According to Gwinnett County police, Mark Samoline, a UPS vice president, who was accused of raping a student at Indiana University, committed suicide Monday. Officers found Samoline, 50, dead in a room at the Residence Inn Marriott hotel in Norcross, Ga.  Samoline was a U.S. Marine Corps. colonel and had worked at UPS since 1994.  He was wearing his military uniform when his body was found by a hotel maid. Samoline was arrested in Bloomington, Ind., last week and charged him with... Read Full Story

It is really sick that Westboro Baptist Church, a hate group that travels around the country holding anti-gay rallies, protested outside the school attended by President Barack Obama's children Monday morning. The so-called church is pastored by Fred Phelps and is made up of mainly his extensive family. A message on Westboro's website refers to the Obama children as "satanic spawn" of a "murderous bastard." Along with various schools, the church is also protesting outside the White House, the... Read Full Story

Comedian Katt Williams remains in custody in the Coweta County jail in Georgia on charges of burglary and criminal trespassing. According to WSB-TV, a deputy at the jail confirmed the comedian is being held at the jail, and that a magistrate was expected to set bond at an arraignment Monday afternoon. Williams real name is Micah Williams. He is known for his appearances in Eddie Murphy movie "Norbit," on BET and HBO, including his HBO special Katt Williams: Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1, which was ... Read Full Story

Larry Johnson just bit the dust with the Kansas City Chiefs. The team management has confirmed Monday that they had run out of patience with the running back due to his off-the-field problems and released him on the day he was due to come back from his second suspension in a year. This guy is a troublemaker and simply not worth the headache. Johnson was 75 yards away from breaking Priest Holmes' team rushing record. Johnson, a No. 1 draft pick out of Penn State in 2003, has been dogged by oft... Read Full Story

According to the results of a study published in Science Daily, racial discrimination is a major threat to African American women's mental health. This discrimination reportedly undermines African American women's view of themselves as masters of their own life circumstances and makes them less psychologically resilient and more prone to depression. These findings by Dr. Verna Keith, from Florida State University in the US and her colleagues, are published online in Springer's journal Sex Rol... Read Full Story

There are some really sick people out there. What is being described as a scene straight out of a scary movie is unfolding in Long Island, NY's Selden community. Sharon McDonough, 43, has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities uncovered a mass burial site for animals in her backyard. Saturday night investigators found a backyard burial ground, with the remains of at least 20 animals, behind her house. The remains were brought out in black plastic bags. This is being called a "conc... Read Full Story

Iran has charged three detained U.S. citizens -- Shane Bauer, 27, Sarah Shourd, 31, and Jose Fattal, 27, with espionage. The three were held after they strayed into Iran from northern Iraq at the end of July. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, "We believe strongly that there is no evidence to support any charge whatsoever." Under Iran's Islamic sharia law, espionage is punishable by death. The United States has sent strong messages to Iran urging the release of the three hikers... Read Full Story

The US Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a non-homicide violates the Constitution's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. In 2005, SCOTUS decided that it was unconstitutional to execute juveniles who had committed murder. The court will hear two cases from Florida, Sullivan v. Florida and Graham v. Florida. Florida has locked away far more juveniles than any other state.  Terrance Graham was ... Read Full Story

Rep. Edward Markey made some pretty strong statements about the Rethuglican's "do nothing substitute" health care bill. Markey: You know the G.O.P. used to stand for Grand Old Party. Now it stands for grandstand, oppose and pretend. They grandstand with phony claims about non-existent death panels. They oppose any real reform and with this substitute they pretend to offer a solution while really doing nothing. G.O.P.--grandstand, oppose and pretend and make no mistake about it the Republic... Read Full Story

More athletes acting badly. Chicago Bears' defensive tackle Tommie Harris managed to break a record today. He got ejected four plays into the game. That was the quickest ejection in NFL history in recent memory. He earned his record by punching Cardinals' offensive tackle Deuce Lutui. At the end of an Arizona running play, Harris and Lutui ended up on the ground and a replay showed Harris hitting Lutui near the face. The Bears got a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Read Full Story