This is a sad ending to the ice bucket challenge. A firefighter in Kentucky has passed away after he was injured a month ago while helping Campbellsville Marching Band participate in the challenge. According to AP, Tony Grider died yesterday from injuries following an incident that occurred when he and another 22-year-old firefighter got too […]

Floyd Mayweather’s father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., has had enough of 50 Cent coming for his son. Recently, the G-Unit rapper posted a video on Instagram challenging Mayweather to read a full-page from a Harry Potter book without stopping. Fifty offered to pay $750,000 to the charity of Floyd’s choice if he was able to complete the task. […]

Just one day after rapper Common took to the VMA stage to lead the audience in a moment of silence for slain teenager Michael Brown, Kerry Washington referenced the police shooting during a red carpet pre-show at the Emmy Awards. When asked how she felt about the possibility of becoming the first African-American to win […]

Russell Simmons recently got in on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge action, but of course being the leader that he is, he put a little spin on things. Standing next to a very full, very icy cooler of water, Uncle Rush says into the camera: “I’ve been challenged quite a bit and I got to live […]

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A 9-year-old Chicago boy was fatally shot outside of his home on Wednesday afternoon. Little Antonio Smith was shot several times in the backyard of his apartment building in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. Smith was immediately taken to the hospital, but was pronounced dead an hour after the shooting. No arrests have been made since Thursday afternoon, but community […]

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If you haven’t seen the “Ice Bucket Challenge“ up and down all your social media feeds, then you’ve seriously been hiding under a rock. Everyone from college coaches to some of our favorite celebrities have participated in the challenge to help raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, most commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Donations to the […]