Tonya Couch, the mother of affluenza teen Ethan Couch, is expected to face a judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday for an extradition hearing. Texas authorities hope to prosecute her for helping her son flee the country, WFAA-TV reports.  The hearing should be a short one, with the mother heading back to jail afterward. Tonya…

President Barack Obama formally announced his plans to help reduce gun violence, publicly announcing a series of initiatives that will change the way guns are processed and handled.  Speaking from the White House on Tuesday, the president grew emotional when he spoke about the countless mass shootings that have occurred across the nation, particularly in…

A North Carolina church got a scare on New Year’s Eve during service when a man walked in carrying a rifle.  However, as it turns out, when the stranger turned to the parishioners at the Heal the Land Outreach Ministries in Fayetteville, he was just looking for help because he was going through a rough…

The authorities are investigating a few strong leads following the destruction of a Central Florida mosque by an unknown vandal, WTSP-TV reports. Muslim leaders want federal authorities to investigate the incident—in which the vandal wrecked the mosque with a machete before leaving bacon near the front door—as a hate crime. Surveillance footage show someone breaking…

As President Barack Obama enters his last year in office, he is making one final push to curb gun violence and solidify gun control as part of his legacy. He is scheduled to meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss his options for taking executive action on the issue, CNN reports.  With…

Nigeria is still open to negotiating with Boko Haram to secure the release of the 209 schoolgirls who were kidnapped in April 2014 by the terrorist group, Fox News reports.  President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Wednesday that the government was ready to negotiate without preconditions if credible leadership could be identified. Other attempts made by…

The mother of the “affluenza” teen, Ethan Couch, arrived at Los Angeles International Airport after being deported from Mexico Wednesday evening, WFAA-TV reports. Tonya Couch, who is accused of helping her son flee the U.S. to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was captured with the 18-year-old. Ethan Couch is two years into a 10-year probation term for a…

Model and Editor-in-Chief of Urban Bush Babes Cipriana Quann is suing the New York City Police Department for an alleged false arrest, the New York Daily News reports.  According to the report, Quann, 37, was going into dance club Verboten in the New York City borough of Brooklyn on May 2 with friends. She reportedly…

Authorities are continuing to pursue a case in which an individual put raw bacon on the door of a Nevada mosque, with the FBI offering a $5,000 reward for information that helps officials locate the suspect, the Associated Press reports.  The FBI confirmed that agents are trying to find the man captured on surveillance video…

A federal lawsuit filed last week accuses a Grand Rapids, Mich., police officer of using “unreasonable and excessive force” while having “no lawful authority” to arrest a black teen in June 2014 during an incident that left the young man severely injured, the New York Daily News reports.  The officer, identified as Sean McCamman, punched…