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Floyd Mayweather Completes Plea Deal In Vegas

Source: AP / CBS News LAS VEGAS – Attorneys for boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. completed the second part of a plea deal Friday that let the championship fighter pay a $1,000 fine and avoid trial and jail time for a November 2010 scuffle with a homeowner association security guard in an argument about parking tickets. [...]

WATCH: Police Link Websites To 3 Murders

In Detroit, police are investigating a link between a website where escorts post ads and three murders. WATCH:

Marine 'Pissed Off' After Being Shot In Robbery (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Lt. Col. Karl Trenker talks to TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about how, after surviving combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, he found his life threatened in Florida when he was shot while meeting a Craigslist buyer.

ROLAND S. MARTIN: No Shock In Santorum Rise, Bachmann Defection (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and Ron Bonjean join Natalie Allen in the CNN Newsroom to discuss the GOP presidential field shake up. SOUND OFF: Are you shocked by the sudden shake up in the Iowa polls?

SPECIAL New Year's Day Edition Of Washington Watch From The Potter's House Focuses On The Importance Of Black Fathers

- Renowned Bishop T.D. Jakes joins Roland Martin for the second of a two-part discussion about  fatherhood in the Black community and Jakes' daughter joins to share a personal story about her teenage pregnancy - December 29, 2011, Silver Spring, MD – -   A special New Year's Day edition of  WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN concludes [...]

WATCH: Is The 2012 Election Fueling Soaring Gun Sales? (VIDEO)

CNN's Barbara Starr looks at how the 2012 elections are affecting gun sales in the U.S. WATCH:

WATCH: Ron Paul Grapples With Radio Caller's Newsletter Questions (VIDEO)

Source: Frances Martel / Mediaite As his ascent grows increasingly questionable in light of scrutiny of his foreign policy stances and several-decade-old newsletters, it appears the questions about the latter have become inescapable for Rep. Ron Paul, even from garden variety political enthusiasts. Rep. Paul appeared today on Iowa's WHO-AM with hostJan Mickelson and had to confront repeated questions [...]

Shoe Company Coclico Calls Boot Color 'Kentucky Negro'

Source: Julia Rubin  / Styleite Naming products is a tricky business, but it's fairly easy to come up with something that doesn't seem horribly racist. Or so we thought. This afternoon Styleite was tipped off to Melissa Pierce's Twitter feed, which made note of some offensive footwear. Pierce was shopping on Amazon when she came across a boot made by Coclico. [...]

Kevin Durant And Russell Westbrook Clash, Can They Coexist On The Same Team(VIDEO)

Source: ESPN Thunder teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant got into a shouting match on the bench during a second-quarter timeout of Oklahoma City's 98-95 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, the Oklahoman reported Wednesday. Westbrook, the newspaper reported, got upset when with 3½ minutes left in the second quarter, he drove into the lane and [...]

Jon Huntsman Says Iowans 'Pick Corn,' Not Presidents (VIDEO)

Source: Nando Di Fino / Mediaite Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, who has put all his weight behind a solid showing in the New Hampshire primary, appeared on The Early Show Thursday morning and fired a shot right between the eyes of Iowans and the candidates vying to win next week's Iowa caucus. "They pick [...]