NEW YORK (AP) — In a marketing gimmick that piggybacks on next month's presidential election, JetBlue is offering a way for Americans to make good on threats to leave the country if "the other guy" wins. The New York airline said Wednesday that it will give away 2012 seats, or 1,006 round-trip flights, for customers […]

As the Supreme Court revisits the use of race in college admissions next week, critics of affirmative action are hopeful the justices will roll back the practice. A new report out Wednesday offers a big reason for their optimism: evidence from at least some of the nine states that don't use affirmative action that leading […]

Actress Lark Voorhies, who became a child star as the fashion-loving Lisa Turtle in the TV series “Saved By the Bell,” has been diagnosed as having bipolar disorder, according to People magazine. Doctors first noticed something was wrong when she began alternating between moments of pure joy and constant chatter to times of prolonged silence, […]

A new study may reassure some women considering short-term use of hormones to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. Starting low-dose treatment early in menopause made women feel better and did not seem to raise heart risks during the four-year study. However, the research didn't address the risk of breast cancer, perhaps the biggest […]

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births fell for the fourth year in a row, the government reported Wednesday, with experts calling it more proof that the weak economy has continued to dampen enthusiasm for having children. But there may be a silver lining: The decline in 2011 was just 1 percent — not as sharp […]

Three new national polls show President Barack Obama is taking the lead over Republican candidate Mitt Romney in two major battleground states. The polls conducted by NBC News, The Wall Street Journal, and Marist College show Obama taking a drastic lead in Ohio while also winning over Florida and Virginia. Virginia and Florida are two […]

Passengers at a security checkpoint had the opportunity to create screwdrivers out of their morning orange juice at Washington D.C.’s Dulles Airport. A woman going through airport security decided to share her bottle of Smirnoff vodka before the Transportation Security Authority confiscated it. The woman began drinking it in line at 7:30a.m. and offered it […]

Arnez J’s unique approach to comedy has made him a standout in TV, film and in comedy clubs across the county. After experiencing a knee injury while performing with the Harlem Globetrotters, Arnez J began his comedy career at full speed. Arnez J has become known within the industry as the “Black Jerry Lewis” whose […]

Venus and Serena Williams are big sisters to a new baby brother. Their father Richard Williams has become a dad again at the age of 70. According to Gossip Extra, Williams’ 33-year-old wife Lakeisha didn’t attend the U.S. Open to see Serena win her 4th title, because she was recovering from the birth of the […]

When it was founded on Oct. 3, 1887, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was known as the State Normal College for Colored Students. Back then, the institution had 15 students and two instructors. Today FAMU, with its main campus located in Tallahassee, Fla., has more than 12,000 students enrolled. The 125th birthday celebration began on […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A piano used by Stevie Wonder when he was a student in Michigan has been loaned to the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, Ky., and will be on display starting next week. The 1922 Steinway grand piano was long used by students at the Michigan […]

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s wife said Wednesday her husband is seeing his doctor two to three times a week and that she doesn't know if he will return to work before the Nov. 6 election. Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson told reporters the congressman is eager to "get back out and do […]