Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon Resigns
The first female mayor of Baltimore, Sheila Dixon, resigned yesterday, after being convicted of a misdemeanor embezzlement charge. Many are questioning why Dixon did not apologize or explain her actions in her resignation speech. [Black Voices]

Vampire Movies Take Top Honors at People's Choice Awards
At the People's Choice Awards, vampire movies garnered much of the praise: 'True Blood,' 'Vampire Diaries' and 'The Twilight Saga' took top honors. [The Hollywood Gossip]

NM Family Receives Brain as 'Personal Belongings' of Loved One
A family in New Mexico is suing funeral homes in New Mexico and Utah because they received their loved one's brain in unsealed bags. The families claim that they didn't realize the contents of the bags until they smelled a foul odor. Both funeral homes blame each other, and the woman's grave had to be reopened to have her brain laid to rest. [AP]

Teen Kept in Closet Testifies
Bernell McCall, the 15-year-old boy who was allegedly kept in a closet, testified in court, saying his mother (LaRhonda McCall) and her boyfriend (Steve Hamilton) beat him when he stole food from the kitchen, doused him with rubbing alcohol and set him aflame, and choked him until he passed out. LaRhonda faces 33 counts of child abuse, while Hamilton faces 24. LaRhonda was convicted of manslaughter for starving her 2-year-old daughter to death in 1995. [Fox News]

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