By implanting a 96-electrode sensor the size of a baby aspirin onto the surface of their brains, researchers have enabled two quadriplegic participants to use their thoughts alone to perform tasks with two types of robotic arms. more Tweet Share on Tumblr

*Atlanta rapper Ludacris stopped by Dobbs elementary school to push his ‘Living Green and Luda Leadership’ inititiave. Ludacris’ first order of business: to teach gardening to a group of second graders. And the kids loved it. He stressed the importance of eating healthy and developing a healthy lifestyle saying, “You’re never to young to do the right thing.” The day came [...]

According to breaking news by TMZ: William Balfour has been found GUILTY of murdering three members of Jennifer Hudson’s family. The verdict was handed down moments ago after two days of deliberations. Balfour was convicted of 1st degree murder in the deaths of Jennifer’s mom Darnell Donerson, her brother Jason Hudson, and nephew Julian King. Balfour was also convicted of home [...]

*Rapper G.Dep found out today how much time he’ll serve after being convicted of a 1993 murder in New York. The case was reopened when he went to police to say he’d shot someone years earlier. Reports say he got the minimum sentence for his April murder conviction: 15 years to life. G. Dep, 37, went to a police station [...]

*House Democrats said Tuesday they will offer an amendment to push to overturn stand-your-ground self-defense laws in states like Florida. Florida’s law, which allows residents to use force in response to an attack without first having to retreat, has come under scrutiny after the nationally-polarizing death of teenager Trayvon Martin. George Zimmermann, a neighborhood watch volunteer, has been charged with [...]

*Pit bulls are no longer a restricted household pet in DeKalb County, a zoning change that its advocates say should help the county focus more on all dangerous dogs and possibly improve the adoption rate from its shelter. Because the dogs have been overbred, the shelter took in thousands of the dogs in recent years, though, driving up DeKalb’s euthanasia [...]

*Friends, family and fans are mourning the sudden death of beloved football player Junior Seau who they say shined as a charity icon off of the field. The linebacker, who over the course of his 20-year career played for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers, took his life with a single gunshot to the chest at his home in Oceanside, Calif., [...]

The way Georgia punishes thousands of nonviolent offenders will forever change when Gov. Nathan Deal signs landmark legislation Wednesday. It represents a first step in the governor’s long-term plan to reserve prison beds for the state’s most violent criminals. Georgia criminalizes minor traffic offenses — more than 2 million a year — while most other states treat them as violations with a [...]

On a trip to visit the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, President Obama took a minute to sit on the same Montgomery, Alabama bus that Rosa refuse to give up her seat. Obama later reflected on the moment at a fundraiser in suburban Detroit. “I just sat in there for a moment and pondered the courage and tenacity that [...]

Rapper Mystikal has been ordered back to jail for a probation violation. Mystikal was arrested in February on a misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse battery. He was detained for 9 days and will be allowed to use that time as credit toward his 90 day sentence.  He will be returning to jail May 14, according to TheAP. Tweet Share on Tumblr

ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Nathan Deal has signed legislation that would require parents who apply for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to pay for and pass a drug test that would cost at least $17. TANF provides temporary financial help to low-income families with children. Passing the drug test once would be a condition of eligibility to receive [...]

*George Zimmerman is now in police custody and faces a second-degree murder charge, an official says. Zimmerman, the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla., has been charged with second-degree murder in the 17-year-old’s death. “Just moments ago that we spoke with Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, the sweet parents of Trayvon,” [...]

Two lawyers representing George Zimmerman announced at a press conference in Sanford, FLA they are “ we’re withdrawing as counsel” and that Zimmerman “has not returned phone calls or text messages or emails, leading me to believe that I can’t go forward speaking to the public about George Zimmerman in this case as representing him because I’ve lost contact with him.” Other actions that led [...]