Kevin Sherman, better known as star NFL player Richard Sherman’s dad, has been driving a garbage truck for 26 years, and he’s not about to stop just because his son is famous and makes a much bigger paycheck than he does. “It’s a job that I don’t too much like, but I’ve done it all…

MSNBC President Phil Griffin officially apologized to the Republican National Committee and its chairman, Reince Priebus, Thursday after fallout concerning an offending tweet from the cable channel’s Twitter account, according to Politico. “Maybe the rightwing will hate it, but everyone else will go awww: the adorable new #Cheerios ad w/ biracial family,” the tweet read.…

One of New York City’s most exalted prep schools has formally apologized for screening a satirical slavery film to students in which the South won the Civil War, the New York Times reports. The Dalton School, located in the Upper East Side, showed C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America to sophomores during history-project presentations on…

Dennis Rodman returned for another interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, only this time he’s expressing earnest sympathy for Kenneth Bae, the American citizen currently being held in North Korea. “I don’t want anyone to go in any country or anywhere in the world and be hostage for something maybe they did or didn’t do,” he…

Derrick Coleman, the Seattle Seahawks fullback who gained viral fame after being featured in a Duracell ad about his struggles growing up deaf, apparently takes being an inspiration very seriously. He recently made Riley Kovalcik and her twin sister, Erin, extremely happy fans when he surprised them while they were on the air during a…

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the young man charged with planting the bombs at the Boston Marathon last year in a devastating attack that killed three people and injured nearly 300 others, should be put to death if found guilty, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday, according to Reuters. Holder has officially authorized federal trial prosecutors to…

Updated Thurs., Jan 30, 1:30 p.m.: Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus expressed his concern in a written statement (pdf) about “this kind of attack” on conservatives and banned RNC staff from the network unless President Phil Griffin apologizes.   This is more than just a tweet or an offhand comment. This is part of…

Four men have now been slapped with heavier charges tied to the death of a 5-year-old girl from Omaha, Neb., who was hit by a stray bullet while eating breakfast in her home, the Associated Press reports. Vincent Hicks, 20, was retained for suspected first-degree murder, criminal conspiracy and three felony weapons counts. He is…

One of many White House petitions to deport Justin Bieber following his DUI arrest in Miami last week has officially surpassed 100,000 signatures, which triggers an automatic requirement for the White House to respond to the request. According to Buzzfeed, a White House spokesperson confirmed that the office will be responding to the petition, stating,…