Would you rock Beyonce’s new bob haircurt? (PHOTOS)

by Damilola Jagun Fresh from celebrating Halloween with Blue Ivy, who dressed up as Michael Jackson, singer, Beyonce has changed her hair to a shorter version. Beyonce looks a bit different as she rocked her new bob haircut, weeks after sporting an hairstyle which met the disapproval of some of her fans. The ‘Flawless’ singer showed... Read More

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October 28, 2013

David Beckham in car crash outside LA home, with son, Brooklyn ‘in the passenger seat’

David Beckham reportedly crashed into another car as he pulled out of his Beverly Hills home. The ex-England football captain was allegedly in his black Range Rover Sport with what looked like his son Brooklyn, 14, in the front passenger seat when the collision reportedly occurred at 2.30pm on Friday. Onlookers say David, 38, pulled... Read More

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October 19, 2013

First pictures of the 17-year-old girl caught with a dead baby in her shopping bag (PHOTOS)

A baby boy found dead in a suspected shoplifter’s bag at Victoria’s Secret was born alive, weighing 81/2 pounds — and now cops are trying to figure out if he was murdered. Tiona Rodriguez, already the mother of a 2-year-old son, initially told police she was six months pregnant and suffered a miscarriage on Wednesday,... Read More

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October 13, 2013

‘He put my hand on his crotch’: Girl, 18, accuses hospital worker of sexually abusing her in emergency room

A Brooklyn teen says she was sexually abused after being admitted to The Brooklyn Hospital Center’s emergency room. A Brooklyn teen who was rushed to the hospital after she fainted on a subway train was sexually abused by an emergency room worker who was supposed to be taking her blood pressure, the Daily News has... Read More

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October 1, 2013

HORRIFIC: Man brutally murders his wife, 51, in front of 4-year-old grandson

A churchgoing Brooklyn grandmother was nearly decapitated when her crazed husband killed her with a kitchen knife in front of her 4-year-old grandson Sunday, police and relatives said. The victim, Hazel Robinson, 51, was attacked about 11:45 a.m. by her husband, Ian Robinson, in the home they shared on E. 102nd St. in... Read More

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October 1, 2013

Okey Ndibe: Kofi Awoonor – A macabre dance

by Okey Ndibe For the future belongs to humanists like Kofi Awoonor, not depraved men who kill and maim in the name of God. Awoonor’s vision and intelligence and creative fecundity will continually to light our paths, renew our world and reinforce our humanity On the night of Saturday, September 21, 2013, I found myself... Read More

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September 15, 2013

Opinion: Obama and the Republicans, Jonathan and the North

by Ekerete Udoh Now, fast forward to Nigeria-the question becomes: is the north giving President Jonathan the Republican treatment? I was at a popular Nigerian hangout spot the other day in Brooklyn, New York and as usual, the issue that was discussed centered on the 2015 presidential elections, the realignment that is taking place in... Read More

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September 6, 2013

Monster: High school assistant principal accused of raping, abusing students (PICTURED)

An assistant principal and an administrator have been accused of sexually assaulting and stealing from underage students at a Brooklyn high school. William Abreu, assistant principal at Progress High School, has been accused of raping a 17-year-old student in his office in 2009 and abusing others. Juan Martinez, the administrator of an after-school program, has... Read More

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August 24, 2013

MIRACLE: 3-year-old boy lives after getting shot in the head while in his apartment

A 3-year-old boy was shot in the head inside his Brooklyn apartment early Saturday, cops and neighbors said. The little boy, who neighbors identified as Terrell, miraculously survived when the bullet pierced his skull inside the E. 21st St. apartment in Flatbush about 3:30 a.m., cops said. The child was rushed to Kings County Hospital,... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Awful: Married man rapes 16-year-old prostitute then toss her from the roof of building

POLICE HANDOUT Antonio Owensford allegedly threw the girl off the roof. She remains in serious condition Friday. Cops urge anyone with information on Owensford’s whereabouts to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hot line at (800) 577-TIPS. A married father of two and another fiend raped a 16-year-old prostitute and tossed her from the roof of... Read More

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June 4, 2013

Just sad: 11-year-old paralyzed by stray bullet from troubled teenager

An 11-year-old girl may never walk again after she was shot in the neck outside her home Friday night when a teen gunman opened fire on two men standing nearby, police said. The girl, Tayloni Mazyck, or “Tutu” as she is known, was recovering at New York Presbyterian Saturday morning after undergoing surgery to remove... Read More

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October 22, 2012

TICKER: Pregnant bride-to-be stabbed to death hours before her wedding

When you’re eight months pregnant and about to get married, you don’t expect that to be the day you take your last breath. That is the tragedy of Vindalee Smith, a 38-year old woman who was stabbed and killed in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn this weekend. The woman was found in her home with... Read More

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