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2 Girls Threaten To Kill Classmates In YouTube Video, Authorities Say

Source: Brynn Gringras / NBC News A pair of seventh-grade girls in New Jersey have been pulled from school after allegedly posting a video on YouTube in which they threatened to kill several classmates, authorities said. The girls at PS 27 in Paterson posted the roughly 20-minute video naming 10 to 12 classmates they wanted to [...]

LISTEN: April Ryan Talks With Dr. Rachael About Why Men Cheat? Plus, The Top Spots For Cheaters

White House correspondent April Ryan talks with Dr. Rachel Ross about the never resolved question of “why do men cheat.” Plus, she gives the crew details on the hottest spots for cheating men and a surprising statistic about women cheaters.

Arsenio Hall’s New Show To Tape On Historic Stage — Venue Is Especially Meaningful In The History Of Talk

Source: TV Week The new syndicated talker “The Arsenio Hall Show” will be taped at a site that is rich in Hollywood history. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hall’s latest foray into TV talk will be headquartered at the Sunset Bronson Studios in Hollywood. The nationally syndicated show, which launches Sept. 9, will reportedly tape on [...]

HOWARD BRYANT: Righting The Wrongs Of ’42′

Source: Howard Bryant / ESPN In 1989, as something of a social experiment in watching how film confronted America’s deepest divides, I saw Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” on consecutive days. I was 20 then, a student at Temple University. The first showing was on a Friday night, a packed house on 15th and Chestnut streets [...]

Mayor Michael Nutter’s Daughter Assaulted (VIDEO)

View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com. Source: Vince Lattanzio / NBC Philadelphia Olivia Nutter, the daughter of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, was assaulted during a high school track meet last week. Lisa Nutter, Olivia’s mother, tells NBC10 the 18-year-old was involved in an incident and is fine. She did not offer additional details. Law enforcement sources [...]

WARREN MOON: Black QBs Still Facing Prejudice (VIDEO)

Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless discuss Warren Moon’s statement that black quarterbacks are still being held back by evaluators.

Young Guns? Philadelphia Youths Wanted In Stick-Ups (VIDEO)

Source: Vince Lattanzio / NBCPhiladelphia.com / NBC News Philadelphia Police are searching for a group of kids who pointed a semi-automatic handgun at one girl and later assaulted an adult. Wearing a backpack, red T-shirt and shorts, a young boy was captured on surveillance video trotting up to a group of girls walking in the Tioga [...]

Maryland Prison Officials Asked For Federal Help With Corruption, Gang

Source: Ann E. Marimow, Peter Hermann and Annys Shin / The Washington Post Maryland state prison officials said Wednesday that they approached federal investigators more than a year ago seeking help uncovering corruption and gang activity they suspected was going on in a jail. As recently as three months ago, Maryland prison chief Gary D. Maynard said, his staff [...]

Browns LB Arrested In Prostitution Sting

Source: Cavan Sieczkowski / The Huffington Post A Cleveland Browns linebacker was arrested in a prostitution sting last week in Ohio. Quentin Groves was arrested on charges of soliciting a prostitute after being caught in a police sting at a local hotel on April 17. He had agreed upon a price during a phone call before the meeting, according to the [...]

Bill Clinton: ‘I Like President Bush’ (VIDEO)

Former President Bill Clinton honored former President George W. Bush at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University. (April 25)