Dan Morse and Dana Hedgpeth of the Washington Post are highlighting the fact that accused murderer Brittany Norwood does not fit the typical profile of someone capable of a violent crime like the bludgeoning of her co-worker Jayna Murray. You may remember the national headlines of Norwood being accused of viciously murdering her co-worker at…

The case of Lashanda Armstrong, the New York woman who killed herself and three of her children last week by driving into the Hudson River, has the nation reeling. Many cannot believe that a mother would cause such harm to her children. Jocelyn Noveck of the Associated Press challenges this notion by examining just how…

The blogosphere is buzzing that self-proclaimed Queen of All Media Wendy Williams says she is the perfect host for the game show network’s Love Triangle because of personal experience with juggling men. Showbiz Spy reports that Williams, 46, admits to having been involved in a “love triangle” before settling down and becoming a wife and…

Eatocracy is reporting that almost half the meat and poultry sold at U.S. supermarkets and grocery stores contains a type of bacteria that is potentially harmful to humans, a new study estimates. Researchers tested 136 packages of chicken, turkey, pork and ground beef purchased at 26 grocery stores in five cities around the country and…

Former death row inmate John Thompson gives details of what happened to him in New Orleans when prosecutors knowingly railroaded this innocent man into the death penalty. Thompson wonders aloud why there is no recourse for him. Read an excerpt from his New York Times op-ed below: I spent 18 years in prison for robbery…

Blackvoicenews.com is reporting that Morgan State University will receive a landmark $28.5 million portion of a massive $95.8 million, five-year grant from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The grant will allow the Baltimore HBCU to conduct research supporting NASA’s earth- and space-science projects. It is the largest in Morgan’s 144-year history and will help the…

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that baseball legend Barry Bonds has been found guilty of one count of obstruction of justice by a federal jury for allegedly lying about taking performance-enhancing drugs. The judge in the case declared a mistrial on three remaining counts, including perjury. Bonds was charged with four federal felony counts…

Neda Ulaby of NPR is reporting that Home and Garden Television, which features people of color as hosts and homeowners as well as designers and retailers, offers the most diverse images of people on television. The programming includes Latinos, Asians and African Americans, as well as gays and lesbians, in significantly larger numbers than in…

EURweb is reporting that it will cost advertisers at least $1 million to buy a 30-second ad on the finale of The Oprah Winfrey Show on May 25. Depending on placement within the show, some buyers will likely shell out even more money, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which calls it a “jaw-dropping sum, particularly…

Last week House Republicans approved a measure on Friday that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating how Internet service providers manage their broadband networks, potentially overturning a central initiative of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. Republicans believe that Genachowski and the FCC exceeded their authority in regulating wireless carriers and insisting on an open…