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MOTHER INEZ RUSSELL CELEBRATES 103rd BIRTHDAY
 
MOTHER INEZ RUSSELL CELEBRATES 103rd BIRTHDAY

MOTHER INEZ RUSSELL CELEBRATES 103rd BIRTHDAY

MOTHER INEZ RUSSELL CELEBRATES 103rd BIRTHDAY      On Sunday, October 18, Mother Inez Russell celebrated her 103rd birthday with her family, church family, and friends. After service, the pastor of Rome Church of Christ, Rev. Terry Allen, Sr., presented Mother Russell with flowers and a hug. Others available to say ‘happy birthday’ were: Juanita McCloud, Lillie […]

Court Orders Tyson To Pay $48,000 For Gala No-Show

Court Orders Tyson To Pay $48,000 For Gala No-Show

WARSAW, POLAND — A court in Poland has ordered Mike Tyson to pay $48,000 in compensation to the organizer of a boxing gala for which the former heavyweight champion did not show up last year. The decision took effect this month after Tyson did not appeal it, and can be executed through European Union regulations […]

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NBA Suspends Cousins 2 Games For Elliott Exchange

NBA Suspends Cousins 2 Games For Elliott Exchange

NEW YORK – The NBA has suspended Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins for two games without pay for confronting San Antonio announcer Sean Elliott in a hostile manner. The exchange followed the Spurs’ 97-86 victory in Sacramento on Friday night. The volatile Cousins will lose about $70,500 of his $3.9 million salary. Cousins will sit […]

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Antron Brown Tries  To Become NHRA’s  1st Black Champion

Antron Brown Tries To Become NHRA’s 1st Black Champion

Antron Brown opened the week at Miramar College in San Diego telling students not to set limits on what they believe they can accomplish in their careers. He did that at the start of his NHRA career, when he mistakenly believed Pro Stock Motorcycles was all he could ever accomplish. But after a decade on […]

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CIA Director Petraeus Resigns, Cites Extramarital Affair

CIA Director Petraeus Resigns, Cites Extramarital Affair

WASHINGTON  — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital affair. The affair was discovered during an FBI investigation, according to officials briefed on the developments. They spoke on condition of anonymity […]

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Romney Cancels Campaign Credit Cards After Concession Speech, Leaves Staff Stranded

Romney Cancels Campaign Credit Cards After Concession Speech, Leaves Staff Stranded

Well, GOP presidential loser, Mitt Romney, may not have been given the opportunity to fire Jim Lehrer and Big Bird, but he did manage to show his expertise — in a way that only Mitt can — in debt reduction. Following his impromptu swan song after being blindsided by an election loss of historical proportions to […]

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Partial Recount Changes Little In Allen West House Race

Partial Recount Changes Little In Allen West House Race

FORT PIERCE — A partial recount gave Rep. Allen West a slight bump Sunday in his fight to remain in Congress, but not enough to mandate a full review of ballots or to end threats of lawsuits from his campaign. St. Lucie County’s limited recount revised downward the totals for both West and the unofficial […]

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Young Boy Fights Off Pit Bulls To Save 5-Year-Old Sister

Young Boy Fights Off Pit Bulls To Save 5-Year-Old Sister

DUBLIN, GA — Maleik Carr didn’t hesitate to act when he and his little sister were confronted by unleashed pit bulls on their way to the bus stop. The dogs had escaped through a neighbor’s broken fence as the pair of Dublin, Georgia siblings walked across their backyard Monday morning. As soon as they became […]

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson To Play Hercules In Brett Ratner Movie

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson To Play Hercules In Brett Ratner Movie

The Scorpion King is returning to the battlefield once again, starring as Hercules in the upcoming film Hercules: The Thracian Wars. The Brett Ratner-directed film will be co-produced by MGM and Paramount Pictures. According to Deadline,“the screenplay was adapted by Ryan Condal from Radical Studios’ graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars; Evan Spiliotopoulos did script […]

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‘Philly Sound’ R&B Singer Major Harris, Dies At 65

‘Philly Sound’ R&B Singer Major Harris, Dies At 65

RICHMOND, VA — Major Harris, a former member of the “Philadelphia sound” soul group The Delfonics and singer of the 1975 hit “Love Won’t Let Me Wait,” has died. His sister, Catherine Thomas, said the 65-year-old passed away Friday at a Richmond hospital from congestive heart and lung failure. The Richmond native made the rounds with several […]

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