KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Twenty-five years after his murder, Jamaica's government on Monday honored the contributions of firebrand reggae musician and songwriter Peter Tosh, one of the Caribbean island's musical giants. Tosh's daughter Niambe, an educator from Boston, Massachusetts, received the posthumous "order of merit" – the country's third highest honor – on behalf of […]

Cee Lo Green has had a pretty unlikely career thus far. He’s gone from the vocalist for Goodie Mob, a rap group that was critically acclaimed but never a sales force, to an international superstar with several big hits to his name and a prominent judging spot on “The Voice.” Now Cee Lo’s really doing […]

DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say two motorcycles have collided while escorting first lady Michelle Obama from a campaign stop in central Ohio, injuring a police officer and a state trooper. The State Highway Patrol says the motorcycles somehow sideswiped each other late Monday afternoon east of Delaware as the motorcade headed to an airport. […]

Cincinnati-State Representative Alicia Reece (D-Cincinnati), David Singleton, Executive Director of the Ohio Justice and Policy Center, Rev. Doc Foster, President of the Cincinnati Baptist Ministers Conference, Rev. Nelson Pierce with the AMOS project, along with other Hamilton County clergy held a press conference today asking for voter intimidation billboards in Hamilton County and throughout Ohio […]

According to the "Washington Post," Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is reportedly under federal investigation for allegations that he misused campaign money to decorate his house. The Post is reporting that an unnamed source claims the FBI is in the final stages of its investigation on Jackson. Jackson has been on medical leave since June 10 […]

Henry Blair received his first patent on October 14, 1834 for his seed planter invention. He was the second black man to patent his own creation. The Montgomery County, Maryland native looked for ways to help corn farmers plant seeds more effectively. Because Blair was illiterate, he could not read or write, and therefore signed […]

In yet another example of the maliciousness born of the schools-to-prison pipeline movement, new research finds the same delinquent behavior that lands privileged white juveniles under the care of a physician serves as formal indoctrination into the criminal justice system for most black youths. In research dating as far back as 2003 and spanning such […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security recipients won't be getting big benefit increases next year, but the small raises they will receive are playing an important role in helping seniors grow their incomes even as younger workers lose ground. Preliminary figures show the annual benefit boost will be between 1 and 2 percent, which would be […]

Nas just can’t seem to escape his money problems. First he gets divorced and pays huge alimoney, owes backed taxes, and now he has lost his house. According to TMZ, the rapper’s 2-bedroom, 3-bathroom Georgia home went into foreclosure for payments amounting to $507,000 of the $585,000 original loan. The house sold at an auction […]

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Felix Baumgartner stood alone at the edge of space, poised in the open doorway of a capsule suspended above Earth and wondering if he would make it back alive. Twenty four miles below him, millions of people were right there with him, watching on the Internet and marveling at the wonder […]

The pressure is on. President Barack Obama took the day off from the campaign trail Monday to focus exclusively on his critical debate with Mitt Romney on Tuesday. It was a sensible decision. Obama needs the practice. Obama’s senior aides say the president will step up his game: He will be more assertive, more engaged […]

Dominique jokes with the crew about Danny DeVito's cheating, a drunk naked grandma, and much more on the TJMS.