It’s one for the history books. Meb Keflezighi finally achieved the goal that has evaded American runners for 31 years: the gold laurel wreath that gets handed over to the winner of the Boston Marathon. Keflezighi became the first American man to earn the title since 1983, crossing the finish line at 2:08:37, narrowly defeating…

The kids were supposed to have fun hunting down the hidden eggs and unlocking the treats inside, but what some Virginia parents found rolled up in the plastic eggs was much more alarming, WRIC reports. According to the report, the Smith family was egg hunting with their 3-year-old son on Sunday afternoon in the West…

Brooke Kimbrough is dead set on going to the University of Michigan—so set on it, in fact, that she is currently leading protests against her rejection from the university. She plans to continue her public calls to be accepted until her wish is granted. But Kimbrough says it’s not just about her—it’s for all minority…

British actor Idris Elba shared the first public snapshot of his new baby boy, Winston, with the world via Twitter on Friday. The black-and-white photo shows the tiny infant’s right hand clutching the star’s left index finger (Can you say adorable?). “My Son Winston Elba was born yesterday..Truly Amazing :-),” Elba tweeted. Little Winston is…

Jerry Hartfield’s conviction for robbing and murdering a bus-station worker in 1976 was overturned in 1980—and yet the now 56-year-old man has remained in prison ever since, with the hope of a new trial seeming like an increasingly long shot. According to the Daily News, a judge recently decided that Hartfield’s constitutional right to an immediate…

A science teacher in Fairfield, Ohio, was officially fired Thursday after facing accusations that he told a black student the nation did not need another black commander in chief, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. According to the news site, Gil Voigt, who had been on unpaid leave since December, was fired after his termination was recommended…

Multitalented entertainer and current co-host of The View Whoopi Goldberg debuted her first column for the online publication The Cannabist on Thursday, writing about her first experiences with a vape pen, which allows her to inhale concentrated marijuana “vapor.” Goldberg, who has glaucoma and gets excruciating headaches because of it, affectionally calls her own pen Sippy—it was a…

Scandal actor Columbus Short briefly spoke about his wife’s startling allegations of domestic abuse in an exclusive interview with News One Now. When directly asked by Roland Martin about the charges, Short started laughing. “We have some amazing scriptwriters. Life has the best scriptwriters of all time. That’s all I can say about that,” he…

Prosecutors have decided not to press charges against wrestling-team members of New Jersey’s Phillipsburg High School who posed in a picture with a black dummy in a noose, CBS New York reports. “Based upon the evidence obtained and the concurrence of the Attorney General’s Office after reviewing the investigative file, no criminal charges will be…