More than a month after  Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher (pictured) shot and killed girlfriend Kassandra Perkins (pictured)before killing himself at Arrowhead Stadium, the…

This weekend I attended NBC’s Television Critics Association Press Tour. The tour was designed to give the press an inside look at their upcoming season and rub elbows with the stars of your favorite primetime shows. The heaviest hitters of the event were of course, “Deception”, starring Meagan Good and “Celebrity Apprentice.” We’ve all seen […]

Winter should come with another weather advisory—rough beauty conditions ahead. The main culprits are cold air, which holds less moisture than warm air, and low…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health? Carrying too many pounds may lead to or worsen some types of cancer, arthritis, sleep apnea, even infertility. But a new poll suggests few Americans realize the links. Only about one-quarter of […]

DETROIT (AP) — A high-ranking aide to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick told jurors Monday that he picked up thousands of dollars in bribes for his boss from a contractor at the city’s convention center where both men had broad powers over operations. Derrick Miller, who was Detroit’s chief administrative officer, said he collected thousands […]

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A police officer who arrested James Holmes after the Colorado movie theater massacre thought he was a fellow officer at first because of the man was wearing body armor. The officer then realized Holmes wasn’t since he wasn’t running toward the theater. The officer and a colleague testified at a preliminary […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has tapped White House homeland security adviser John Brennan as his nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. Obama on Monday appeared with Brennan in the East Room of the White House to name him as his pick to succeed former CIA chief David Petraeus, who resigned in November […]

SEATTLE (AP) — The King County medical examiner’s office says Seattle hip-hop artist Freddy E has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Seattle Times reports Frederick E. Buhl (BYOOL) died Saturday in Renton, a small urban city about 10 miles south of Seattle. The 22-year-old also was known for his edgy YouTube program […]

Highlights: This is the latest addition to the Subaru line up. The manual and automatic transmission in the base model engine, which is the Premium model, costs the same. Test vehicle’s MSRP: $27,790 (base model starts at $ 21,995) Seating Capacity: 5 occupants Standard Safety Features: all-wheel drive; ABS; daytime running lights; traction control; front, […]

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced four new unscripted series for 2013, including a reality show surrounding comedienne Kym Whitley and her friends. Additionally, the network has set May 29 as a premiere date for its first scripted series from Tyler Perry, drama “The Haves and the Have Nots” and half-hour comedy “Love Thy Neighbor.” “Raising […]

[ooyala code=”lqYXU1ODqc47gfTz-M4nXg94Big19Z8h”] In Part One, Sybil Wilkes talks with Deya Direct Smith about her new book, Touch Yourself: 30 Ways to Live, Love, Let Go.  

Allen Iverson refuses to get screwed over while he goes through a divorce, claiming the judge currently on his case isn’t fair. His camp says the judge does unethical legal favors for campaign contributors and doesn’t want the same results Usher’s wife was forced to endure. TMZ reports that Iverson filed a motion last month, […]