There’s not much to say about Fantasia besides the very obvious — the chick can sang. But what do you really expect when your cousins are K-Ci & JoJo? Citing Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin as her musical icons, we first met the 19-year-old North Carolina native in 2004 when she won American Idol […]

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton countered criticism that her personal wealth undermines a populist campaign message focused on the economic problems of everyday Americans, saying on Monday that her family fortune is “secondary” to most voters. “I don’t think Americans are against success,” she told reporters in Concord, New Hampshire. “Those of us […]

  Major league pitcher Dock Ellis became a household name for various reasons aside from his prodigious talent on the mound. Ellis, who later in life became a drug counselor, is perhaps best known for pitching a no-hitter game while high on LSD. Dock Phillip Ellis Jr. was born March 11, 1945 in Los Angeles, […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Investigators have found no hard evidence a Cleveland police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun ordered him to raise his hands before opening fire. Documents released Saturday by the prosecutor handling the racially charged case detail the moments before the brief, deadly encounter — and how the […]

With 20 years in the business you’d think Calvin Richardson would be coasting by now, but he’s doing everything but. The North Carolina native has been writing, recording and performing music since 1995 (he made his solo debut in 1999 with the album Country Boy, helped by K-Ci, Chico DeBarge and Monifah). And for some of your […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Gap plans to close 175 of its namesake stores in North America, or 18 percent of its current total, and cut 250 jobs at its headquarters as the company tries to strengthen the struggling brand. Gap Inc., which owns Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic, said Monday it will close about […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Lance Stephenson experiment is over in Charlotte. The Hornets gave up on the struggling guard Monday, trading him to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for center Spencer Hawes and forward Matt Barnes. The Hornets gave Stephenson a three-year, $27 million contract last summer figuring he would bring some needed […]

Terrence Howard’s wife Miranda (pictured) gave birth four weeks ago to a boy they named him Qirin Love, and now the “Empire” star is in full gush mode over the little one. “He’s beautiful and strong and a whirlwind and my wife is so happy,” the 46-year-old actor told Access Hollywood while promoting his hit Fox […]