The 17-year-old winner of a Koran recital and quiz organized by rebels in southern Somalia got an AK-47 gun, two hand grenades, a computer and an anti-tank mine as prizes.
The runnerup in the month-long competition by the al Shabaab group - for contestants age 10 to 25 - received an AK-47 and ammunition at the ceremony.
Somalia's 18-year conflict now pits al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam rebels against the UN-backed government of President… Continue
The following quote, which was posted online by Richard Pryor's wife Jennifer. Apparently Mike Epps did something to her: Poor Bitch.....
He got his ass so fired from me and Richard Pryor project and now he is trying to go around talking sh*t, saying he's doing the Richard Pryor project...motherf*cker better watch his punk, country ass...it's gonna get royally sued if he wants to play this game!
Chris Brown has a lot to learn in his 52 hours of court-ordered domestic violence counseling -- but if it gets too overwhelming, at least now he'll know how to keep a cool head with the use of a proper "time-out."
TMZ obtained the booklet for Brown's Domestic Violence Awareness Group, which is spearheaded by Commonwealth Catholic Charities in Richmond, Virginia.
The book is full of tips to help Chris learn how not to throw temper… Continue
I spy with my little eye ... Lindsay Lohan leaving Teddy's nightclub in Hollywood last night. She was probably doing homework for her alcohol education classes.
Drug dealers shot down a police helicopter, set fire to five buses and torched a school in Rio de Janeiro in a swarm of violence Saturday that left two cops dead and four injured, officials said.
The intense shootout took place in one of the city's 1,000 slums just two weeks after Rio was awarded the 2016 Olympic Games ahead of Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo.
Ten suspected drug traffickers died in the fighting and two bystanders were… Continue
NEW YORK — Mary J. Blige aims to inspire and empower women through her songs and charitable efforts, so it's fitting that the legendary singer is among several honorees — including actress Raven-Symoné, model Naomi Campbell and Queen Latifah — at the Black Girls Rock! Awards on Saturday. The fourth-annual fundraiser, hosted by Regina King and Tracee Ellis Ross, salutes those who are proud to be positive role models for at-risk girls of color, among… Continue
Say you're sorry, Rush - or the the Rev. Al Sharpton is suing.
The civil rights activist, angered by a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece written by Rush Limbaugh, threatened a defamation lawsuit Saturday against the conversative talk radio host.
"Unless Mr. Limbaugh apologizes and clarifies his statements, attorneys for Rev. Sharpton will move forward with a lawsuit," said a statement from Sharpton. Limbaugh lashed out at Sharpton over… Continue
Jourdan Dunn, 19, is the cover girl eveyrone will see on the November issue of Teen Vogue.
What they won’t see is the baby bump.
Call it a cover-of controversy.
MSNBC.com reports that the magazine didn’t know Dunn, who is now 7 months along, was pregnant when they shot the photos for the story. She shares the cover with fellow model Chanel Iman.
But the article, “Teen Supermodels Jourdan and Chanel on their rise… Continue
NEW YORK — The magic is back. R. Kelly still has it. Friday night at Wamu Theater at Madison Square Garden, the once legal-trouble-ridden singer showed why he's one of music's all-time greats, keeping the audience on its feet for almost all 90 minutes of his performance.
Forget Angelina, Julia and Reese: Salma Hayek is the richest woman in Hollywood.
In the past three years, she's produced a hit TV show, married a billionaire and become one of Hollywood's hottest moms. And on Friday, she comes to theaters in "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," her first big-screen project since the birth of her daughter, Valentina, in 2007.
Her character, Madame Truska, a woman who can grow a beard, is yet… Continue
LOS ANGELES - Anna Nicole Smith took methadone while pregnant with daughter Dannielynn because she was worried she might lose the baby if she went into withdrawal, her ex-boyfriend testified Friday.
Larry Birkhead, Dannielynn's dad, said the ex-Playmate suffered a prior miscarriage and was excited about her 2006 pregnancy, which she announced to him around Valentine's Day.
"She said she was trying to cut down on the amounts but if she… Continue
A ruling by a New Jersey judge on Friday set the stage for a second manslaughter trial for former NBA star Jayson Williams.
His lawyers' latest attempts to clear Williams centered on a racial slur an investigator in the Hunterdon County prosecutor's office used to describe the basketball star, who is black.
The comment came in the months after the 2002 shooting of Costas (Gus) Christofi at Williams' central New Jersey… Continue
MINNEAPOLIS — A nurse who authorities say got his kicks by visiting Internet suicide chat rooms and encouraging depressed people to kill themselves is under investigation in at least two deaths and could face criminal charges that could test the limits of the First Amendment.
Investigators said William Melchert-Dinkel, 47, feigned compassion for those he chatted with, while offering step-by-step instructions on how to take their… Continue
Three key officials at the Department of Correction resigned Friday, just months after several prisoners held religious parties and a jailed female rapper posed for a magazine photo shoot.
Chief of Department Carolyn Thomas and Frank Squillante, assistant chief of special operations, both turned in their resignations effective Oct. 31, sources said.
George Okada's resignation as warden of the Manhattan detention complex is effective… Continue