WASHINGTON — As negotiations on raising the debt limit persist, reports say President Obama is willing to reduce significant spending in Medicare and Social Security in exchange for Republican support in fresh tax revenue. This deal may upset many Democratic policymakers, however, Obama is set to argue in a meeting Thursday morning that a consensus […]
Tearful jurors from the Casey Anthony trial spoke out to reporters, and claimed while they wanted to convict the acquitted mother, there was not enough evidence to do so. “It doesn’t feel good. It was a horrible decision to have to make,” said Jennifer Ford who identified herself as Juror No. 3, according to ABC […]
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams is suing his ex-girlfriend, former Miss Texas USA Brooke Daniels for the $76,00 engagement ring he offered her. Williams has declined to comment for the story, but in an affidavit signed by Williams, he claims he sent $5,000 for school and dental bills, a baseball for Daniels’ brother and […]
As we all prepare for our summer bodies, I am so happy that the results are in for the 7 best diets of 2011. When ‘Consumer Reports’ ranked the most popular diets, the Jenny Craig diet took home top honors. Discover why, and find out which weight-loss program may be right for you. Why Men […]
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The planned execution Thursday of a Mexican national has prompted a flurry of appeals on his behalf, including a rare plea from the White House, because of what it could mean for other foreigners arrested in the U.S. and for Americans detained in other countries. Humberto Leal, 38, is awaiting a ruling […]
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, former member of famed R&B group TLC, published an article on The Root, encouraging more African-Americans to donate bone marrows for patients suffering with sickle-cell disease. The singer battled with the disease since the 1990s, and while she has managed to treat it, she urges others to play a role in saving […]
NEWARK, N.J.- New Jersey Nets star Deron Williams has agreed to play for the Turkish basketball team, Besiktas, the same team that signed Allen Iverson last year. Sportando reports: Turkish TV Ntvspor (one of the most efficient sport channels in Turkey) announced few minutes ago that Besiktas agreed to terms with Deron Williams. The American […]
Rep. Tim Scott said that if President Obama should invoke a clause in the 14th Amendment in order to bypass Congress and borrow beyond the debt limit, the Republican lawmaker would consider that an act worthy of impeachment. “This president is looking to usurp congressional oversight to find a way to get it done without […]
In a recent Your Black World survey, readers were asked to ascertain the racial implications of the case of Casey Anthony, a mother who was recently exonerated in the death of her two-year-old daughter, Caylee. After the surprising not guilty verdict, people across the nation were wondering if Casey would have received the same treatment […]
It seems as though Hov is really making the most of his trip to the UK.
Casey Anthony’s jailhouse letters are surfacing a day after the 25-year-old was found not guilty of murdering her daughter Caylee. In the letters, Anthony describes life behind bars, what she misses and wanting more children when she’s finally released. “It was like having Cays all over again,” she wrote, referring to her dead daughter, Caylee. […]
A new debate is surfacing after last week’s reversal of Michigan’s 2006 ban of Affirmative Action. Now questions on whether the referendum process, which lets citizens petition to overturn laws already on the books, will hurt the efforts of Affirmative Action proponents. While this ruling will probably be ruled up by the full 6th Circuit, […]