TMZ is reporting that Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj “went at it” during the first taping of “American Idol” auditions Sunday in New York City. According to the website, the whole thing started when Nicki began critiquing a contestant, and Mariah kept interrupting her. “Each time Mariah interrupted, Nicki fought back by loudly talking over […]

Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss is bringing her sex toys right to your front door. The singer has expanded her Bedroom Kandi business to include a home sales division, where sellers can host their own sex toy gathering. She tells TMZ, “With Bedroom Kandi, no need to go out, we will bring the […]

The New Orleans songwriter responsible for the song “Jock-A-Mo,” Mr. James Crawford, has passed away. The R&B singer, who was also known as “Sugar Boy”, wrote the famous Mardi Gras song “Jock-A-Mo” in 1953. The song was re-made by the Dixie Cups as “Iko-Iko” in 1965. Crawford’s song has also been re-made by Cyndi Lauper, […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The thousands of students who live on the Louisiana State University campus have begun returning to their dormitories after bomb-sniffing dogs and police methodically swept residential halls Monday following a threat that sparked a campus-wide evacuation. LSU spokesman Herb Vincent said officials hope to reopen the Baton Rouge campus by […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Mariah Carey says there's no feud between her and fellow new "American Idol" judge Nicki Minaj at the moment. Judges Carey, Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson and host Ryan Seacrest attended a press conference in New York on Monday after auditioning singers for the Fox music reality TV series. Fox […]

CHICAGO (AP) — American children eat as much salt as adults — about 1,000 milligrams too much, or the same amount as in just one Big Mac. Extra salt is linked with higher blood pressure, even in kids, but government research says those who are overweight and obese may be most vulnerable to its effects. […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs at least 480 pounds wants his upcoming execution delayed, saying his weight could lead to a "torturous and lingering death." Ronald Post, who shot and killed a hotel clerk in northern Ohio almost 30 years ago, said his weight, vein access, scar tissue and other […]

Twenty-five years ago today, Michael Jackson released “Bad,” his seventh studio album. The album didn’t sell as much as its historic predecessor “Thriller” (no album in history ever has), but it’s five singles all went #1 including “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Man in the Mirror” and “Dirty Diana.” As part of the 25th […]

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge has scheduled Jerry Sandusky's sentencing for convictions of child sexual abuse for Oct. 9. Sandusky was convicted in June of 45 counts of sexual abuse involving 10 boys. Prosecutors say some of the assaults took place on the Penn State campus. Judge John Cleland on Monday scheduled Sandusky's […]

Brandy Norwood is still in her early 30’s, but she’s been a superstar since she was 15 years old. The teenage singer/actress became both a platinum recording artist and a popular TV star with her sitcom “Moesha.” While things looked great to the outside world, Brandy now says the pressures of stardom at such a […]

Click here to hear Tom Joyner interview Barbara Floyd-Jones of NeighborWorks. — If you’re like most people, you think you could never get scammed. Thousands of people were scammed in 2011, and of that, close to 11,000 reported being scammed while trying to get a loan modification or save their home from foreclosure. Many people […]

Even though he was married when he had an affair with his band mate Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean is putting the “X-Factor” singer on blast by claiming she lied about the paternity of her child  which caused the Fugees to breakup. When the group broke up in 1997, front man Wyclef refused to discuss what […]