DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of items that belonged to civil rights icon Rosa Parks and have been sitting unseen for years in a New York warehouse were sold to a foundation run by the son of billionaire investment guru Warren Buffett, the younger Buffett said Thursday. Howard G. Buffett told The Associated Press that his […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that police in Ferguson and St. Louis County used excessive force and falsely arrested innocent bystanders amid attempts to quell widespread unrest after the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The five plaintiffs in the suit in St. Louis include a clinical social worker who […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that would make California the first state to define when “yes means yes” while investigating sexual assaults on college campuses. The Senate unanimously passed SB967 as states and universities across the U.S. are under pressure to change how they handle rape allegations. The bill […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton broke nearly three weeks of silence Thursday on the fatal police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Missouri,…

No matter who you are, famous or not, it’s hard to escape the Internal Revenue Services. Especially when you owe them. Apparently, Vanessa Williams didn’t…

Losing weight can be challenging, especially for those who haven’t taken on the task before.  There are a ton of weight loss programs, workout routines and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harry Belafonte and Maureen O’Hara are among those who will be honored by the motion picture academy’s board of governors. The academy said Thursday that Belafonte will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the academy’s sixth annual Governors Awards on Nov. 8 in Los Angeles. Actor-singer Belafonte, 87, is being […]

Part 2:  Sybil Wilkes talks more with S. Epatha Merkerson about knowing your A1C, upcoming projects and more…  Find out more about America’s Diabetes Challenge. 

If you have strong bones and teeth, you can thank calcium for that. Calcium is an essential mineral that your body needs not only for…

Recently, Apollo Nida was sentenced to eight years in prison for committing bank fraud and identity theft. Now it’s almost time for Nida to serve his sentence in federal prison for his crimes. He’s just a couple of weeks away from being behind bars. On September 10, the “RHOA” star and husband to Phaedra Parks […]

A group of students at North Carolina State University are combatting date rape with nail polish. They’ve created Undercover Colors, a line of polishes that help wearers identify…

The Russ Parr Morning Show talks to Prince about some peculiar new album titles that may or may not be geared to a member of the morning show cast… click on the audio player to hear more of the strange interview. Keep Up With The Russ Parr Morning Show … LIKE Him On Facebook!