R&B singer-producer Angela Winbush initially had qualms about taking part in the documentary series “Unsung” for cable network TV One. The show, a “Behind the Music”-type series for classic R&B acts, profiles musicians who did not get their full due. Past subjects have included DeBarge, Teddy Pendergrass, Tammi Terrell, Shalamar, Sylvester, Heatwave and the Bar-Kays. […]

Michael Jackson’s drawing power in death leaped off the charts, vaulting him to the top of Forbes’ latest list of the top-earning deceased celebrities.

President Obama has taken plenty of heat in recent weeks for not moving fast enough to end the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, but numbers show he has appointed a record number of openly gay officials since his election.

Despite doom-saying about Democrats’ chances in the midterms, the latest NEWSWEEK Poll (full results) shows that they remain in a close race with Republicans 12 days before Election Day, while the president’s approval ratings have climbed sharply. The poll finds that 48 percent of registered voters would be more likely to vote for Democrats, compared […]