NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy "until the rebuilding is complete" after getting an up-close look at devastated neighborhoods rendered unlivable. Obama brought the spotlight to people still without heat or electricity and hugged many of those trying to rebuild […]

U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. owes his loyal constituents something he hasn’t offered them lately: Honesty. Speculation over Jackson’s health, the investigation involving alleged campaign finance misconduct and his whereabouts has reached a fever pitch in Chicago and even Jackson’s most steadfast admirers are demanding that the clandestine congressman explain his mysterious five-month absence from […]

Former “American Idol” contestant Antonio Wheeler (pictured) is reportedly on the run, after allegedly robbing a couple at gunpoint at a Florida Target parking lot, according to the Daily Mail. The 25-year-old, who sang his way on to “Idol’s season 10 with his audition-winning rendition of the classic “I heard It Through the Grapevine,” allegedly […]

Music is in the air this weekend as Mary J. Blige and R. Kelly continue their tours, the 40th annual American Music Awards are happening and the Grammys pay tribute to Whitney on a special show Friday night. It’s like that may mean some family planning for who holds the remote, though, as the Steelers […]

Thirty-six-year-old Sabir Muhammad of Southwest Atlanta was the first black professional swimmer to set an American record. While swimming for the Atlanta Dolphins swim team, Muhammad broke records in the U.S. short-course 50- and 100-meter freestyle events. Muhammad was an inner-city kid who practiced at the Adamsville pool under the direction of swim coach Tommy […]

Purple drank?   PURPLE DRANK?   I have to admit, before this week, I’d never heard of the stuff. But when you’re surfing the Internet you can learn all sorts of things.   Here’s what I learned about “purple drank” from the Web site ivillage.com, in a story about dangerous teen fads. Yes, “purple drank” […]

Stephanie Robinson talks with the crew about Maia Campbell's recovery.

There has been countless stories this year about teachers getting caught having sex with students. This time a 38-year-old Florida teacher was arrested this past weekend after she was allegedly caught by her husband having sex with a 16-year-old foreign exchange student who was living with them in their home. Police say Neely's husband caught […]

Showing up a little late this morning, Huggy Lowdown decided to recap his night and tell the crew about his almost good deed.

DENVER (AP) – A suburban Denver man has been arrested after telling his therapist he wanted to shoot children, kill people on Halloween and kill President Barack Obama, federal court records show. Mitchell Kenneth Kusick, of Westminster, was being held Tuesday on suspicion of a federal charge of threats against a president. He identified himself […]

Earlier this week it was reported that residents in 23 states had filed petitions to secede from the United States after President Barack Obama was re-elected on November 6th. The states that filed were Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, North Dakota, […]

Melanie Fiona sings “Wrong Side of the Love Song” and ” Give it To Me Right” on the TJMS.