• Mike Tyson: 'I Should Be Dead Now'

    “I should be dead, you know?” That’s what the former undisputed heavyweight champion said during an interview as he prepares to star in his one-man show on the Las Vegas Strip, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth-Live on Stage, according to the Las Vegas Sun. “I should be dead now, you know? The cops should have killed…

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  • Bernie Mac to Be Honored With Street Name

    Comedian and actor Bernie Mac, who died in 2008, has long been the pride of Chicago’s South Side. Now CBS Chicago reports that the legacy of the man whose life was cut short at age 50 will be celebrated with an honorary street name. The dedication ceremony is slated to take place today. “The block…

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  • NYPD Head Not Sorry About NJ Muslim Surveillance

    New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly on Monday repeated his support for the department’s aggressive surveillance of the Muslim community in New Jersey, saying, “Not everyone is going to be happy with everything the police department does,” according to the Associated Press. He went on to say that the department’s primary mission “is to keep…

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  • Wisc. Gov Won't Challenge Recall Signatures

    Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will not challenge any of the 1 million petition signatures seeking his recall because his staff did not have time to examine all of the names, the Los Angeles Times reports. The recall effort was sparked by Walker’s successful elimination of most collective bargaining rights for public employee unions. He had…

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  • Poll: Obama Benefiting From Improving Economy

    The Associated Press is reporting that a new poll shows that President Barack Obama is winning bipartisan approval among voters and lawmakers for his handling of the nation’s postrecession period. But the good news is tempered by the fact that Americans who are still feeling a strain in their pocketbooks are now starting to fret…

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  • Fox: Pro-Choice Exec Deserves Medal From KKK

    Greg Gutfeld of Fox’s The Five sank to a new low on Wednesday while discussing a viral video of Ludwig Gaines, the African-American leadership and engagement director for Planned Parenthood, who accused pro-lifers of pretending to care about black children before they are born but not at all after. According to Mediaite: When Bob Beckel…

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  • Cory Booker Hits NYPD on 'Offensive' Muslim Files

    Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker lashed out at the New York City Police Department on Wednesday, saying that officials failed to inform the city that it was conducting a widespread spying operation on Muslim neighborhoods, the Associated Press reports. Booker, responding to a report obtained by the AP, said that the NYPD would not have…

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  • Star Jones Returns to 'The View,' Faces Questions

    Star Jones returned to The View on Wednesday, and this time she talked openly about her gastric-bypass surgery. She also discussed her abrupt departure. “It was ugly, everything around was ugly,” Jones, 49, said, according to TVGuide. “It was a bad, emotional time. Nasty things were being said in the media. It was just not…

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  • Obama Peddles Modest American Dream

    Four years after his historic presidential win, Barack Obama is dealing with a different set of political realities as he seeks re-election. As a result, he will shift his campaign message from rebuilding Washington to rebuilding the foundation of the middle class, the Associated Press reports. What Obama describes as the American Dream can seem…

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  • P Diddy to Start Music Channel Called Revolt

    P. Diddy is scheduled to unveil plans on Tuesday for his music-oriented cable channel called Revolt, the New York Times reports. In doing so, he’ll be following in the footsteps of OWN executive Oprah Winfrey and Ryan Seacrest, a stakeholder in the upcoming AXS TV. In the latest challenge to the Viacom-owned MTV and BET,…

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