Football Player Stabbed to Death
Following a win against Louisville on Saturday, starting cornerback Jasper Howard of University of Connecticut was stabbed to death Sunday morning. Investigators have no suspects. [Courant.com]

Chicago Not the Only Place Youth Are in Trouble
Detroit has some of the worst schools in the nation, extraordinarily high crime and a scarcity of jobs, creating a bleak future for today's young people. [ABC News]

New Book Highlights Black Actresses
A new book, titled 'Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film,' spotlights Pam Grier, Dorothy Dandridge, Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg and Halle Berry and how they have handled race and social gender constructs. [Orlando Sentinel]

Teen Dies After Being Tased
A 19-year-old Southern Califoria man died on Saturday after police Tased him. [AP]

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