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Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian politician behind the proposal said, a day after the deadline for nominations expired. Snorre Valen

Hundreds of Jordanians have marched in Amman, the capital, demanding economic and political reforms, while also supporting the revolution unfolding in Egypt. Protesters from leftist groups and the Mu

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader has called the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia an "Islamic liberation movement". In his address, during Friday prayers at Tehran University in Iran's capi

NEW ORLEANS — When Hurricane Katrina hit and the murky waters rushed through levee breaches, even the facts were drowned. Official documents were destroyed, years of photographs were ruined, and a ci

It was hard to be married to Tom Cruise, but for Nicole Kidman, the divorce was even harder. The Australian actress, who was married to the actor from 1990-2000, opened up about her marriage and spli

Eighteen Democratic senators continue to ignore the fact that their home states are so opposed to President Obama’s health care law that they have sued to block it from taking effect. The U.S. Senat

On Wednesday, Democrats in the Senate successfully blocked the repeal of health reform -- preventing Republicans from tacking it on as an amendment to a completely unrelated bill. But Republicans in

Whatever your age have fun with language games. Playing while learning languages, is the easiest and less stressful way of becoming bilingual, we can all learn from children. Children have a window o

Whether you need to someone to help you move furniture at 2 p.m. or move the earth at 2 a.m., it’s good to have a friend you can call on. Friends with benefits - those benefits being sex with no stri

(WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. racial minorities accounted for roughly 85 percent of the nation's population growth over the last decade — one of the largest shares ever — with Hispanics accounting for much

NEW YORK (AP) — Isn't it lovely? The Apollo Theater says singer songwriter Stevie Wonder will be inducted into the New York City institution's Hall of Fame. The theater announced Wednesday that the s

LOS ANGELES (January 29, 2011) -- Chris Brown has completed a domestic violence counseling program required as part of the singer’s guilty plea to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna nearly two years

ATLANTA (January 31, 2011) -- Filmmaker Spike Lee joined Education Secretary Arne Duncan in issuing a call Monday for more black men to become teachers, making their plea at the country’s only all-mal

President Barack Obama gave an unusually personal speech about his religious faith on Thursday, saying that "it is the biblical injunction to serve the least of these that keeps me going and keeps me

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — The country's most famous groundhog predicted an early spring Wednesday but wasn't willing to go out on a limb to forecast whether his state's Pittsburgh Steelers will win the

The U.S. Senate voted 51-47 today against repealing the massive health care law. All 51 Democrats opposed the repeal; all 47 Republicans supported the effort. “They (Democrats) know it’s a rotten bil

The fight for custody of baby Nahla Aubry is heating up. Mom Halle Berry, who is currently dating her recent Dark Tide movie co-star Olivier Martinez, has reportedly been replaced in a big comedy fil

Before we can explore exact methods of the underground railroad, we must first understand the basic methods of communication among slaves. It was prohibited for slaves to learn to read and write. Thou

There are intriguing stories of how quilting was used to help the slaves escape through the Underground Railroad. A Log Cabin quilt hanging in a window with a black center for the chimney hole was sai

(ABC 6 NEWS) -- It's been 25 years since seven astronauts were killed when the space shuttle Challenger exploded. Decades later, kids who weren't even alive back then are learning… http://kaaltv.com/

It's been 25 years since seven astronauts were killed when the space shuttle Challenger exploded. Decades later, kids who weren't even alive back then are learning…

When I was 13 years old, my mother told me, "Daddy's not your real father." I do not remember what started this conversation. We were sitting on the couch in the living room, and I think we might have

As a nation holds its breath, Nelson Mandela is reportedly recovering from a collapsed lung at a Johannesburg hospital, cloaked by levels of secrecy that have triggered wild rumours and near panic.

The rumors are true. Singer Monica and NBA Lakers star Shannon Brown are married. Their wedding was held in their home in Los Angeles. The two lovebirds originally met on the set of her video for “Lov

AP -- The Huffington Post and BET co-founder Sheila Johnson are launching a HuffPost section devoted to African Americans. The section, “HuffPost GlobalBlack,” is expected to debut in early March. T