Posted: 11:51 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Twins Charged With Mom's Murder; More Students In Klan Gear; Winner, Winner, 'Xtreme Eating' Dinner; Watch Gulf Oil Spill LIVE VIDEO
By Veronica Waters
- Days after Conyers beautician Nikki Whitehead was found beaten and stabbed in a pool of blood, friends suspected her daughters were to blame. Four months later, the 16-year-old twins, Jasmiyah and Tasmiyah, have been charged with murder--and Whitehead's friends say they're not surprised. Her best friend Yucca Harris tells Channel 2 Action News, "She said that if anything happened to her, she said the kids did it." The beautician was killed days after the girls--who moved out after attacking their mother back in 2008--moved back home in January. Cops are keeping the two in different jails so they can't compare notes.
- He's known for his swagger and speaking skills...but now former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is known as an inmate. He spent his first night in prison Tuesday after failing to persuade a judge to show him compassion, and the courtroom was shocked when the judge sentenced Kilpatrick to the maximum possible for violating probation--one-and-a-half to five years behind bars. Judge David Groner ruled last month that Kilpatrick failed to report all of his assets and meet other conditions of his probation. He was convicted of lying under oath about an affair with his chief of staff and ordered to pay Detroit $1 million.
- Students dress up like Klansmen. No, not Lumpkin County this time--Gwinnett County. Gwinnett Schools spokeswoman Sloan Roach says they're investigating after a Sweetwater Middle social studies teacher reportedly allowed her students to wear KKK robes as part of a re-enactment last week; she was reported by another teacher who spotted the kids getting ready. This teacher, Stephanie Hunte, is black.
- In Lumpkin County, parents and students are coming to the defense of a Dahlonega AP history teacher suspended when several of her students wore Klan robes on campus for a film project. Some residents say SCLC president Markel Hutchins is blowing this out of proportion. Catherine Ariemma is white.
- In KISS news about your health: You may treat your acid reflux, but you may also end up with a broken bone in the process. The FDA is warning users of heartburn drugs like Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium that long-term or high-dosage use of the drugs leads to a bigger risk of spinal, hip and wrist fractures.
- A heckler interrupts President Obama in a San Francisco fundraiser, yelling for him to "move faster" on ending the Don't Ask, Don't Tell ban on gays serving openly in the military. The president drew loud laughs, cheers and applause from the crowd when he said, "If he wants to demonstrate, buy a ticket to a guy who doesn't support his point of view, and then you can yell as much as you want there." Mr. Obama says Congress is hard to rush. There is a vote Thursday in the House on the repeal of the ban, but the Senate is on a different timetable.
- Melting pot or racial divide? The growth of interracial marriages is slowing among U.S.-born Hispanics and Asians. Still, blacks are substantially more likely than before to marry whites. The latest census figures show eight percent of American marriages are mixed-race, up a percent from 10 years ago.
- The Pussycat Doll takes home the mirror ball. Nicole Scherzinger wins Dancing with the Stars; gold medal Olympian skater Evan Lysacheck came in second, and Atlanta-based ESPN reporter Erin Andrews finished third.
- Tonight the winner of American Idol is announced. This will also be the last show for Simon Cowell, who's leaving the show to go on to bring "The X-Factor" talent show to prime time.
- Remember John Mark Carr, who falsely confessed to killing JonBenet Ramsey, and later was pretty much run out of Atlanta? Well, say goodbye to that guy--again. Carr has legally changed his name to Alexis Reich and is published reports say he is set to get a sex change and that a Facebook profile showing him as a woman has been removed, apparently because of the media spotlight. A 19-year-old former student, Samantha Spigel, claims he's doing it to be closer to girls.
- Falcons fans, you'll pay more to park next season. The World Congress Center Authority says Georgia Dome parking lots will go from $10 to $15 come fall.
- Will the "top kill" method kill the Gulf gusher? Today BP has a plan to shoot heavy drilling mud and cement into the spewing well-head to try and plug it. They'll keep the live video feed going during the procedure. They've been reviewing the results of pressure tests to determine whether to go through with it. Watch the LIVE Gulf oil leak cam here.
- Governor Sonny Perdue says he supports letting an illegal immigrant finish getting her degree at Kennesaw State University as long as she pays out-of-state tuition. Jessica Colotl was nearly deported after a traffic stop, but was given a yearlong deferment by Immigration so she could complete college. Now, she faces a felony charge for giving police an old address.
- President Barack Obama has ordered 1,200 National Guard troops to boost security along the U.S.-Mexico border.
- It'll be a cold day in--Jersey--when the New York Giants and Jets co-host the first outdoor Super Bowl to be played in a cold-weather location. NFL owners have awarded Super Bowl 48 to the Meadowlands in a game that will be played February 2, 2014.
- Dubious honor? The new Extreme Eating Awards are out--naming restaurants' unhealthiest entrees. A big "winner" named by the Center for Science in the Public Interest: The Cheesecake Factory's pasta carbonara with chicken has more calories than most people are supposed to eat all day (2,500), and four days' worth of saturated fat. Five Guys' bacon cheeseburger and fries packs a 2,380-calorie wallop plus 30 grams saturated fat. Click here to see all the high-calorie honorees for 2010.
- The KISS 104.1 weather forecast: a mix of sun and clouds, high of 84.
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