WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will host his former political rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House Thursday, their first meeting since the election. Obama promised in his victory speech earlier this month to engage with Romney following their bitter campaign and consider the Republican’s ideas. “In the weeks ahead, […]

Unlike Halle’s ex, Kris Humphries took his aggression toward his ex’s boyfriend through a deposition. Humphries forced his ex-wife Kim Kardashian’s boyfriend Kanye West to sit through a deposition. The Brooklyn Nets player has not even deposed Kardashian yet. Kim’s lawyer, Laura Wasser believes the situation is getting dragged out longer than necessary calling the […]

Danny DeVito and Rhea Pearlman may not have thrown in the towel on their marriage yet. The two were spotted together at an airport this morning. In October, the two actors announced their separation which was rumored to be caused by DeVito’s wandering eye. The couple married in 1982 and has 3 children together.

Caregivers often have a hard, thankless job. Whether they are taking care of the needs of adult parents while holding down a job and their own children, or taking care of a spouse, sibling or even an adult child with special needs, they often find themselves overwhelmed, overstretched and with little support or resources. TV […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida A&M University on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the family of a drum major who died last year after being hazed by fellow band members, claiming Robert Champion was a willing participant in the ritual. University attorney Richard Mitchell said Champion wasn’t forced […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The wife of a shoplifting suspect who died after he was wrestled to the ground outside a suburban Atlanta Walmart said Tuesday that store employees used too much force to subdue him. Vidal Calloway, 37, died Sunday after he was taken down in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Lithonia […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The historic Powerball jackpot boosted to $500 million on Tuesday was all part of a plan lottery officials put in place early this year to build jackpots faster, drive sales and generate more money for states that run the game. Their plan appears to be working. Powerball tickets doubled in […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — So you just won the $550 million Powerball jackpot, the second highest in lottery history. Now what? Perhaps it’s time for a tropical vacation or a new car. There are bills to pay, loans to settle, debts to square. Past winners of mega-lottery drawings and financial planners have some more sound […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to make a public case this week for his strategy for dealing with the looming fiscal cliff, traveling to the Philadelphia suburbs Friday as he pressures Republicans to allow tax increases on the wealthy while extending tax cuts for families earning $250,000 or less. The White House said […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice told lawmakers Tuesday that her initial explanation of the deadly Sept. 11 raid in Libya was wrong, but her concession failed to mollify three Republican senators who signaled they would oppose her possible nomination to be secretary of state. In a closed-door meeting that Rice requested, the ambassador […]

Only in Florida could a guy like Michael Dunn believe he can get away with killing an unarmed black teenager by saying he was scared. George Zimmerman, after all, almost did. Dunn, 45, was in Jacksonville last Friday when he and his girlfriend stopped at a gas station after his son’s wedding to purchase a […]

Buick’s Highlights: Just a few years ago, when GM had to decide which brands to ax and which ones to keep afloat, many Americans believed the Buick brand should have been axed, while holding onto the Pontiac brand. Thank God the folks at GM ignored their critics. Seeing that Buick sales has been faltering in […]