*I love you Halle, but this really needs to be said. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=86904
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=85858 *Uh oh. Oprah’s got another problem at her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Johannesburg, South Africa. The body of a new-born baby was found at the school after a 17-year-old gave birth to it on Wednesday, police said.
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_state_of_black_america_news/25975 More than half of the nation’s Republican voters don’t believe that President Barack Obama was born in the United States, a harbinger that the so-called “birther” issue could play a major role in the 2012 presidential campaign, according to a new poll released Tuesday.
*It was a grim Super Bowl Sunday for actor Kristoff St. John of “The Young and the Restless.” http://www.eurweb.com/?p=83081
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=80682 *Former South African President Nelson Mandela was hospitalized Thursday in Johannesburg for what his office said were routine tests. However, the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon’s overnight stay drew extraordinary media attention.
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=80433 *A body pulled from the Mississippi River has been tentatively identified as the brother of Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed, authorities said Wednesday at a news conference attended by the NFL star.
*TMZ is reporting that Ted Williams — the homeless man with the “Golden Voice” — has left rehab against medical advice, less than two weeks after checking in for drug and alcohol dependency. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=79847
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=78826 *Like they say, timing is everything. If only President Obama could’ve gotten voters to think of him then, the way they do now:
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/24877 Happy New Year! If you’re a football fan, this is a big weekend, as the NFL’s wild card teams take the field, but if you’re not, there are options at the movie theatre, even though January releases tend to be film studio throwaways. If you love music, this is generally a slow time of […]
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=75604 *The co-defendant in O.J. Simpson’s kidnap and armed robbery case has been freed from prison after striking a plea deal with prosecutors, according to reports. Simpson is currently serving a 15 year sentence in Nevada following his December 2008 conviction for masterminding a heist on two sports memorabilia dealers’ Las Vegas hotel room in […]
(Mashable) — The Internet is now the main national and international news source for people ages 18 to 29, a study from the Pew Research Center reports. In 2010, 65% of people younger than 30 cited the Internet as their go-to source for news, nearly doubling from 34% in 2007. The number who consider television […]
— The Raiders returned to relevancy this season, and coach Tom Cable finally won me over in the process. So I paid him my respects after Sunday’s season-ending 31-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. http://www.contracostatimes.com/raiders/ci_16996000?nclick_check=1
