Sentenced to death based on the testimony of a single juvenile witness, two Cleveland men have maintained their innocence for 40 years. Now someone has finally listened. The two Ohio men, Ricky Jackson and Wiley Bridgeman, walked out of prison as free men last week after the state’s witness in the case admitted that he…

Updated Sunday, Nov. 23, 12:26 p.m. EST: A 12-year-old boy holding a toy gun when he was shot by police outside a Cleveland recreation center died early Sunday morning, a police-union official confirmed for Cleveland.com. The youth, whose name has not been officially released, was shot in the stomach at Cudell Recreation Center, at Detroit…

Still deciding whether to indict Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, a St. Louis County grand jury is expected to reconvene Monday, Yahoo News reports. Downtown STL Inc., a  civic group that promotes St. Louis businesses, told members in an email Saturday that the grand jury will reconvene…

White Americans apparently do not have a problem with the ethnic label of “African American,” but “black” is a different story, according to a report at Pacific Standard magazine. Ethnic labels for people of color, such as “African American” and “black,” determine just how whites perceive them, according to a new study titled “A Rose by Any…

In the midst of a major investigation into accusations of child abuse, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says his departure from the team could be best for him and the organization, the Associated Press reports. Peterson thinks the coaches and players stand behind him, acccording to AP, citing a report from USA Today. But, the…

In an apparent effort to ease tensions as protests rage across the nation over police violence against blacks, New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Friday called the death of a “totally innocent,” unarmed black man an “unfortunate tragedy,” The Guardian reports. “What happened last night was a very unfortunate tragedy,” Bratton said of the…

As a result of low ratings and high costs, The Queen Latifah Show has been canceled, the Daily Mail reports. The daytime talk show, now in its second season, will stop production at the end of the year, though new episodes will continue to air through March, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Sony Pictures…

After Democrats were delivered a resounding defeat this midterm election season, President Barack Obama asked the next Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to the White House to hash out their differences over bourbon—a meeting that is still in the planning stages.  The offer sparked speculation across the Internet about the potential outcome of the…

A lawyer for Bill Cosby released a statement Sunday, saying the veteran comedian would not dignify “decade-old, discredited” claims of sexual abuse with a response. The lawyer, John P. Schmitt, released the statement to the Associated Press and it was also posted at the comedian’s website. The statement represents the first comment from the 77-year-old…