6-1-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury on Tuesday convicted an actor who played a police officer on TV of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife that was partially witnessed by their two young sons. The verdict in the trial of Michael Jace, who appeared on the FX series…… MORE
5-31-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- The parents (Deonne Dickerson and Michelle Gregg) of the 4-year-old boy who wound up in a gorilla exhibit that resulted in the endangered animal being shot to death, are catching hell over the incident in spite of Cincinnati Zoo officials insisting that they did the right thing. But new footage…… MORE
5-27-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Barack Obama may have faced the legacy of Hiroshima most directly with his embrace of a man who survived the devastating atomic blast. He spoke briefly with two survivors in the audience after his remarks Friday at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park: Sunao Tsuboi, the 91-year-old head…… MORE
5-27-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- Details are so gruesome that the presiding judge sealed documents until they were released after an April 22 preliminary hearing, writes the MagicValley.com. The case in question revolves around a Black disabled football player with learning disabilities who was allegedly sexually assaulted on October 23, 2015 by three of his White teammates in a…… MORE
5-25-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby‘s preliminary hearing in his Pennsylvania sex-assault case (all times local): 1 p.m. Bill Cosby has been ordered to stand trial in the lone criminal case lodged amid dozens of accusations that he molested women. The 78-year-old actor faces up to 10 years…… MORE
5-24-16-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby‘s preliminary hearing in his Pennsylvania sex-assault case. Bill Cosby’s lawyers are dissecting an 11-year-old police statement in an attempt to discredit the woman accusing him of sexual assault in Pennsylvania. Defense lawyer Brian McMonagle pointed to contact Andrea Constand said she had…… MORE
5-23-16-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- If one was to use Donald Trump’s logic and wanted to “Make America Great Again,” we’d be taken back to the days when racially dicey language was part of federal laws. It’s a fact that laws have been written in this country with certain language that today would make us cringe,…… MORE
5-19-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo carrying 66 people disappeared from radar early Thursday morning, the airline said. The plane most likely crashed into the sea, Ihab Raslan, a spokesman for the Egyptian civil aviation authority, told SkyNews Arabia. He said the plane was about to enter Egyptian…… MORE
5-18-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on the trial for Officer Edward Nero, who is facing charges stemming from the arrest and subsequent death of Freddie Gray: 12:15 p.m. The defense has rested its case after calling eight witnesses in a trial for a Baltimore police officer charged in the arrest of Freddie…… MORE
5-17-2016-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A woman in India, Dajinder Kaur, has given birth to her son, Aman Singh. The new, first-time mom puts her age at about 70, but the clinic where she gave birth released a statement that says she’s 72. What’s a couple of years? At the sprightly young age of 70-something, Kaur has…… MORE
Chris O’Donnell is headed back to the small screen to star in the 9-1-1 spinoff series, 9-1-1: Nashville on ABC. We don’t know many plot details yet, but the show will follow first responders in the Tennessee-based city. Chris will play Captain Don Sharpe, who Variety describes as “a rugged fire captain and rodeo rider…
Will Smith announced his new album, Based On A True Story, will be released on March 28, 20 years after his last album. The album features DJ Jazzy Jeff, Teyana Taylor, and Smith’s son Jaden. The tracklist is divided into “episodes” instead of songs. He also recently revealed that he and Prince discussed launching an…
SZA is feeling speechless after her album SOS managed to tie Michael Jackson’s classic Thriller. The two artists are officially tied at 79 total non-consecutive weeks spent in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. According to Luminate, that’s the most for a Black artist. TMZ Hip-Hop caught up with SZA after her appearance on…
Angie Stone’s catalog received a hefty boost following her recent death. Billboard reports that Stone’s streams have increased by 1,300 percent to 8.4 million. Stone’s sales have risen by 10,700 percent. Her 1999 hit “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” got the biggest bump in listens. Stone died in a car accident in Alabama on…