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With the Senate Finance Committee set to approve its health care bill this week, Democrats are tantalizingly close to bringing legislation that would make sweeping changes in the nation’s health care

The Canton Spirituals are an award-winning gospel recording group and are regarded as pioneers in the genre of traditional gospel music. Founded in Canton, Mississippi in 1943, the original Canton Sp

Get the Facts {It's} make-or-break time for health care reform, and the debate is intense. A number of falsehoods, from lawmakers to ordinary citizens, are making it tricky to know what’s true and wh

All Praise to Def Jam Last night VH1 hosted its annual Hip Hop Honors, with this year’s show celebrating the 25th anniversary of Def Jam. Host Tracy Morgan opened the night with a hilarious church

NEW YORK — Back from another trip to Europe, this time Germany, where the same dismay as in France prevails over the U.S. health care debate. Europeans don’t get why Americans don’t agree that univers

There was what President Obama likes to call a teachable moment last week, when the International Olympic Committee rejected Chicago’s bid to be host of the 2016 Summer Games. “Cheers erupted” at the

Sometimes it seems there is no better place to become obese than-- church. Church is a place of respite, a place for family and friends whom we value as family. It is a place to give and receive somet

(BlackDoctor.org) -- You get upset, you eat. You get depressed, you eat. You go through a breakup, you eat. For years, people have suspected that stress and obesity are linked, and now scientific rese

Much of the debate over legalizing gay marriage has focused on God and Scripture, the Constitution and equal protection. But we see the world through the prism of money. And for years, we’ve heard fr

A Pasadena, Texas, woman outdid the rabbit scene in "Fatal Attraction" by stealing her ex's pet goldfish, frying them up in a pan, and eating them. The fight that led up to the non-vegetarian revenge

There's a secret being kept in Detroit that may surprise you. Apparently, the Wayne County morgue recently had as much as 67 unclaimed bodies piled up because neither the family nor the county can aff

At the National Enquirer rumor station, which pumps out more toxic fumes than Exxon, it was reported that Elizabeth Edwards wants to divorce her husband John Edwards because she now thinks he was a se

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of New Jersey's largest city has raised the stakes in his facetious feud with "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien, saying the late-night comic is now banned from the state.

The beating of a 16-year-old honors student in President Barack Obama's Chicago hometown was discussed at the president's morning meeting in the Oval Office on Thursday. By the afternoon, the White H

October 2, 2009 Washington D.C. - Newspapers are reporting today that during the official Q&A session following the Chicago bid for the Olympic Games, I.O.C. member, Syed Shahid Ali, from Pakistan,

Jennifer Hudson just can't say enough about her newborn son. "He's the cutest thing in the world!" she told People.com of little David Daniel Otunga Jr., born Aug. 10. "There are no words for it. He

Dear Young Warriors fighting the wrong wars! Killing each other is definitely played out. Being hurt from the lost of a love one was never cool. Dear Young Warriors fighting the wrong war! I know t

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering landslides and trapping thousands under collapsed buildings - including two hospitals, an official said. At

WASHINGTON — After an intense debate that captured the essence of the national struggle over health care, a pivotal Senate committee on Tuesday rejected two Democratic proposals to create a government

A Florida mother of three is on life support after a visit to her local spa last week, her lawyers say. "It's just a matter of time before she's dead," said Michael Freedland, one of the lawyers for

Grayson sticking to his guns... Rep. Alan Grayson isn't backing down from his claim that Republicans "want you to die quickly." "I stand by what I said," Grayson told reporters on Wednesday. "I did

When I saw this I thought this has to be Beyonce's child to come out dancing like this, but no it's not. You have to admit that little Ava is too cute and has some moves on her. She's quite an enter

Milton Mbele is marrying four women at the same time in South Africa. The marriage - which is legal in Zulu culture - involves this white wedding, followed by a traditional ceremony in KwaZulu-Natal.

Join the Black Alumni Council and the Young Alumni Council on Friday, October 23 at the Carolina Ale House in the Vista beginning at 7 p.m. for drink specials, member gifts and fun. Then get ready for

What refreshing little angelic voices... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vQZcsmYepM&feature=email