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Baby In Stroller Falls Onto Subway Tracks, Mom Saves Child (VIDEO)

Source: Suzan Clarke / ABC News Commuters in a West Philadelphia train station leaped into action today after a woman’s baby stroller containing her 14-month-old daughter fell onto the train tracks and the mother climbed down to rescue the child. The incident, captured on surveillance video, occurred at 12:46 p.m. at the 56 th Street [...]

Chuck Brown, Godfather Of Go-Go, Missed By Family And Fans One Year After Death

Source: Hamil R. Harris and J. Freedom du Lac / The Washington Post His fans lost a cultural icon. His family lost a husband, a dad, a provider. A year later, one group is getting on better than the other. “Everybody who connected with Chuck misses him,” said Darryl Brooks, a concert promoter who was [...]

Kiera Wilmot, Student Arrested For Science Experiment, Won’t Face Charges

Source: Leslie Postal / Orlando Sentinel Kiera Wilmot, the Polk County girl who caused a small explosion on her high school campus by mixing household products, will not face criminal charges, the State Attorney’s Office said this afternoon. Kiera, 16, was a student at Bartow High School until last month when she was arrested after she mixed [...]

NBA Owners Vote To Keep Kings In Sacramento

Source: Sam Amick / USA Today DALLAS — The NBA Board of Governors voted Wednesday to keep the Kings in Sacramento and not allow them to move to Seattle, a person with knowledge of the vote told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the vote has not been made public. [...]

Tavon Austin: Everybody’s Expecting Money From Me

Source: Gregg Rosenthal / NFL.com Tavon Austin has encountered a few new things since being drafted No. 8 overall by the St. Louis Rams. He’s playing in an offense that actually huddles. The terminology is different. Oh, and Austin’s family is expanding rapidly. “I’ve got a lot of cousins now,” Austin told the Rams‘ team website when asked about adjustments [...]

Eric Holder Blasts Rep. Darrell Issa For ‘Unacceptable,’ ‘Shameful’ Conduct During House Grilling (VIDEO)

Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite During a House Judiciary Committee hearing this afternoon, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) grilled Attorney General Eric Holder over whether his office plans to turn over potential evidence of alleged violations of the Federal Records Act by President Obama‘s new Labor Secretary nominee, former Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez. The resultant [...]

Troubled NFL Linebacker, Rolando McClain, Retires Suddenly At 23

Source: Jim Corbett / USA Today Troubled linebacker Rolando McClain’s tenure as a Baltimore Raven ended abruptly with his mysterious retirement — at age 23 — barely one month after signing with the team. Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome announced via the team’s Twitter account that the former first-round pick was placed on the reserve/retired [...]

LIVE VIDEO: President Obama Delivers A Statement Concerning The IRS Investigation

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White House Releases Benghazi Emails

Source: Colleen McCain Nelson and Adam Entous / The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The White House succumbed to mounting pressure Wednesday and decided to publicly release the chain of administration emails surrounding the controversial Benghazi talking points. The move came a week after public interest in last year’s terror attack unexpectedly rebounded with testimony by three [...]

TV-Over-Internet Service Hits Atlanta Next Month

Source: Anick Jesdanun / AP / Yahoo! News NEW YORK – Aereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion toBoston on Wednesday. Until this week, the service had been available only in the New York City [...]