17-year old Victoria Duval upset 2011 champ Samantha Stosur, winning her opening round bout at the U.S. Open. Duval defeated Stosur despite ranking 296th worldwide; Stosur is ranked 11th. From Clutch: Duval, who was born in Miami, but spent most of her childhood in Haiti, has a harrowing story.
Texas Christian University (TCU), has admitted its youngest student, 11-year-old Carson Huey-You. Valedictorian of his senior class, Carson hopes to become a quantum physicist.
A forthcoming James Brown biopic will reportedly star Chadwick Boseman as the soul legend.
After spending an hour talking with Georgia elementary school gunman Brandon Hill, school clerk Antoinette Tuff was able to persuade him to put down his weapon.
Somehow, somewhere, someone thought filming a skit about Harriet Tubman making a sex tape was a good idea. And apparently, so did Russell Simmons.
Due to an enlarged heart, Anthony Stokes, a 15-year-old boy, may die in six months or fewer if he doesn’t receive a transplant. might not receive it due to, according to members of his family, his low grades and past trouble with the law.
At 17-years old, James Martin has graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a degree in molecular biology – and a 3.9 GPA!
14-year old Shaaliver Douse was shot and killed by police after ignoring commands to drop his weapon.
George Zimmerman was pulled over by Texas police officers and managed to survive the ordeal, which is more than we can say about black men who deal with Zimmerman or the police. Of course he had a gun. And of course he asked the officers if they recognized him:
11-year old Dovonta Andrews is in the hospital recovering from a bullet wound he sustained after shielding his 5-year old friend with his body.
Orlando Shaw – a man who fathered 22 children by 14 different women – may be getting his own reality show. Shaw became an internet sensation after video of an interview with Nashville’s NewsChannel5 went viral. Since then, he’s gotten an agent and is fielding offers from Hollywood.
76-year old John Spooner has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 13-year old Darius Simmons.
