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CHICAGO – Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle could target smokers, gamblers and gun owners in her proposed 2013 spending plan, to be unveiled Thursday. A nickel tax for every bullet sold in Cook County…
theGRIO REPORT – Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has become the latest GOP lawmaker to convey ambiguity on the institution of slavery…
theGRIO REPORT – Although the promo clip from Lifetime’s new reality show The Houstons: On Our Own had viewers believing that Bobbi Kristina and Nick Gordon are engaged, sources are disputing the rumors…
NEW YORK (AP) — After more than a decade of complaints, the New York Police Department’s practice of stopping and frisking people on the streets has suddenly moved to the forefront as a combustible political issue…
theGRIO REPORT – The head of a northeast Ohio charity is speaking out against the Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan for showing up unannounced at the charity’s Youngstown soup kitchen and getting his pictures taken while he washed dishes in the dining hall…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A female leader on Monday was inaugurated into the top leadership position at the African Union for the first time…
Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson is the new face of OraQuick, the first FDA-approved over the counter HIV testing kit that allows individuals to test in the privacy of their homes…
theGRIO REPORT – Three white high school students in Waverly, New York, performed a satirical ‘re-enactment’ of Chris Brown’s infamous beating of his then-girlfriend Rihanna, in blackface, at a pep rally in front of students, parents, community leaders, and the media…
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (AP) —- Authorities say they found drugs and a gun on rapper Nelly’s tour bus at a West Texas border checkpoint where several celebrities have been arrested…
theGRIO REPORT – Dr. Conrad Murray, currently serving a four-year sentence for the death of pop legend Michael Jackson, had his lawyers draft a legal letter to the Los Angeles County jail officials with claims that his jail cell is killing him…
theGRIO REPORT – Leo O’Brien, best known for his portrayal of Bruce Leroy’s younger brother in Berry Gordy’s cult classic ‘The Last Dragon’, died in New York City yesterday at the age of 41…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A Philadelphia woman known as “the Black Madam” performed deadly cosmetic surgery on a London dancer in an airport hotel room, then used Krazy Glue to close the wounds and fled when the client went into respiratory distress, a witness testified Wednesday…
CHICAGO – Barack Obama may have already won the presidential election. An NBC/WSJ/Marist poll out Thursday found that nearly 1 in 5 respondents have already cast ballots in Ohio, which began early voting last week…
Nick Cannon says 'American Idol' producers are using Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj feud for publicity
theGRIO REPORT – Nick Cannon believes that the producers of American Idol are using the alleged feud between his wife Mariah Carey and rapper Nicki Minaj for publicity…
theGRIO REPORt -A sneak peek posted on E! Online from the new reality series ‘The Houstons: On Our Own’, shows Bobbi Kristina confirming that the couple is in fact engaged
theGRIO REPORT – ‘Idols SA’ first launched in 2002, and eight seasons later, the television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol finally crowned its first black winner…
McDonald’s employees are suing a co-worker for allegedly stealing the winnings from a lottery jackpot which they had all pooled money for…
theGRIO REPORT – Accused murderer Bakary Camara, 42, wants to call a “witch doctor” to testify on his behalf that he was possessed by evil spirits when he killed his ex-lover…
theGRIO REPORT – Loy Mauch has emerged as another Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives to have written in support of slavery starting in 2000…
theGRIO REPORT – Nas was performing at the 600-capacity venue, Under the Bridge, in London, when he announced to the audience that he would like to “make love one more time” to his ex-wife, Kelis…