“Jamaica is embracing a controversial Super Bowl commercial that depicts a white office worker from the U.S. Midwest feigning the Caribbean island’s lilting patois accent to display a cheerful, upbeat outlook. Some U.S. critics have described the pregame Super Bowl ad from Volkswagen of America as offensive and culturally insensitive, …

“After Lazaro Sopena and Hanh Dinh got married, Sopena decided to change his name to Lazaro Dinh to honor his wife’s Vietnamese family surname. “It was an act of love. I have no particular emotional ties to my last name,” Dinh (né Sopena) told Reuters. Dinh obtained a new passport …

“Tennessee’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill died with the adjournment of the state assembly last year. But now the measure is back — with new, harsher requirements. The bill, SB 234, still bars Tennessee teachers from discussing any facet of “non-heterosexual” sexuality with children in grades K-8. But the newest …

“A student opened fire at his middle school Thursday afternoon, wounding a 14-year-old in the neck before an armed officer working at the school was able to get the gun away, police said. Multiple shots were fired in the courtyard of Price Middle School just south of downtown about 1:50 …

The big news of Thursday afternoon’s press conference sessions was Beyonce singing the National Anthem at the outset of her press conference. David Fucillo of Niners Nation had his camera rolling.

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“I am not burned. I’m a hamburger. I once had lettuce, tomatoes, and the love of a beautiful sesame seed bun. Now I only have two things: ketchup, and… uh… mustard. Huh? My story? “Okay. It was never easy for me. I was born a chargrilled patty. I remember the …

Though the decision makes sense financially, the Memphis Grizzlies’ decision to trade Rudy Gay comes as a surprise given how well Memphis had been playing. Ben Golliver of SB Nation and SI.com breaks down the three-team deal involving the Grizzlies, Raptors and Pistons.

Oakland, California, the fifth-most crime ridden city in America, faced a $32 million budget deficit in fiscal 2011. It closed the gap by shrinking its police force by 18 percent, shedding 138 officers including 80 dismissals. Untouched was the $14 million that the city pays to stage 10 games a …

Cenk Uygur sits down for an interview with noted intellectual, linguist, cognitive scientist, and political critic, Professor Noam Chomsky. The author of over 100 books brings his expertise in war, politics, and mass media to explain why and how the modern political environment is the way it is. To see …