Karmelo Anthony looked stunned in a new mugshot as he was transferred to a Texas prison as he begins his 35-year sentence for murdering Austin Metcalf.
Because Metcalf was white, and Anthony is black, this has been turned into a toxic stew of racial grievances, exacerbating an already heartbreaking story.
A dispute between two high-ranking Maryland officials has boiled over into a salacious public brouhaha in which the sheriff says he has proof he asked a county executive to stop sending racy pictures to his deputies.
“Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has intensified his confrontation with the US and his reliance on Communist China — a strategy that could seriously jeopardize Brazil’s economy, security, and sovereignty,” warns Arturo McFields at The Hill.
"I had the proven experience. I've fought for kids on the board of education to ensure that they have the best opportunities possible, and still, just because I'm 18, some were not taking me seriously."
This doesn’t need to be tomorrow or next week or even six months from now, but the downward spiral should be begin with the faction at a crossroads during the Queen of the Ring tournament.