Marion Cunningham 
Montgomery County police say a former Miss Maryland is facing drug charges along with her boyfriend after a raid found drugs, ammunition and cash in their apartment. Police say Tia Shorts, who was crowned Miss Maryland USA in 2004, and her boyfriend Joey King, face numerous drug possession and distribution charges. King also faces a […]
April 7, 2009 | Posted in Entertainment,Nation | Read more » 
This documentary discusses how two historically black colleges confront accusations of sexual assault on their campus. Broken Social Contracts depicts the necessity for conversations in the black community on our relationships. Can dialogue go beyond music videos and lyrics? Activists, students, and scholars weigh in our communities gender roles…trailer includes Mark Anthony Neal. Watch the […]
March 3, 2009 | Posted in Nation | Read more »
An infant and at least five other people were shot Tuesday along a parade route packed with Mardi Gras revelers, police said. Two suspects were in custody and the victims were recovering. The shootings happened near the Garden District about 1:40 p.m. after the last major parade of the celebration, Rex, had ended. Hundreds of […]
February 24, 2009 | Posted in Nation | Read more »
R&B singer T-Pain has canceled a concert in Guyana after receiving what a promoter calls “credible death and kidnapping threats.” Kerwin Bollers says Monday’s performance for Carnival celebrations was called off after e-mail and phone threats from an unidentified source. Police Commander Leroy Bollers reporters Sunday that authorities will investigate. T-Pain would have been one […]
February 23, 2009 | Posted in Entertainment,Nation | Read more »
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Two judges pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting more than $2.6 million from a private youth detention center in Pennsylvania in return for giving hundreds of youths and teenagers long sentences. Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan of the Court of Common Pleas in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, entered plea agreements in federal […]
February 13, 2009 | Posted in Co-feature,Nation | Read more »
An assault rifle was used in a Friday night shooting in northwest Miami, killing two people and injuring seven, police said Saturday. “We have someone out there that is armed, it is a dangerous situation,” police spokeswoman Kenia Alfonso said. Two male teenagers, ages 16 and 18, were slain in the shooting and police still […]
January 24, 2009 | Posted in Co-feature,Nation | Read more »
