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Exulam I. Holman (pictured), a Will County, Ill., resident, allegedly gouged out his uncle’s eyes, after the two men struggled for control of a TV remote on New Year’s Eve, according to the Sun Times. SEE ALSO: Al Qaeda On The Ropes After 10 p.m. on Saturday, the local sheriff’s department was called to a […]

Exercising his constitutional powers, President Barack Obama named Richard Cordray as the director of the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which watches for violations of mortgage company laws. SEE ALSO: Ron Paul Attracts Young Voters The new appointment is controversial because President Obama chose to elect Cordray without Senate confirmation during Congress’ recess. The […]

The top GOP candidates who emerged from yesterday’s Iowa Caucus have a few things in common: They’re all white. They’re all men. And they’ve all been accused of racism. Some of these claims proved baseless, but others — we think — are  legitimate. RELATED: Obama Team Reassured By Iowa Santorum Says “Game On” After Iowa […]

Michele Bachmann is quitting the Republican presidential campaign, saying she’s “decided to stand aside” in the wake of her sixth place finish in the Iowa precinct caucuses. SEE ALSO: Al Qaeda On The Ropes Speaking deliberatively at a news conference in Des Moines, Bachmann said she had “no regrets” whatsoever and said she ran her […]

PROVO, Utah — Police in Utah say a 32-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of shoplifting falsely told officers she co-starred with Bill Cosby on “The Cosby Show.” Police say Leah Efay Davis of Provo, Utah, was in a J.C. Penney store when they say she put several items into a bag and walked out of […]

With this year’s Super Bowl set to kick off in a month, the time has come for the 13th annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration. The inspirational event, which takes place on February 3 at Indianapolis’ Butler University, brings together NFL players and gospel music’s elite artists on one stage for uplifting music and inspirational messages. […]

NEW YORK-Police say that Ray Lazier Lengend, age 40,  admitted to fire-bombing five separate locations due to ongoing problems with the establishments. Police also say that Lengend made anti-Muslim statements and said that he firebombed the Al-Khoei Islamic Center because he wasn’t allowed to use their bathroom. The New York Daily News reports: He made […]

WASHINGTON– President Barack Obama is pushing his economic message in Ohio, brandishing his presidential megaphone in a politically important state to make certain his appeal to the middle class is heard amid the boisterous start of the Republican campaign for the White House. SEE ALSO: Santorum Says “Game On” After Iowa Caucus Obama was traveling […]

LONDON — A British judge sentenced two men Wednesday to at least 14 years in prison for stabbing a black London teenager to death almost two decades ago. SEE ALSO: Why Black Women Are The New Face Of The Weight Loss Industry The murder of 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence shocked the country and came to be […]

Judge’s decision expected about Indiana Secretary of State (Indianapolis)-  We should know sometime this morning about a judge’s decision regarding embattled Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White.   Marion Circuit Court Judge Louis Rosenberg made the announcement yesterday at the end of a hearing and had previously ruled White as ineligible to hold the office because he committed voter […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mitt Romney eked out a minuscule 8-vote victory over Rick Santorum in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucuses, the state party chairman said early Wednesday, ringing down the curtain on an improbable first act in the campaign to pick a challenger to President Barack Obama in the fall. SEE ALSO: Understanding The […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum waged a tense, three-way struggle for supremacy in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucuses Tuesday night, opening the campaign to pick a challenger to President Barack Obama. SEE ALSO: Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work Returns from slightly […]