One of the victims injured by a teen in a fatal drunken-driving accident will receive a settlement of close to $3 million in cash and other payments. Sergio Molina, 17, was paralyzed when then 16-year-old Ethan Couch slammed his pickup into a group of people who were helping a woman with a stalled car in […]
At 68-years-old, Steubenville resident Sandy Rue has 10 medals and a list of state competitions under her belt. She’s currently training hard to get to the National Senior Olympics.Â
 Floyd “money” Mayweather’s set to make $70 million from Saturday’s fight he won against Marcos Maidana. And the boxing champ wasted no time bragging about his come up on Instagram.Â
A man who was arrested 13 years after being convicted has been freed. Cornealious “Mike” Anderson spent nearly a year behind bars after officials caught a clerical error made more than a decade ago.
Queen Latifah will be playing Bessie Smith in a biopic, and Dee Rees, director of the movie Pariah, is slated to write and direct the film, which will air on HBO.
A man accused of providing a gun used to kill 14-year-old Endia Martin on Monday was order held on $3 million bond. Donnell Flora, 25, gave his 14-year-old niece a loaded .38 caliber revolver and accompanied her to the fight on Monday in Chicago, prosecutors say.Â
The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. A state representative says the change is the city’s effort to honor Native American culture.Â
As part of a new initiative, President Obama plans to dramatically increase the number of drug offenders he considers for clemency. According to White House spokesman Jay Carney, the president has requested that the Justice Department set up a process to ensure that anyone who has a good case for commutation has their application evaluated.
Marissa Alexander,33, appeared in court Wednesday where a judge set a date of July 21 for jury selection in her new trial. Alexander is charged with three counts of attempted assault with a deadly weapon for firing a warning shot in the direction of her estranged husband.Â
A federal jury decided three officers who beat and wrongfully arrested 22-year-old Jordan Miles four years ago did not use excessive force. The unanimous verdict came after 10 days of testimony.Â
A man who says that he was forced by members of the NYPD to rap for his freedom has received a settlement from the city. Quinshon Shingles, who goes by the stage name Sauce Da Boss, will be paid $7,500 for the incident.Â
A group of black firefighters that sued New York City for discrimination has been awarded millions for the incidents. The ruling means that minority fire department applicants will be eligible to receive back pay totaling $98 million.Â
