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Jerry Sandusky Trial: Dottie Sandusky Takes The Stand

Source: AP / CBS News
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – Dottie Sandusky, whose husband Jerry Sandusky is accused of 51 counts of child sex abuse, took the stand in his defense Tuesday afternoon. She said she never saw or suspected any inappropriate contact between her husband and his alleged victims, reports StateCollege.com.
According to the website, Dottie Sandusky characterized her [...]

Grand Jury: No Indictment Against Father Who Killed Daughter’s Alleged Abuser

Source: Nick Valencia / CNN
A Lavaca County, Texas, grand jury did not return an indictment against a father who killed a man he found allegedly sexually abusing his daughter, officials said Tuesday at a press conference in Hallettsville, Texas.
“The substantial amount of evidence showed that the witness statements and the father’s statement and what the [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Egyptian State News Agency Says Hosni Mubarak Is Clinically Dead

Source: CNN
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 84, was declared clinically dead shortly after arriving at a military hospital in Cairo, where he was taken after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, medical sources told the state-run Mena News Agency.
Mubarak, 84, was sentenced to life in prison June 2 for the killing of pro-democracy demonstrators last [...]

Dwyane Wade’s Ex-Wife Arrested On Attempted Child Abduction Charges

Source: AP / theGrio
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade has asked a Chicago judge to suspend his ex-wife’s right to visitation with their two children after a weekend incident that delayed the boys’ return to his custody and led to her arrest.
Wade’s attorney, James Pritikin, filed an emergency motion and appeared in court Tuesday to have it heard, hours before [...]

Southern Baptist Convention Elects Its First Black President

Source: AP / Jet Magazine
NEW ORLEANS— The Southern Baptist Convention has elected its first African-American leader.
The Rev. Fred Luter Jr. was elected president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination on Tuesday at its annual meeting. He is the pastor at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans.
The historic move comes as the denomination tries to [...]

Report: Egypt’s Mubarak Suffers Stroke

Source: AP / USA Today
CAIRO – Egypt’s state news agency said Tuesday that Hosni Mubarak has suffered a stroke, and prison officials said he is likely to be moved out of his prison hospital to a military facility nearby.
State TV said the 84-year-old ousted president, who is serving a life prison sentence, was in a “critical” condition [...]

Facebook To Show You Ads Based On Your Web Browsing

Source: Doug Gross / CNN
Facebook will soon be using your Web browsing to help decide which advertisements you see.
A new Facebook system will use your activity on other websites to send you what Facebook thinks are ads about your current interests. Advertisers will, in effect, be bidding to get their ads in front of you.
Here’s an [...]

Mike Tyson, Spike Lee Are Broadway Bound (VIDEO)

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This summer, Mike Tyson is taking on a new role, appearing on Broadway in a one-man show called “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth.” The former heavyweight champion and director Spike Lee chat with the TODAY team about conquering the stage together.

Roland Martin Discusses The Legacy Of Rodney King (VIDEO)

Rodney King, the man made famous after his beating by LA police in 1991 was caught on camera, is dead at 41. CNN contributor Roland Martin discusses King’s legacy