In the face of withering criticism over a sermon he apparently delivered on homosexuality in the 1990s, the Rev. Louis Giglio has withdrawn from giving the benediction at President Barack Obama’s inauguration. Giglio informed inauguration officials Thursday morning of his decision to withdraw from the ceremony. “I am honored to have been invited by the president to […]
The Guardian Angels will be patrolling a Southeast Washington neighborhood where a teen was shot at a bus stop. Police say she was making her way to school at the time of the attack. The Phelps ACE High School student was waiting at a bus stop in the 1400 block of Morris Road around 8:30 […]
Same-sex couples can begin getting marriage licenses in Maryland, though they won’t go into effect until Jan. 1. Gov. Martin O’Malley on Thursday is scheduled to sign the proclamation affirming that Maryland voters approved same-sex marriage in a ballot question last month. Attorney General Doug Gansler wrote in a legal opinion last week that the […]
Monday, Sanford Police released a new photo taken of George Zimmerman on the night of his confrontation with Trayvon Martin; Zimmerman’s defense team released the photo in court Monday. The photo was taken on Feb. 26 after Trayvon Martin was killed by Zimmerman. The photo shows the bloody and bruised face of Zimmerman. Zimmerman’s trial is scheduled for […]
WMATA is looking to make bus routes more efficient, like cutting service where few people ride and eliminating service where drivers say people are throwing rocks, bricks and bottles, making routes too dangerous. “The operators are afraid to operate, especially in the evening,” says Carroll Thomas, a Metrobus driver. When asked if Thomas is afraid […]
D.C. Council member Marion Barry muscled past Chairman Phil Mendelson on Thursday to send a bill that offers new anti-discrimination protections to ex-offenders to the full council for a vote. The Ward 8 council member and former mayor persuaded the Aging and Community Affairs Committee to approve legislation that bars employers from asking about a person’s criminal […]
Teenage actor Angus T. Jones of the comedy “Two and a Half Men” apologized Tuesday for a series of interviews denouncing his own show, an episode that has rivaled former colleague Charlie Sheen’s meltdown as an off-screen oddity. Speaking to religious media outlets, the 19-year-old Jones has called the CBS comedy “filth” and “very inappropriate” and talked about how his […]
The comedian caused quite a stir at the 2012 Soul Train Awards, which was televised last night but taped in Las Vegas a few days after the 2012 election, when he made an out-of-this-world comparison regarding the president. “It’s like church over here. It’s like church in here. First of all, give an honor to God and […]
Pastor Billy of the church of no shopping urges people to not shop and spend money on frivolous things and use your money to help those in need. And yes this is real!!
Kevin Clash, the former voice of Sesame Street’s Elmo, used alcohol as a precursor to oral sex with an underage boy, according to his anonymous third accuser. According to the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, the alleged victim met Clash on a gay phone chat line when he was 16 and Clash was around […]
In Seussical, the Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant that discovers a speck of dust containing a village of Whos. Horton facesa double challenge – not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg left to his careby […]
Angus T. Jones, the young brashed mouth youth on two and a half men is bashing the show, calling the show he grew up on “filth.” “Please don’t watch ‘Two and a Half Men,'” he said. “I’m on ‘Two and a Half Men’ and I don’t want to be on it. Please stop watching it. Please […]