Jay-Z’s App A Game Changer, It’s a whole new game for music and technology, starting on July 4. Jay-Z’s “Magna Carta Holy Grail” comes out that day, but only to the one million Samsung/Sprint users who downloaded his official app. Ever since the demise of the traditional music industry, artists have been looking for ways […]

Team Cancels Gun Giveaway, Via the Associated Press, Huntsville Stars spokeswoman Nicole Colonis said the club has decided to cancel the raffle, which was set to give three guns away because, “Minor League Baseball officials said the promotion was likely not in the franchise’s best interest.” Whatever your political stance on the Second Amendment (remember […]

Edward Snowden’s Escape Routes Dwindle, NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s options dwindled Tuesday as several countries he’d sought refuge in revealed he was not eligible for asylum. Anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks said late Monday the former CIA contractor had sought asylum in at least 21 countries, including China, Russia, Venezuela and Iceland. The requests, which “outline the […]

Actor Jim Kelly, Jim Kelly, who parlayed his martial arts skills into a successful but brief career in action movies, has died. He was 67. Kelly’s former wife Marilyn Dishman told CNN that the actor died Saturday of cancer, but did not elaborate. Kelly worked as a martial arts instructor in Los Angeles when he […]

Vatican Scandal, The director of the embattled Vatican bank and his deputy resigned Monday, the latest heads to roll in a broadening finance scandal that has already landed one Vatican monsignor in prison and added urgency to Pope Francis’ reform efforts. The Vatican said in a statement that Paolo Cipriani and his deputy, Massimo Tulli, […]

Chris Kelly Kriss Kross, Chris Kelly of the `90s rap duo Kris Kross died of a drug overdose, a medical office investigator said Monday. A toxicology screening revealed that Kelly, 34, had a mixture of drugs in his system when he was pronounced dead on May 1, said Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical […]

Adrian Peterson gay marriage, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson discussed his views on gay marriage on Sirius/XM NFL Radio recently. Stemming from a conversation about his former teammate and gay rights activist Chris Kluwe, Peterson voiced his opinion on the issue. “To each his own,” Peterson said. “I’m not with it. But I have relatives […]

Everett Golson: Notre Dame QB Leaves, Everett Golson says he will miss the 2013 football season at Notre Dame because of an academic suspension but plans to return in 2014. In a statement released by the school Sunday afternoon, Notre Dame’s starting quarterback in 2012 cited “poor academic judgment” as the reason for his suspension. […]