Award-winning actor and comedian Bernie Mac has died this morning (Saturday, August 09) at the age of 50. “[He] passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital,” his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles. “No other details are available at this time. We ask that […]
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Chuck Berry’s St. Louis home considered for National Register of Historic Places
A small home in the historic Ville neighborhood that that rock and roll legend Chuck Berry bought in 1950 will be considered for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Experts on St. Louis landmarks say Berry and his family lived in the home during his most productive early songwriting period. It was in […]
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Bejiing 2008 Olympics kick off in grand fashion
On the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of the millennium in a country where eight is the luckiest number, China welcomed the world to the 29th Olympiad with a blockbuster opening ceremony that launched arguably the most anticipated and assuredly the most controversial Games in modern Olympic history. Amid the […]
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Jim Edmonds leads Cubs to victory against his former team
After eight seasons with the Cardinals, when he was often booed at Wrigley Field, former Cardinal Jim Edmonds got a curtain call Friday from the same Cubs fans after hitting the second of his two homers against Braden Looper in Chicago’s 3-2 win. The Cardinals-Cubs matchup is one of baseball’s most spirited and emotional rivalries. […]
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Kobe reportedly considering playing overseas
According to the Boston Globe if Italy comes knocking with big money next summer, the NBA could lose its biggest star in Kobe Bryant. After hearing that Cleveland star LeBron James saying he would strongly consider playing in Europe for $50 million for one season when he becomes a free agent in two years, The […]
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John Edwards admits to affair
Earlier today (Friday) Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. He denied fathering the woman’s daughter. Edwards told ABC News that he lied repeatedly about the affair with 42-year-old Rielle Hunter but said that he didn’t love her. He said he has not taken a […]
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Bejiing 2008 Olympics kick off tonight in grand fashion
On the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of the millennium in a country where eight is the luckiest number, China welcomed the world to the 29th Olympiad with a blockbuster opening ceremony that launched arguably the most anticipated and assuredly the most controversial Games in modern Olympic history. Amid the […]
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Man confesses to killing at Lil’ Kim’s party
A 24-year-old man has confessed to the beating death of a woman whose body was found on the roof of a Manhattan nightclub that was hosting a birthday party for Lil’ Kim. Rahman Syed was arrested at his home Thursday after the body of Ingrid Rivera, also 24, was found stuffed in an electrical room […]
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Mary J. Blige accused of bootlegging music
Grammy winning singer Mary J. Blige has been sued in New York for $2 million by a company that says she stole some of the music she used on her latest hit album, including one used on an iPod commercial. The Drama Family Entertainment Company filed the lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday. […]
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick ordered to jail
(blackamericaweb.com) A judge ordered Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to jail Thursday for violating the terms of his bond in his perjury case by making a city business trip to Canada and not informing the court. The mayor, who is accused of lying under oath in a civil case and faces eight felony counts, made the trip […]