6-1-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury on Tuesday convicted an actor who played a police officer on TV of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife that was partially witnessed by their two young sons. The verdict in the trial of Michael Jace, who appeared on the FX series…… MORE
5-31-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- The parents (Deonne Dickerson and Michelle Gregg) of the 4-year-old boy who wound up in a gorilla exhibit that resulted in the endangered animal being shot to death, are catching hell over the incident in spite of Cincinnati Zoo officials insisting that they did the right thing. But new footage…… MORE
5-27-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Barack Obama may have faced the legacy of Hiroshima most directly with his embrace of a man who survived the devastating atomic blast. He spoke briefly with two survivors in the audience after his remarks Friday at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park: Sunao Tsuboi, the 91-year-old head…… MORE
5-27-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Details are so gruesome that the presiding judge sealed documents until they were released after an April 22 preliminary hearing, writes the MagicValley.com. The case in question revolves around a Black disabled football player with learning disabilities who was allegedly sexually assaulted on October 23, 2015 by three of his White teammates in a…… MORE
5-25-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby‘s preliminary hearing in his Pennsylvania sex-assault case (all times local): 1 p.m. Bill Cosby has been ordered to stand trial in the lone criminal case lodged amid dozens of accusations that he molested women. The 78-year-old actor faces up to 10 years…… MORE
5-24-16-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby‘s preliminary hearing in his Pennsylvania sex-assault case. Bill Cosby’s lawyers are dissecting an 11-year-old police statement in an attempt to discredit the woman accusing him of sexual assault in Pennsylvania. Defense lawyer Brian McMonagle pointed to contact Andrea Constand said she had…… MORE
5-23-16-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- If one was to use Donald Trump’s logic and wanted to “Make America Great Again,” we’d be taken back to the days when racially dicey language was part of federal laws. It’s a fact that laws have been written in this country with certain language that today would make us cringe,…… MORE
5-19-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo carrying 66 people disappeared from radar early Thursday morning, the airline said. The plane most likely crashed into the sea, Ihab Raslan, a spokesman for the Egyptian civil aviation authority, told SkyNews Arabia. He said the plane was about to enter Egyptian…… MORE
5-18-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on the trial for Officer Edward Nero, who is facing charges stemming from the arrest and subsequent death of Freddie Gray: 12:15 p.m. The defense has rested its case after calling eight witnesses in a trial for a Baltimore police officer charged in the arrest of Freddie…… MORE
5-17-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A woman in India, Dajinder Kaur, has given birth to her son, Aman Singh. The new, first-time mom puts her age at about 70, but the clinic where she gave birth released a statement that says she’s 72. What’s a couple of years? At the sprightly young age of 70-something, Kaur has…… MORE
Teyana Taylor told her fans that she needs to have emergency throat surgery. In her IG Story posted on Wednesday, Taylor said her doctor found a non-cancerous growth on one of her vocal cords. Taylor said she had been dealing with voice problems and some discomfort for a while. She’s glad that doctors caught the…
Megan Thee Stallion just added a couple more titles to her resume. The Hot Girl Coach is slated to star in a new K-pop competition series for Apple TV+ alongside Psy. It’s called KPopped. The concept is simple — Western artists team up with K-pop stars to reimagine some of their hits. The Western artists…
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are trying to get their client released before his October sentencing. On Tuesday, Diddy’s lawyers petitioned Judge Arun Subramanian to release Combs on a $50 million bond and allow him to live in his Miami mansion. Combs is currently awaiting sentencing in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. Earlier this month, Combs…
All of us plant seeds. And the thing about those seeds is you never know where they will sprout or how much of a harvest they will manifest. Because Gail Hamilton Masondo was my mother, I know, for certain, that when she moved to Nashville, she had absolutely no idea of the kind mark that…