MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Primed for a fight, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded fiery accusations about health care, spending earmarks and federal bailouts Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination. SEE ALSO: Young Muslim Woman Breaks Ground In Fencing, Olympics Santorum, surging in […]

Damian Haney, 39, an Atlanta area bus driver stabbed while trying to break up a fight on his bus, has been suspended because he didn’t follow “protocol,” reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. SEE ALSO: Young Muslim Woman Breaks Ground In Fencing, Olympics Taniesha Nicole Twyne, 21, has been charged with “aggravated battery and theft by […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country’s brighter economic mood. A new poll shows that Republicans and Democrats alike are increasingly saying the nation is heading in the right direction and most independents now approve the way he’s addressing the nation’s post-recession period. SEE ALSO: Santorum Aide: Obama Has […]

More than two years have past since Chris Brown attacked Rihanna in perhaps the most notorious domestic abuse scandal of the decade thus far. SEE ALSO: 8 Black Divas Who Died Way Too Soon Shoe Battle: Evelyn Lozada vs Jennifer Williams (PHOTOS) Though Brown and Rihanna are collaborating on songs now and are reportedly spending […]

Apparently, Terrence Howard isn’t the only one having a messy divorce. Pilar Sanders, the soon-to-be ex-wife of former NFL great Deion Sanders, is reportedly suing Deion for $200 million for embarrassment and mistreatment, reports TMZ. RELATED: Deion Sanders Tries To Throw Pilar Out Of Shared Home According to Pilar, Deion’s and step-daughter Deiondra’s attacks on […]

A Mississippi town fired its police chief, two officers and two town officials after a video surfaced purportedly showing them encouraging a mentally disabled man to eat a mouthful of cinnamon as part of a prank. An attorney for the man, Denareus “Ted” Martin, 18, said a video was taken at City Hall by one […]

DECATUR, Ga. — Authorities say two young children reported kidnapped after a stranger offered to help when their family car broke down have been found safe. SEE ALSO: Young Muslim Woman Breaks Ground In Fencing, Olympics Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead told The Associated Press that 3-year-old Jalen Mattison (pictured) and his 1-year-old […]

NEWARK, N.J. – Americans living and working in New Jersey’s largest city were subjected to surveillance as part of the New York Police Department’s effort to build databases of where Muslims work, shop and pray. The operation in Newark was so secretive even the city’s mayor says he was kept in the dark. For months […]

Ex-Playboy playmate Stephanie Adams (pictured) was awarded $1.2 million for injuries suffered during a scuffle with the New York Police Department, The Washington Post reports. SEE ALSO: Great Tweets In Black History Which Rihanna Do You Love The Best? [Photos] The Post has more: Stephanie Adams claimed in a lawsuit that officers threw her on […]

Tracee Ellis Ross is just one of several black men and women who is defying the entertainment world’s limited view of African-American talent. SEE ALSO: Great Tweets In Black History Obama Catches Jeremy Lin Fever But she is far from the only one paving the way for up-and-coming black entertainers. TheGrio put together a photo […]

Franklin Graham, son of vaunted evangelist Billy Graham, questioned the faith of President Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” SEE ALSO: Gabrielle Union Hits The Trail For Obama On the show, Graham vaguely stated his opinion of Obama’s faith, just falling of short of saying the President […]

Two teenage girls have been forced to leave Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Fla after a 15-minute rant of their’s mocking and belittling African Americans appeared online. The girls made the video in response to criticism one of them received after posting something about Black people and Food Stamps. The two girls used the N-Word […]