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Bill Cosby's Far From Finished to Air on Comedy Central
You thought Bill Cosby was out of the limelight for good, but for some stars, retirement just isnāt an optionāand it looks like itāll be that way for this legend. Itās been 30 years since his last concert special, but now heās back with Bill Cosby: Far From Finished, a 90-minute stand-up show that will…
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Job Openings and Overall Hiring in the US Reach 5-Year Highs
Job openings and overall hiring reached five-year highs in September, indicating the job marketās current stability and improvement, the Associated Press reports. The Labor Department reported an increase of 69,000 in job postings, making it a seasonally adjusted 3.9 million. A number that hasnāt been seen since March 2008, months after the recession, the AP…
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Russell Simmons: Fake Democrats, Sit Down
Mogul Russell Simmons is not putting up with anyone, especially Democrats, sidling away from Obamacare just because they fear repercussions if linked to the struggling HealthCare.gov website. Oh, no. In a scathing piece published Thursday on Global Grind, Simmons called out Democrats who “couldnāt handle the hate” from Republicans when the backlash came. “So, their…
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House Speaker Boehner Finally Enrolls in Obamacare
Updated, Friday, Nov. 22, 2:20 p.m. ET: It seems that House Speaker John Boehner’s Obamacare woes are over. Forty-five minutes after the speaker blogged his frustrations with HealthCare.gov, he got a confirmation email that he was enrolled, the Associated Press reports. Earlier, the Ohio Republican said heād spent four hours trying to navigate the website.…
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Senate Changes Voting Rules, Mel Watt Confirmation Set to Go Through
Earlier Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) managed to push through a controversial change to Senate rules, now requiring only a bare majority, as opposed to 60 votes, in order to confirm nominees. This all but guarantees that president Obamaās picks for various positions will fly through, with the Democrats holding the majority with…
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Alabama Posthumously Pardons 3 Scottsboro Boys
It was one of those events that helped sparked the modern civil rights movement, prompting protests over racial injustice and two milestone decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1931 a group of nine black teenagers were fighting false charges that they had raped two white women. All of them ended up serving time after…
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Chicago Teen Donates Kidney to Stranger to Save His Mom
It is clear that Tevin Hamilton loves his mom. The teenager from Chicago has wanted to donate his kidney to her since he was a little boy, CBS Chicago reports. “When I first found out, it was kind of sad, because I was like, ‘Now sheās helpless,’ and I want to save her,” Hamilton told…
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NYPD Officer Claims Macyās Racially Profiled Her
Jenny Mendez was taking advantage of Black Friday sales last year like every other American, when she was arrested for shoplifting after a Macyās security officer lied and said she confessed to the crime, the Huffington Post reports.Ā Mendez, 29, claims that Macyās employees racially profiled her, leading to the accusations of theft that ultimately…
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Barneys Report Contests Racial-Profiling Accusations
A new report commissioned by Barneys distances the store from the New York Police Department frisks that have both the business and the police force reeling from accusations of racial discrimination, the Associated Press reports. According to the review, the store did not have a āwritten or unwrittenā policy to profile its customers of color…
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Tea Party Rep. Trey Radel Busted for Cocaine Possession, Taking Leave of Absence
Updated, Monday, Nov. 20, 11:01 p.m. ET:Ā Florida Rep.Trey Radel will be taking a leave of absence and donating his salary to charity the Washington Post reports. Earlier: Radel, who approved of legislation that would require all food stamp recipients to be drug tested, pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing cocaine and was sentenced to a year…
