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An Atlanta-based pastor has been found guilty of knowingly exposing two women to the HIV virus. Pastor Craig Lamar Davis was found guilty on two counts of reckless conduct for failing to inform the women of his status. 

Earlier this week, we reported that R&B diva Beyoncé Knowles was under fire for her use of audio from the space shuttle 1986 Challenger crash that resulted in the deaths of  everyone on board. Now, NASA has issued a response. 

  A New Mexico police officer who shot at a minivan full of children during a routine traffic stop has been fired. Offiver Elias Montoya fired three shots at 39-year-old Oriana Ferrell’s van after she attempted to evade police. Ferrell was pulled over by another officer for speeding on October 28 while visiting relatives in […]

Residents in Brooklyn are taking a stand against “Knockout,” a game in which young people sucker punch unsuspecting strangers. Community activists, local residents and parents gathered for a rally on Friday in hopes of bringing an end to the deadly assaults.

A man who took a picture of his 19-month-old daughter and uploaded it to Facebook before killing her and shooting himself has died. 22-year-old Merrick McKoy had been transported to the hospital on Nov. 18 after the deadly shooting.

Lately, our teenagers have started to play a violent game. “Knockout” is when a person, who is usually walking alone, gets randomly attacked, often punched in the face by at least one person. It could be a boy or a girl, man or woman, homeless person or even the local UPS delivery man. No one […]

The Detroit chapter of the NAACP, along with Ultra Violet, is demanding that the man who fatally shot a 19-year-old woman in the face be arrested. On Saturday November 2, 19-year-old Renisha McBride got stranded after a car wreck in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Heights.

Comedian and radio personality Rickey Smiley posted bond money for an 80-year-old Fort Worth woman who allegedly tried to kill her ex-husband during an argument. Tempie Strickland was released from Mansfield jail after Smiley posted the $100,000 bond.

At least 22 states currently have some form of “Stand Your Ground” legislation on the books. The American Baptist Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is the latest group to protest the controversial form of legislation.

A Florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot over the head of her abusive husband will receive a bail hearing next Friday. Marissa Alexander was convicted in 2010 on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Trayvon Martin’s mother demanded that the Senate make changes to “Stand Your Ground” laws on Tuesday. At a Senate hearing on the controversial law, Sybrina Fulton stressed the importance of the legislation being clear as possible.

Florida legislators advanced changes to the state’s controversial Stand Your Ground law amid series of protests following the acquittal of George Zimmerman. The current law allows citizens to use “deadly force” without trying to retreat if they feel their lives are being threatened.