Would there be more media attention to Phylicia Simone Barnes’ disappearance if she were white? Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi suggests that this is the case. “I can’t see how this case is any different from Natalee Holloway,” Guglielmi said, according to ABC News. “Is it because she’s African American? Why?”  He also noted with…

Fans worried about soul chanteuse Aretha Franklin’s recent health problems should know that this week she told Jet, “The problem has been resolved.” As for reports that pancreatic cancer was the reason for her surgery last month, Franklin would rather that people just minded their own business.”I am not going to even deal with that,” she…

While political discourse focuses on relief for the struggling middle class, it ignores a problem that appears to have been supersized: America may have 4 million more people living in poverty than previously thought, according to revised measurements released yesterday. The number of poor people in the U.S. is millions higher than previously known, with…

Was the LAPD right to post images of about 160 women on the Web after photos of them were found in suspected serial killer Lonnie Franklin Jr.’s home? Franklin’s attorney says that images of Franklin’s relatives are included and the move could taint the jury pool, but police say they just want to find out…

Note to women scorned everywhere: If you’re going to throw your boyfriend’s clothing in the tub and light it on fire — a bad idea anyway — definitely don’t do it: 1) With your kids in the apartment2) In front of the policeA woman who authorities said falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of…

The vicious beating death of 16-year-old high school honor student Derrion Albert by a gang of teens wielding railroad ties shocked the nation when a cell phone video of it went viral. Today one of the culprits was found guilty of the September 2009 slaying. His attorney painted him as a foolish schoolboy who stumbled upon a…