OMG! Insider Kevin Frazier gives the behind the scene details of the 2013 BET Awards including the real reason behind Claudia Jordan‘s altercation with Omarosa Manigault‘s mother.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Student loan rates will double today — at least for a while — after a compromise to keep student loan interest rates low proved unwinnable before the July 1 deadline, senators said Thursday. Sen. Tom Harkin, the chairman of the Senate education panel, said none of the proposals being circulating among lawmakers […]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – A Tampa man has been charged with animal cruelty after police say he strangled a family dog, then cut up its body parts and stored it in the freezer for future meals. A police statement says 25-year-old Elliot Huggins was arrested Friday morning on the animal cruelty charge. It was not […]

Roland Martin talks with attorney Natalie Jackson about the first week of the George Zimmerman trial.

  According to TMZ, Lil Scrappy has emerged from rehab ready to celebrate his 30 days weed free. The “Love & Hip Hop: ATL” star…

On the latest issue of The New Yorker Magazine, Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie can be seen cuddled up on the couch watching the Supreme Court’s ruling that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. The picture titled “Moment of Joy” was illustrated by Jack Hunter, an Arizona based artist. Sesame Street has not officially […]

Tom and the crew open the show talking about the heat wave occurring on the west coast, the death of 19 firefighters in Arizona, the death at the Cirque Du Soleil and Mellody Hobson‘s Chicago reception starring Prince.

According to TMZ, it just went down between (former) “Celebrity Apprentice” stars Omarosa Manigault, her mom and Claudia Jordan. Claudia says Omarosa’s mother allegedly hit her in the face earlier today at the BET awards. She also says she’s filed a police report. The alleged attack went down at L.A. Live while Claudia was walking […]

Congratulations to all the winners at last night’s BET awards.  The most gangsta award goes to Charlie Wilson after hearing his name called, he stood up and kissed his white wife, kissed another white woman, kissed a white man and then went to accept his black award. In NBA news the Boston Celtics  and the […]

Sybil Wilkes discusses today’s news headlines including the latest on the Zimmerman trial and the west coast heat wave.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Paris-born performer in Cirque du Soleil’s “Ka” died after a fall during a show in Las Vegas. Sarah Guyard-Guillot was pronounced dead late Saturday night at a hospital after falling about 50 feet from the show’s stage. Witnesses told the Las Vegas Sun ( ) that the accident occurred near […]

YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — The 19 firefighters killed Sunday in Arizona were part of an elite crew known for working on the front lines of region’s worst fires, including two this season that came before the team descended on the erratic fire that claimed their lives. All but one member of the Prescott-based Hotshot crew […]