Starbucks Renounces Usage of Roach Extract in Foods

It may be shocking for some to learn that red food dye historically contains Cochineal extract, or roach extract as uban dwellers term it, and that everyone’s favorite pusher of designer coffee, Starbucks, has been using the stuff for years in its velvety sweet red-dyed pastries

‘Sh*tbag… welfare dependent’ parents killed Trayvon Says FL Fire Captain

The widely reported death of teenager Trayvon Martin at the hands of an over-zealous, gun-toting, racist neighborhood cop, George Zimmerman, has sparked wide-ranging public sentiment, mostly supportive of the victim and his parents. But some negative reactions have exposed deep-seated racism emanating from surprising corners.

60 Minutes Correspondent Mike Wallace Dies at 93

NEW YORK  – Within five months of each other, two of the men who helped make “60 Minutes” the most distinctive news show on television have died. First it was Andy Rooney, the cantankerous commentator who died last November, a month after delivering the last of his show-closing essays. Late Saturday night, it was Mike [...]

Md. Courts to Decide LGBT Divorce Case

WASHINGTON  – Maryland’s supreme court will hear arguments Friday in a precedent-setting case involving two women who married in California but were denied a divorce in Maryland, which does not currently allow same-sex weddings. The Court of Appeals of Maryland in Annapolis was set to hear arguments Friday from lawyers for the lesbian couple who [...]

Board seeks Marine’s dismissal in Facebook case

In a move that clarifies U.S. servicemen’s limited rights to free speech, a military board has recommended dismissal for a Marine sergeant who criticized President Barack Obama on his Facebook page, including allegedly putting the president’s face on a “Jackass” movie poster.

Museum Punks Notorious Forger Dressed as Jesuit Priest

CINCINNATI  – Fool me once, the saying goes. But 50 times? That’s what a convincing art forger did for nearly three decades when he donated his copies of Picassos and other works of art to unsuspecting museums in 20 states. Mark A. Landis, who has dressed as a Jesuit priest or posed as a wealthy [...]

NOLA Man Sentenced for Shooting Two Hispanic Men

In the factual basis supporting his plea, Gautreau admitted he was in a parking lot in the spillway when he told a bystander that he intended to “shoot some Mexicans.”

Houston Died of Accidental Drowning says Coroner

Los Angeles- Pop star Whitney Houston died of accidental drowning as a result of the effects of cocaine use and heart disease, a Los Angeles County coroner’s spokes-man said on Friday morning. The 48-year-old singer, who spent years battling addiction to drugs including cocaine, was found submerged in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel [...]

Kony 2012 Director Goes Nude in Public Meltdown, Exhaustion Blamed (video)

Kony 2012 filmmaker and Invisible Children co-founder Jason Russell allegedly was walking around an intersection wearing “speedo-like underwear.” He then removed the underwear and made sexual gestures, sources told TMZ, which posted video of a publicly naked man purported to be Russell. Several bystanders held Russell down until police arrived. Police said in a written [...]

DOJ to investigate fatal shooting of Florida Teen

The announcement late Monday by the Justice Department followed a day of protests calling for the arrest of George Zimmerman, 28, who claims he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin

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