Julius Soubise was the son of a Jamaican slave from St. Kitts in the Caribbean, who was brought to England in the 1760s by Captain Stair Douglas. At ten years old, Soubise was given to the Duchess of Queensbury who treated the child like her own son. She and her husband Charles dressed and educated […]

MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say they have arrested a Panamanian woman arriving at Barcelona airport with 1.38 kilograms (3 pounds) of cocaine concealed in breast implants. The Interior Ministry said Wednesday that border police noticed fresh scars and blood-stained gauze on her chest as well as pale patches beneath her skin. The woman said […]

Police in the state of Washington have issued a warrant for his arrest after he skipped a court hearing on Dec. 12. Williams was arrested in Seattle on Dec. 2 after he was allegedly involved in a vicious bar fight and booked on suspicion of harassment, assault, and obstructing police charges. He was due to […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As South Africa’s governing party moves closer to picking its next leader, it will do so without the man widely viewed as the country’s moral compass. Nelson Mandela, who remains hospitalized with a lung infection, led the African National Congress political party to victory in the nation’s first truly democratic election in […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As South Africa’s governing party moves closer to picking its next leader, it will do so without the man widely viewed as the country’s moral compass. Nelson Mandela, who remains hospitalized with a lung infection, led the African National Congress political party to victory in the nation’s first truly democratic election in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That’s part of a historic shift that already is reshaping the nation’s schools, workforce and electorate, and is redefining long-held notions of race. The official projection, released Wednesday by the Census Bureau, now places […]

Shad “Bow Wow” Moss is now in his early 20’s, his heyday as a teenage rap prodigy behind him. Despite a few bumpy moments a while back, when he admitted he’d considered suicide, Moss is now enjoying a creative renaissance. He’s one of the four new hosts of “106 and Park,” a show he once […]

Shad “Bow Wow” Moss is now in his early 20’s, his heyday as a teenage rap prodigy behind him. Despite a few bumpy moments a while back, when he admitted he’d considered suicide, Moss is now enjoying a creative renaissance. He’s one of the four new hosts of “106 and Park,” a show he once […]

Gee whiz, Jason Whitlock! Can you read a book, bro? Read a book, read a book, read a….well, you know the rest. OK, in all fairness to Whitlock, I’ll concede the brother probably has read a book. Quite a few, in fact. Hundreds, I’d wager, if his skill as a writer is any indication. And […]

Reports are surfacing that the 43rd President is struggling to deal with his dad’s bout of illness. George W. Bush is allegedly struggling to deal with issues that his dad, George H.W. Bush has been consistently sick. “George is severely broken up over his dad’s deteriorating health,” said a close family friend. “While the elder […]

Brandy Norwood was a huge fan of Whitney Houston and one year after her death, the singer is still in shock. Looking back on how the late Whitney’s life transformed before the world’s eyes, Brandy supposes it was the loss of her voice that eventually drove Whitney over the edge. “I understand what that [losing […]

Brandy Norwood was a huge fan of Whitney Houston and one year after her death, the singer is still in shock. Looking back on how the late Whitney’s life transformed before the world’s eyes, Brandy supposes it was the loss of her voice that eventually drove Whitney over the edge. “I understand what that [losing […]