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Robin Roberts Opens Up In Candid Conversation With ‘GMA’ Co-Anchors (VIDEO)

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Roberts readies for her return to “GMA” Wednesday and talks to the anchor team about her nerves.

Pistorius Says Steenkamp Death Unintentional (VIDEO)

Source: Robyn Curnow and Holly Yan / CNN Pretoria, South Africa – Track star Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend accidentally, mistaking her for an intruder in the pitch dark of his home, he told a judge in a statement read by his attorney during his bail hearing Tuesday. “I fail to understand how I could be charged [...]

Burger King Apologizes For Twitter Hack That Made It Look Like McDonald’s

Source: Rob Manker / Chicago Tribune Burger King has apologized for today’s hacking of its Twitter account in which someone changed the feed to look like that of McDonald’s, adding that it does not have confirmation of who was behind the hack. “We apologize to our fans and followers who have been receiving erroneous tweets [...]

Edmond A. St. Clair Killed: Student At University Of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Stabbed To Death

Source: Yvonne Wenger and Carrie Wells / The Huffington Post A University of Maryland, Eastern Shore student was stabbed to death this weekend during a fight as the campus celebrated homecoming — plunging another state school into grief after an apparent murder-suicide left two students dead in College Park less than a week ago. Maryland [...]

Mom: Man Called Crying Boy N-Word (VIDEO)

Bennett family attorney John Thompson on case against Joe Rickey Hundley, who is accused of slapping her son. WATCH:

President Obama’s Secret Round With Tiger Woods Prompts Press Complaint

Source: Kristen Welker and Ali Weinberg / NBC News PORT ST LUCIE, Fla. – President Barack Obama played a round of golf with Tiger Woods on Sunday, but nobody knew about it until a lone tweet from a golf reporter went live. And now, the White House Press Corps Association has lodged a complaint against the administration, [...]

After 148 years, Mississippi Finally Ratifies 13th Amendment, Which Banned Slavery

Source: Stephanie Condon / CBS News The 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery, was ratified in 1865. Lawmakers in Mississippi, however, only got around to officially ratifying the amendment last month — 148 years later — thanks to the movie “Lincoln.” The state’s historical oversight came to light after Mississippi resident Ranjan Batra saw [...]

DETROIT FREE PRESS: In Greater Downtown Detroit The Black Population Declined While The White Population Increased Between 2000-10

Source: John Gallagher / Detroit Free Press The makeup of downtown Detroit is more diverse, educated and wealthy than the rest of the city, according to a new report expected to be released this week. Titled “7.2 Sq Mi” after the square mileage that makes up the greater downtown area, the findings validate in detail what [...]

Forest Whitaker Falsely Accused Of Shoplifting At NYC Deli

Source: NBC New York Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker was frisked by an employee at a Manhattan deli Saturday after being accused of shoplifting, according to published reports. Whitaker, who is in New York filming a movie, was leaving the Milano Market in Morningside Heights when a worker said he saw him steal an item [...]