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Kwame Kilpatrick Sentenced To Serve 28 Years In Prison

Source: Jim Lynch and Robert Snell / The Detroit News Detroit — Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to serve 28 years in prison for crimes of racketeering and conspiracy committed during his six years as the mayor of Detroit. That sentence was just handed down in U.S. federal court by Judge Nancy Edmunds. Edmunds said […]

Jon Stewart Tears Into GOP Over Debt Ceiling: ‘Congress Functions at a Kindergarten Level!’

The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook Source: Josh Feldman / Mediaite Jon Stewart went after Republicans yet again on Wednesday for their tactics on the government shutdown and debt ceiling, wondering where all the “bipartisan-curious” Republicans have scurried off to. He laughed at Tom Coburn for cutting up a fake giant […]

AEG Not Liable In Michael Jackson Death

Source: Jeff Gottlieb, Ruben Vives, Victoria Kim / Los Angeles Times The jury in the Michael Jackson wrongful-death case found that AEG Live hired Conrad Murray, the doctor who gave the pop star a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol. But they determined that Murray was not unfit, which means AEG is not liable in Jackson’s death and will not have […]

President Obama Cancels Part of Asia Trip, Calls Congressional Leaders To White House

Source: Debbi Wilgoren, William Branigin and Karen Tumulty / The Washington Post An “exasperated” President Obama on Wednesday canceled part of his upcoming trip to Asia and invited congressional leaders to the White House to discuss the budget standoff that has shut down parts of the federal government for the first time in 17 years. According to […]

Jury Reaches Verdict In Michael Jackson Wrongful-Death Case

Source: Jeff Gottlieb / Los Angeles Times After about three days of deliberations, jurors in the Michael Jackson wrongful-death case have reached a verdict in the lawsuit brought by Jackson’s family against one of the nation’s largest concert promoters. The verdict will be read at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Jurors were deciding whether entertainment giant AEG hired Dr. Conrad Murray, the Las […]

Lamar Odom Resurfaces, Reveals Shocking Transformation

Source: Michael Rothman / ABC News Lamar Odom has resurfaced. The embattled NBA star was spotted yesterday by TMZ at Tarzana, Calif. home he shares with his wife, reality star Khloé Kardashian, looking a little thin in all black – See the pics here. Photos posted online show the former NBA star looking haggard and […]

Shutdown Already Weighing On Low-Income Americans

Source: Joan E. Greve / ABC News The federal government’s partial shutdown is only two days old, but lower-income families have already been pinched by the “lapse of funding.” Here are some of the at-risk programs: WIC Head Start Meals on Wheels Loans Heating Assistance To read this article in its entirety visit ABC News.

Michael Steele On Shutdown: ‘We Have Elected A Bunch Of Children To Run Our Government’

Source:  Michael Steele  / theGrio At some point the entire BS that is the government shutdown sinks in and we have to deal with reality: We have elected a bunch of children to run our government. One reality that must not change about America and the free enterprise economy is that the root of America’s success has always […]

Furloughed Workers: ‘Send Us Back To Work’ (VIDEO)

As a partial U.S. federal government shutdown enters a second day with little sign of a breakthrough to get hundreds of thousands of people back to work, furloughed workers make a public appeal to be put back on the job. (Oct. 2)

Family Says Biker Hit In Road Rage Incident Paralyzed

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News An altercation between an SUV driver and a group of motorcyclists was caught on tape.