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Alleged Serial Killer, Samuel Little, Suspected In Murders Nationwide

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: Russell Goldman / ABC News Following the recent arrest of Samuel Little, a career criminal suspected in three Los Angeles murders, police from across the country are shaking out their cold case files and reconstructing the trail of a potential serial killer who may have travelled the [...]

Comic Jonathan Winters Dies At 87

Comedian and actor Jonathan Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others, died on April 11, 2013, at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural causes at the age of 87. He also appeared on the final season of “Mork and Mindy.”

LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With Judge Karen About Problems With The Prison System, Rehabilitating Inmates & Fiscal Issues

Roland Martin talks with Judge Karen about the problems with the prison system.

Jon Stewart Mocks Rand Paul’s Howard Speech: ‘You Can’t Yadda Yadda Yadda The Last 60 Years’ (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post Jon Stewart began Thursday’s “Daily Show” with a look at Rand Paul’s visit to Howard University. After announcing that people told him he was either “brave or crazy” to go speak at the traditionally black school, Paul attempted to convince the students that the Republican party has always been on the right [...]

THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: Will Smith And Jada Pinkett Smith Discuss New Documentary, Free Angela And All Political Prisoners

WILL SMITH AND JADA PINKETT SMITH DISCUSS NEW DOCUMENTARY ON SPECIAL APRIL 14 BROADCAST OF WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN –Special broadcast from New York to include Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Angela Davis, Reverend Al Sharpton, Pastor A.R. Bernard, Dick Parsons and Professor Dorian Warren— April 11, 2013, New York, NY – This weeks’ special [...]

Greinke Breaks Collarbone In Brawl With Padres

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke broke his left collarbone in a bench-clearing brawl with the San Diego Padres during Los Angeles’ 3-2 victory Thursday night. Greinke signed a $147 million, six-year contract last winter. (April 12)

‘Facebook Phone’ Arrives, But Will Consumers Like It?

Source: Brett Molina / USA Today The “Facebook phone” is finally available, but how quickly will it make friends with consumers? Starting today, owners of select Android smartphones can download Facebook Home, a new interface with a suite of apps that ties users more closely to the social network. Home includes Cover Feed, transforming the user’s home [...]

Reebok Drops Rick Ross After Protest Over Lyrics

Source: James C. McKinley Jr. / The New York Times Reebok cut its ties with the Miami rapper Rick Ross on Thursday because of a controversial track in which he boasted about drugging and raping a woman. A statement from Reebok said, “While we do not believe that Rick Ross condones sexual assault, we are very disappointed [...]

Tiger Woods Calls His Opening 2-Under 70 Solid

Source: Steve DiMeglio / USA Today AUGUSTA, Ga. — World No. 1 Tiger Woods looked primed to feast on Augusta National in Thursday’s first round of the Masters — there was little wind, overcast skies and a course a tad on the soft side. “I thought the greens were a little bit tough in the sense [...]

Gun Control Bill Clears First Hurdle In Senate

Source: AP / Yahoo! News WASHINGTON  — Watched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings in Connecticut, defeating an effort by conservatives to derail firearms restrictions before debate could even start. Thursday’s 68-31 roll call gave an early burst of [...]