part in the beating death of Robert Champion — a 26-year-old drum major — will face charges of a hazing resulting in death, a third-degree felony, said Orange-Osceola State Attorney Lawson Lamar during a nationally televised news conference in Orlando. “The death of … Champion is nothing short of […]
A Florida man was arrested for using a courtesy cup to get soda from McDonald’s. He was given the cup after asking for water which would have been free but nooooooooooo he figured he would fill up on soda instead. When the manager approached him he refused to pay for the soda and proceeded to curse him […]
Just days before the 20 year anniversary of the L.A. riots, King was in NYC promoting his new book in which he describes his journey through the violence … from the infamous beating at the hands of LAPD officers to his public plea for peace. “It’s not one day that goes by that I don’t […]
A mother who pleaded guilty to fraudulently enrolling her six-year-old son in the wrong school district has been sentenced to five years in prison. Tonya McDowell sent her son to an elementary school in Norwalk, Connecticut, instead of her home city of Bridgeport.The 34-year-old, who was homeless when she was charged with felony larceny last […]
The judge has set bail for George Zimmerman at 150 thousand dollars. Zimmerman took the stand at his bail hearing today and apologized to Trayvon’s parents for killing him.Zimmerman’s father, mother and wife testified by phone because they were fearful for their safety in the courtroom.Conditions of his release on bond include electronic monitoring along […]
In this exclusive opinion piece, actor Gabrielle Union issues an impassioned and very personal plea to spare the Affordable Care Act, now under attack by politicians. ———— I am going to do something that most people in my position don’t do often – tell you my age. I am 39 years old. I am at […]
George Zimmerman‘s wife, Shellie Nicole Zimmerman, offered testimony regarding her husband during his bond hearing Friday morning. Ms. Zimmerman elected to give her testimony over the phone. Later, Zimmerman’s father, Robert Zimmerman, gave his own testimony, also over the phone. Live Stream
