An afternoon march and rally Thursday involving some 2,800 students and faculty at California State University, Northridge, turned into a tense evening standoff as protesters blocked off a major intersection and defied dispersal orders from officers in riot gear.Police arrested at least five students, while a 73-year-old faculty member had to be treated for a broken arm when she was pushed to the ground.The march was part of a nationwide “Day of Action” in which thousands of teachers, professors, students and parents joined rallies, sit-ins and marches to protest steep cuts in public education. Continue Reading »

Sources say that three years ago, Heather Ellis, a college student at the time, was waiting on line at Wal-Mart. She decided to get into another line, then got into a verbal altercation with customers. The cops were called. And she is facing a possible 15-year sentence in prison.How could this be?

If you believe Ellis’ side of the story, she got out of her original line at Wal-Mart to join her cousin in a line that was moving more quickly. When she did, Ellis was pushed by a white customer Continue Reading »

Pope Benedict XVI met with the Roman Catholic hierarchy of Uganda at the Vatican last Friday and delivered a speech summing up what he saw as the main tasks of the church in the East African nation — but made no mention of the draconian anti-homosexuality bill that has prompted an international outcry.

Transportation officials shut down a Van Nuys-based bus charter company that operated a bus that crashed early Friday morning, leaving 6 dead and 7 critically injured. The bus was headed to Los Angeles from Mexico when it crashed outside of Phoenix. Tierra Santa, Inc. Continue Reading »

On cloud nine, Sandra Bullock was all smiles as she left the Oprah Winfrey show in Los Angles on Monday (March 8).Fresh off of her Oscar triumph, the brunette beauty strolled out to her awaiting limo after chatting on the popular US talk show.

Hip-hop’s first couple, Jay-Z and Beyoncé, visited the nation’s First Family at the White House on Wednesday (March 3). Here are a couple photos of Mr. and Mrs. Carter, along with Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles,Trey Songz, and his manager Kevin Liles in a conference room at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

 

For decades, scientists have debated exactly what kind of cataclysm was responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs. Did a giant rock from outer space blast T. rex and his ilk off the face of the Earth? Or was a huge volcanic eruption to blame? Now the jury is in — maybe. In Friday’s issue of the prestigious journal Science, a “dream team” of 41 researchers from 12 nations Continue Reading »