Usher's stepson declared brain dead after being hit by Jet Ski

Officials are currently investigating the cause of the horrific crash, which injured a 15-year-old girl, along with Kyle Glover, 11, son of Usher's wife, Tameka Foster. GAAS/AP Usher and former wife Tameka Raymond pose for photos with their children, including Kyle Glover, third from the left. Usher's celebrity pals showed an outpouring of support on Twitter following the singer's terrible tragedy this past weekend. The singer's 11-year-old...

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President Obama calls on Congress to renew middle class tax cuts in populist campaign gambit Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election-2012/president-obama-calls-congress-renew-middle-class-tax-cuts-populist-campaign-gambit-article-1.1110590#ixzz20A25coyp

Republican rival Mitt Romney insists Obama wants to raise taxes for most Americans SUSAN WALSH/AP President Obama calls on Congress Monday to pass a temporary, one-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for people who make less than $250,000 a year. WASHINGTON - Hurling the populist gauntlet once more against Mitt Romney and wealthy Republicans, President Obama agreed Monday to extend his predecessor's tax cuts until the end of next...

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Tom Cruise Divorce?

Katie Holmes could no longer keep the charade up in marriage with Tom Cruise For months, the actress been spotted with daughter Suri at the FAO Schwartz toy store or on the sidewalk near her apartment in bland clothing, unsmilingANGEL FERNANDEZ/APKatie Holmes and Tom Cruise before a Champions League soccer match in Dec. 2009.It must have gotten really bad for Katie Holmes.She didn’t even wait for “Rock of Ages” to get out of the theaters before...

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killing his girlfriend

New York gal-pal slay suspect busted - at dinner with his lawyer and mom- arraignment due today Jason Bohn is accused of killing his gal pal, Danielle Thomas, whose lifeless body was found in a bathtub filled with bags of ice in her Astoria apartment Tuesday night.NY1Jason Bohn, 33, a law school grad accused of killing his gal pal, Danielle Thomas, 27, was arrested Friday.The man wanted for killing his girlfriend in their Queens apartment was...

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charged with assaulting Michigan boy

Anthony Bennett, 20, was charged Friday with assaulting 4-year-old Carnel Chamberlain weeks earlier. Bennett is not charged in Chamberlain's death, though the charges come a day after the boy was found dead underneath the porch of his home.HOLLY MAHAFFEY/ASSOCIATED PRESSPhotos of 4-year-old Carnel Chamberlain, from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, hang at the tribal operations building Friday, June 22, 2012. Chamberlain was found dead under the...

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Girl, 15, died of tuberculosis after being misdiagnosed with 'lovesickness,' father says

NEWSTEAM/ANITA MARIC / NEWSTEAM.CO.UK / NAn inquest is being held into Alina Sarag’s death from tuberculosis, following concerns that the family sought help from multiple key healthcare providers across Birmingham and no one was able to make the diagnosis.A 15-year-old girl died of tuberculosis after her general practitioner allegedly dismissed her symptoms as “lovesickness,” her father said.An inquest in Birmingham, England, is investigating why...

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47-year-old was discovered by his fiancé early Sunday

MATT SAYLES/APRodney King in April. He was found dead in a pool on Sunday, according to a report. Rodney King, whose beating by police led to massive rioting in Los Angeles in 1992, was found dead at the bottom of a pool at his California home on Sunday. He was 47. King's fiance, Cynthia Kelley, found him in the pool at his home in Rialto, about 55 miles east of Los Angeles, and called police at 5:25 a.m., according to TMZ. Police...

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88-year-old woman found bludgeoned to death in her home, her body surrounded with groceries

NORMAN/NORMAN Y. LONOAn 88-year-old woman was found bludgeoned to death in her apartment.An 88-year-old Bronx woman who covered herself in gold jewelry was found bludgeoned to death inside her apartment Saturday — her bloody body surrounded by fresh groceries, cops said.Investigators believe Evelyn Shapiro might have been the victim of a violent push-in robbery.Shapiro’s daughter discovered her body inside her fifth-floor apartment in the Pelham...

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Woman shot dead by Brooklyn detective after trying to flee chaotic accident scene

The woman had blown three red lights, hit a minivan and then tried to escapeJOE MARINO FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWSPolice investigate the scene after 23-year-old Shantel Davis, who was driving a stolen Toyota Camry, was shot to death at the corner of Church Ave. and E. 38th St. in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.A Brooklyn detective shot and killed an unarmed woman in a stolen car after she blew through three red lights, hit a minivan and tried to escape by driving...

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Chris Brown injured after getting into NYC bar brawl

The singer later tweeted a photo of a gash on his chin after the altercation@CHRISBROWN/VIA TWITTERChris Brown (r.) tweeted a photo of a gash on his chin after getting into a bar fight with Drake and his entourage.Volatile R&B star Chris Brown suffered a gash to his chin in a bottle-throwing brawl over Rihanna that erupted between his entourage and rapper Drake’s posse at a Manhattan nightclub, police sources said.The wild fight, which...

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USADA brings formal doping charges against Lance Armstrong; could strip 7 Tour de France titles

Armstrong confirms he received letter from agency accusing him of dopingLance Armstrong confirms he receives a letter from U.S. Anti-Doping Agency accusing him of doping.Lance Armstrong confirmed Wednesday afternoon that he received a letter from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency accusing him of doping and banning him from future competitions, beginning a formal process that could strip the cycling legend of his seven Tour de France titles.Armstrong...

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High school senior wins $1,000 a week for life from New York Lottery

Brooklyn teen is the youngest winner ever of 'Win $1,000 a Week for Life' lottery gameTODD MAISEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWSRobert Salo, 18, of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, won the “Win $1,000 A Week for Life” scratch-off game from the New York Lottery. He plans to go to college with the money. Salo posed for a photo Tuesday with lottery spokeswoman Gretchen Dizer.A senior at Horndog High got lucky — for the rest of his life.Robert Salo, who is just 18, got...

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