From MSNBC.com The Los Angeles Times reports that Michael Jackson has died at age 50 after being rushed to UCLA Medical Center. Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda told the newspaper that Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home and CPR was performed. Jackson had been due to start a series [...]
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns have come to an agreement on a blockbuster trade that sends Shaquille O’Neal to Cleveland to team with LeBron James, according to sources. The deal has been agreed to in principle and is expected to be finalized Thursday, according to sources. Cleveland will send Ben Wallace and Sasha [...]
From Huffingtonpost.com COLUMBIA, S.C. — After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he’d secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he’d been having an affair. He apologized to his wife and four sons and said he will resign as head of the Republican Governors Association. “I’ve let [...]
From TMZ.com Chris Brown has copped a plea in his assault case. He won’t do jail time, but he will spend 6 months doing things like road cleanup. He’s also been ordered to stay 50 yards clear of Rihanna. He’ll spend 180 days doing community labor (8 hours a day — 1440 hours total) — [...]
From Vibe.com A funky four-girl caravan rolls into the deserted Brooklyn, N.Y., eatery in a dizzying blitz of lashes, lipstick, and laughter. Pictured from left, Kyndra “Binkie” Reevey, Naomi Allen, Lesley Lewis, and Sarah Rosete—collectively Electrik Red—light up the spot like a flickering fluorescent sign and warm up a frigid November day with characteristic bluster. [...]
From Vibe.com Blaqkout once seemed like a pipe dream. As two of the biggest artists in West Coast hip hop in the ’90’s, Quik and Kurupt were stars with egos as big as their fan bases. That and the almighty dollar probably kept anything like this collaboration from ever happening. But now, as the spotlight [...]
By Roger Ebert Now this is what I’m talkin’ about. “The Hangover” is a funny movie, flat out, all the way through. Its setup is funny. Every situation is funny. Most of the dialogue is funny almost line by line. At some point we actually find ourselves caring a little about what happened to the [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Tens of thousands of jubilant Los Angeles Lakers fans converged on downtown Wednesday, creating a tidal wave of purple and gold to celebrate the franchise’s 15th NBA title with a parade and rally paid for by the city’s movers and shakers. The parade began at Staples Center, the home of the team, and [...]
(CNN) — President Obama spoke Thursday of the tensions between the United States and Muslims, saying “the sweeping change brought by modernity and globalization led many Muslims to view the West as hostile to the traditions of Islam.” “Violent extremists have exploited these tensions in a small but potent minority of Muslims. The attacks of [...]
Nia-Malika Henderson – Tue Jun 2, 9:07 pm ET It might be the oddest political pairing of the year. Barack Obama, whose campaign for president carefully avoided race-based political appeals, is teaming up with the man who practically perfected them: the Rev. Al Sharpton. This double-take moment came last month, with Sharpton holding court with [...]
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