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A pregnant Texas woman was arrested after police say they found two toddlers chained and leashed outside the woman’s San Antonio home, where six other children were also found. According to the San Antonio Express-News, Porucha Denise Phillips, 34, the pregnant mother of six children, was arrested and charged with two felony counts of injury…

Hands down, President Barack Obama nailed his final White House Correspondents’ Dinner. POTUS was in tip-top comedic form last night, and his eighth and final “nerd prom” was filled with pointed sarcasm, witty barbs, surprise video vignettes and wistful nostalgia. 6. On Hillary Clinton pandering to younger voters (he actually laughed during this one): “You’ve…

After much speculation, Malia Obama, the eldest daughter of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, has announced her plans to attend Harvard University, but not until 2017. The White House announced her plans Sunday, as well as her intention to take a “gap year” so that when she begins, her father will be…

In 2013 a Chicago woman was simply pulling into her driveway one evening and ended up in a violent confrontation with police in front of her two small children. By the end of the night, the woman had had a gun drawn on her, been hit by a police car and pepper-sprayed, and been charged…

Torrential rains pounded East Texas on Saturday, and six people tragically lost their lives, including a great-grandmother and four school-age children. The downpour forced residents to wade through water up to their chins after rain swamped a cul-de-sac of homes during the night and forced some onto rooftops. In less than an hour, more than…

Although he is one of the country’s most iconic film stars, longtime California resident John Wayne will not be getting a day of honor in his home state. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez said that Wayne’s movies included “a lot of slaughtering of Native Americans,” reports TelesurTV, and the Associated Press reports that Assemblyman Luis Alejo said that…

For the past week, men have unloaded tons of ivory at the Nairobi National Park and built them into towers up to 10 feet tall and 20 feet across. On Saturday, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta—who was the first to light the semicircle of tusks from about 8,000 elephants—demanded a total ban on the ivory trade…

Police served a search warrant on the local drugstore where the late performer Prince was seen several times in the days before his death, reports the New York Daily News. The surprise warrant was reportedly served Thursday at a Walgreens near Paisley Park.  Sources say that authorities are looking for doctors who may have prescribed…

Two black women have filed a lawsuit against the New York Times and its CEO, Mark Thompson, for allegedly fostering a culture of discrimination based on age, gender and race.  The class action lawsuit, which may be joined by up to 50 others, alleges that the Times, which promotes its “liberal social viewpoints,” favors its…