Tom and the crew open the show talking about the some positive and not-so-great headlines of the weekend. On the positive side, the crew sends their congratulations to Serena Williams on her French Open win and Cicely Tyson for her Tony win.  On the other hand, the crew talk about the fates of Jesse Jackson […]

PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams knew, of course, that 11 years had passed since her only French Open championship. She also knew, of course, what happened a year ago in Paris: the only first-round Grand Slam loss of her career, to a woman ranked outside the top 100, no less. Eager to repeat the elation […]

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s attorney doubts he will be able to find jurors who haven’t heard about the Trayvon Martin fatal shooting. He just wants to pick people who haven’t already made up their mind about the case. Jury selection begins Monday in the Orlando suburb of Sanford, Fla., the scene of massive […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors Friday recommended four years in prison for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., following his guilty plea this year on criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. The government suggested an 18-month sentence for Jackson’s wife, Sandra, who pleaded guilty to filing […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Cicely Tyson, who returned to Broadway this season for the first time in 30 years, has taken home the Tony Award for best leading actress in a play. In Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful,” Tyson plays a widow in 1953 whose only desire is to revisit her old home in […]

Sybil Wilkes discusses today’s news headlines including the latest on missing teacher Terrilynn Monette.

It’s the season of swimsuits and barbecues, and I hate to rain on any parades, but crooks are looking forward to summer just as much as we are, because it’s also prime time for credit card scams. Why’s that? Summer means travel, and being on the road makes consumers more vulnerable to fraud. Many banks […]