Soledad O’Brien will be the face of CNN mornings starting in 2012. CNN will launch a new format of news and conversation in the morning, including a 7-9am ET show anchored by the award-winning journalist. O’Brien will anchor a new conversational ensemble program that explores top issues of the day while opening the conversation to […]

WASHINGTON  — Republicans in the Senate Thursday dealt President Barack Obama the third in a string of defeats on his stimulus-style jobs agenda, blocking a $60 billion measure for building and repairing infrastructure like roads and rail lines. Supporters of the failed measure said it would have created tens of thousands of construction jobs and […]

President Barack Obama tops Forbes’ Most Powerful People in the world list this year, beating out the likes of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Bill Gates and even Mark Zuckerberg. See also: What President Obama Could Learn From President Clinton See also: Washington D.C. Hotel Lobby Swankier Than a Club Surprisingly, […]

Sexual harassment cases happen all the time at the work place. In most cases, they go unknown to the public. But when a celebrity or politician is involved in a sexual harassment case, it often turns into a media circus. Here are our top five most notable sexual harassment cases. See Also: Kurt Cobain Accepts […]

By Jeneba Ghatt While some race to Atlanta, Charlotte and other sprouting urban hubs in the South, there’s no getting away from it: Prince George County is still the crown jewel of African American affluence. It boasts the highest concentration of middle to upper-middle income Blacks in the nation. It gained national attention via Connie […]

By Jeneba Ghatt Looking to beef up its political and constituency operations, President Obama recently tapped ex-lobbyist and former John Kerry presidential campaign senior advisor Broderick Johnson as a senior advisor to his reelection campaign. Johnson is well known within K Street and Capitol Hill circles as, first, an attorney in the House of Representatives […]

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. — As the sun dips below the rooftops each evening, parts of this Detroit enclave turn to pitch black, the only illumination coming from a few streetlights at the end of the block or from glowing yellow yard globes.

By DeVan Hankerson Did you know: Maryland (11th) and the District of Columbia (15th) are among the top 20 states with the most expensive wireless services? A special report released by Tax Analysts, a non-profit provider of tax news and analysis, offers a detailed picture of the problem. If you live in Maryland, the combined […]

There are not enough drugs in the nation. Either that, or there are some seriously overmedicated Americans who are running through drugs faster than companies can make them. President Obama heard the call on mass withdrawal, and this week signed an executive order addressing a shortage in critical prescription drugs, a problem for the past […]

Despite claims by conservatives that the U.S. military is suffering from decrepit battle gear and weapons, a new report shows the Department of Defense has spent nearly a trillion dollars on big ticket defense items with money that was supposed to be used for troops in the field. See also: Pentagon chiefs: bigger defense cuts […]

An increase in the deportation of undocumented immigrants has left more than 5,000 children in fosters homes, a new Applied Research Center report finds. According to the report, almost one in four people deported is the parent of a United States citizen child. See also: Man Avoids Jail By Faking Illegal Immigrant Status See also: […]

Questions about the NYPD’s abilty to police itself are being raised after a host of criminal  incidents involving city officers were uncovered by outside agencies rather than the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, the New York Times reports. See also: NYPD Officers Should Be Fired For Shooting Death Of Sean Bell See also: Harry Belafonte & […]