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Janet Strickland. (Photo courtesy of NBC Chicago)

Authorities: Grandmother told grandson to kill grandfather

Alexandria Fisher, NBC Chicago
NBC Chicago - Chicago resident Janet Strickland was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of armed robbery with a firearm after her husband was fatally shot in the gangway near his home on the Far South Side while on his way to dialysis, police said.
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Rihanna donates $1.75 million to hospital in memory of grandmother

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna has donated $1.75 million to a Barbados hospital in memory of grandmother, Clara "Dolly" Braithwaite. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) will receive this funding exclusively for its radiotherapy department...
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Barack Obama and his grandparents (file photo)

KitchenAid mocks Obama's deceased grandmother via Twitter

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - KitchenAid quickly issued an apology last night after an offensive tweet about President Barack Obama's deceased grandmother was sent out from its official Twitter page...
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Grandma arrested for leaving kids with bottles, knives and meth

Kyle Harvey
theGRIO REPORT - Martha Bagby, a 64-year-old Sacramento grandmother, was arrested for child endangerment over the weekend...
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NeNe Leakes attends NBC Universal's 2012 Summer TCA Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 24, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

NeNe Leakes introduces her secret granddaughter

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - The 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star, NeNe Leakes, reveals in a new interview that she is a grandmother, and didn't know about her grandchild until...
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Katherine Jackson appears at the Michael Jackson Hand and Footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 26, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Katherine Jackson returns home amid family feud rumors

Anthony McCartney, AP Entertainment Writer
(AP) - Katherine Jackson is apparently back home, reuniting with Michael Jackson's children after a judge temporarily took away her guardianship because of her days-long absence from them...
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James Earl Jones attends the 2012 Tony Awards - Meet The Nominees Press Reception at Millennium Broadway Hotel on May 2, 2012 in New York City. (Getty Images)

James Earl Jones calls Tea Party 'racist'

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Legendary film and stage actor James Earl Jones says he has a deep understanding of what racism is and he believe the Tea Party is largely racist...
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Chris Brown speaks onstage during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)

Chris Brown tweets about death of Rihanna's grandmother

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Chris Brown took to Twitter to offer his condolences to his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna, for the recent loss of her grandmother...
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Clara Braithwaite (center) and Rihanna (right)

Rihanna's grandmother dies

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Rihanna has suffered a tragic loss. Her beloved grandmother, Clara 'Dolly' Braithwaite has died after a longtime battle with cancer...
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NFL player Chad Ochocinco attends Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim at The Raleigh on July 14, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz)

Ochocinco's grandmother hospitalized

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theGRIO REPORT - Bessie Flowers, the grandmother of NFL player Chad Ochocinco, is recovering in a Miami hospital from an unknown illness...
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