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10-Year-Old Boy Among Victims As More Than 20 Shot On One Chicago Day

Source: John Newland / NBC News A 10-year-old boy was shot Wednesday in Chicago toward the end of a day that saw at least three people slain and 20 others wounded, police and local media said. The boy was standing on North Waller Avenue just before 8 p.m. when a group of men on a [...]

Two Jets Set To Take Off Clip Each Other At New York-Area Airport

Source: AP / CBS News NEWARK, N.J.Two airplanes taxiing while preparing for takeoff at Newark Liberty International Airport clipped each other Wednesday night, authorities said. No one was injured when the planes touched around 7:30 p.m. at one of the nation’s busiest airports, Federal Aviation Administration officials said. A Scandinavian Airlines plane’s left wing clipped [...]

LISTEN: 16-Year-Old Student Charged With Felony Over Science Experiment

Roland Martin details a strange case where a 16-year-old high school student named Kiera Wilmot has been charged with a felony and expelled from school over a science experiment.

Dismal Parting For Storied D.C. Church And Its First Black Pastor

Source: Hamil R. Harris and Michelle Boorstein / The Washington Post There had been three years of tension, heated meetings and secret letters of complaint from congregants with questions: Why was their new pastor making changes to their church? Why did he hire a new musician? Could he, please, discourage new members from clapping during services?Conflict was not new at [...]

Chris Kelly Of Rap Duo Kris Kross Dies

Rapper Chris Kelly, left, of the duo Kris Kross  (Photo: Paul Natkin, WireImage) Source: AP / USA Today ATLANTA  — Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade’s most memorable songs with the frenetic Jump, has died, according to authorities. He was 34. Investigator Betty Honey of [...]

Florida Teen Girl Charged With Felony After Science Experiment Goes Bad

Source:  Kyle Munzenrieder  / Miami New Times Kiera Wilmot got good grades and had a perfect behavior record. She wasn’t the kind of kid you’d expect to find hauled away in handcuffs and expelled from school, but that’s exactly what happened after an attempt at a science project went horribly wrong. On 7 a.m. on Monday, [...]

President Obama Signs Bill Ending FAA Furloughs

Source: AP / CBS News President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to end furloughs of air traffic controllers. The furloughs stemmed from the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts that started taking effect in March. Millions of air travelers were affected recently by delayed flights across the country because of the furloughs. Congress moved [...]

T-Mobile Accused Of Making Pregnant Woman Clock Out To Use Bathroom

Source: Abby Ellin / ABC News According to Kristi Rifkin, her second pregnancy was a difficult one, and she was going to the doctor twice a week, seeing both a regular obstetrician and a high-risk obstetrician. She was also required to drink “tons and tons” of water – which, in turn, resulted in frequent trips to the bathroom. [...]

Netflix Is Losing Almost 2,000 Movies In May

Source: Alexis Kleinman / The Huffington Post Say goodbye, Mr. Bond. On Wednesday, about 2,000 movies — including many Bond titles – will be removed from Netflix. Netflix’s licensing deals with major studios including MGM, Universal, and Warner Bros. expire May 1. While some news outlets originally reported that these movies were moving to Warner Bros.’s new streaming site, [...]

Dramatic Video Appears To Show 747 Crash In Afghanistan

Source: AP / CBS News DETROIT – The friend of one of seven Americans killed in a cargo plane crash near an Air Force base in Afghanistan described him as an experienced navigator who performed well under pressure. First Officer Jamie Brokaw, of Monroe, was among six people from Michigan killed Monday, along with one [...]