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ROLAND S. MARTIN: Pres. Obama Puts Congress On The Spot, Forcing Them To Discuss Syrian Conflict

Roland Martin appears on Al Jazeera America’s America Tonight Syria Townhall to discuss President Barack Obama’s push to authorize military action in Syria, what impact will the Syrian conflict have on Mr. Obama’s legac; Congress being forced to debate the action against the Bashar Assad regime.

Wife Says George Zimmerman Threatened Her, But Won’t Press Charges

Source: Jeff Weiner and Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel George Zimmerman’s wife called 911 on Monday afternoon to report that her husband was threatening her family, but she later declined to press charges, police confirmed. Lake Mary police Officer Zach Hudson said Shellie Zimmerman had called 911 about 3 p.m., saying George Zimmerman was threatening [...]

MIAMI HERALD: Shellie Zimmerman’s 911 Call After Domestic Incident Involving Husband George (AUDIO)

Source: AP / Miami Herald LAKE MARY, Fla. — George Zimmerman’s wife says on a 911 call that her estranged husband punched her father in the nose, grabbed an iPad out of her hand and smashed it and threatened them both with a gun. Shellie Zimmerman said Monday on the 911 call that she was [...]

George Zimmerman Taken Into Custody After Incident With Gun, Police Say

Source: ClickOrlando.com LAKE MARY, Fla. – George Zimmerman has been taken into custody in Central Florida after an incident involving a gun with another person. Lake Mary police say they were called to a house on Sprucewood Road Monday afternoon after a report that Zimmerman was involved in an altercation with another person with a [...]

Time Warner To Remove U.S. Retirees From Company Health Plan

Source: Reuters / The Huffington Post NEW YORK – Time Warner Inc is planning to transfer its U.S. retirees from company-sponsored health plans and move them to private insurance exchanges. According to an August memo obtained by Reuters, the media company will make allocations to a Health Reimbursement Arrangement account for retirees to use towards [...]

Philly Radio Icon E. Steven Collins Dead At 58

Source: Dan Stamm / NBC Philadelphia An icon of local radio died this morning. Longtime radio legend and civic leader E. Steven Collins died early Monday from a heart attack while surrounded by family and friends, announced Radio One – the company where Collins worked as Director of Urban Marketing and External Relations and hosted of his weekly show, Philly [...]

Kerry’s Offhand Proposal On Syria Arms Welcomed

Source: Steven Lee Myers, Michael R. Gordon and Rick Gladstone / The New York Times MOSCOW — A seemingly offhand suggestion by Secretary of State John Kerry that Syria could avert an American attack by relinquishing all of its chemical weapons received a widespread, almost immediate welcome from Syria, Russia, the United Nations, a key [...]

Elderly Women Found Bound, Gagged In Detroit hHome

Source: Tom Greenwood and Serna Maria Daniels / The Detroit News Detroit — Police are on the lookout for three men who broke into a home Monday on the city’s west side, beating and robbing two elderly women whom they left bound and gagged in the ransacked home. According to the Detroit Police Department, the [...]

Naomi Campbell And Iman Demand Diversity On Runway (VIDEO)

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Fashion icons demand a change in habits when it comes to casting models.

WATCH: National Security Advisor Susan Rice Speaks On Syria

Video streaming by Ustream White House National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice discusses the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilians, the longstanding international norm against the use of chemical weapons, and the need for action to deter the Assad regime from future use of chemical weapons.