Forest Whitaker falsely accused of shoplifting
NEW YORK - Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker was frisked by an employee at a Manhattan deli Saturday after being accused of shoplifting, according to published reports...
Gordy: I cried when Diana Ross left me
theGRIO VIDEO - During a press event for 'Motown: The Musical,' Berry Gordy and the show’s cast members Valisa LeKae (Diana Ross), and Charl Brown (Smokey Robinson), discussed the behind-the-scenes look at Motown that the show reveals...
Report finds some gains for minority actors in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — The percentage of minority actors working on Broadway and at the top 16 not-for-profit theater companies in New York City rose to 23 percent during the 2011-2012 season...
NYPD defends undercover spying of Muslims
WASHINGTON (AP) - The New York Police Department is defending its use of undercover officers to prevent terrorism attacks, saying it follows the Constitution regardless of what civil rights lawyers say about its surveillance of the Muslim community...
Gun control Super Bowl ad set to air
NEW YORK (AP) - A gun control group founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is airing an advertisement during the Super Bowl calling for background checks...
Ed Koch, mayor who became a symbol of NYC, dies at 88
NEW YORK (AP) - Ed Koch's favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling...
Racist graffiti found inside World Trade Center bathrooms
theGRIO REPORT - The newly constructed One World Trade Center stands as a beacon of historical significance and remembrance for those affected by the September 11th terrorist attacks more than a decade ago...
3 released from prison after wrongful convictions in '95 murders
VIDEO - Three men walked out of jail into the arms of family members Wednesday night, after 18 years in prison on wrongful murder convictions...
Judge lets NYPD resume stop-and-frisks
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge let the New York Police Department on Tuesday temporarily resume stop-and-frisk stops she believes are unconstitutional while she decides what permanent remedies are necessary to prevent illegal stops at thousands of privately owned buildings...
Cops accused of beating up man in Crown Heights
VIDEO - In a lawsuit Crown Heights resident Jabbar Campbell claims NYPD officers tampered with security cameras before beating him up outside his home...
