WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida congressman Henry “Trey” Radel has been charged with cocaine possession and faces arraignment Wednesday in Washington. In a statement expressing regret, the 37-year-old Republican freshman lawmaker said Tuesday he struggles with alcoholism and intends to seek treatment and counseling. Authorities allege that Radel possessed cocaine on Oct. 29. The circumstances of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court is allowing Texas to continue enforcing abortion restrictions that opponents say have led more than a third of the state’s clinics to stop providing abortions. The justices voted 5-4 Tuesday to leave in effect a provision requiring doctors who perform abortions in clinics to have admitting privileges […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama says she won’t wear shorts on Air Force One again because the one time she did, it created “a huge stink.” Treated worldwide as a style icon, the first lady addressed the issue during a taped appearance broadcast Tuesday on BET’s “106 and Park.” Mrs. Obama was asked about her […]

Mr. Murphy’s done it again. On Monday, Eddie Murphy dropped “Temporary,” his third single from his upcoming album titled, “9”, which is set to be released in Spring 2014. To accompany the soulful ballad, Murphy gives his fans an inside visual of him recording the song in his studio. “9” highlights the range of Murphy’s […]

Embattled rapper Gucci Mane is suing his former collaborator Waka Flocka Flame and his manager mother over allegations of fraud, accusing them of sabotaging his career, reports TMZ. Gucci hired Waka’s momager, Debra Antney, to serve as his manager for four years from 2006. But the rapper, who has been in and out of jail, […]

Sources tell Billboard that Andre 3000 and Big Boi are in talks to end their hiatus next year and reunite for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Outkast has long been the subject of reunion rumors ever since Andre “Andre 3000″ Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton put their Grammy-winning duo on hiatus in […]

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC was not saying Tuesday whether disciplinary action is planned against show host Martin Bashir, who has apologized for “deeply offensive” comments he made about Sarah Palin. In a commentary on Friday, Bashir called the former Alaska governor “America’s resident dunce” and a “world class idiot,” and suggested she be punished […]

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s longtime President Robert Mugabe says he doesn’t want anyone to be fooled by his impeccable Western style of dress and his precise, teacherly use of English: He is African through and through. “I am not British, I am not a colonial product because I am a complete Zimbabwean,” he told […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed landmark legislation Tuesday banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21, making New York the first large city or state in the country to prohibit sales to young adults. During a brief ceremony at City Hall, Bloomberg said raising the legal purchase […]

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri high school football player is charged with assault for allegedly ripping off another player’s helmet and hitting him in the head with it during a game, causing a concussion. Platte County prosecutor Eric Zahnd says 17-year-old Colin W. Byrd, of Platte County High School, was charged Tuesday with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he’s considering changing his chamber’s rules to make it harder for minority Republicans to block President Barack Obama‘s nominations, a warning shot that suggested Democrats might soon use their power in the chamber to end a long-simmering partisan dispute. “I’m at the point where […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Police say early indications are that the son of a state senator in Virginia stabbed his father before shooting himself to death. Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corrine Geller said Tuesday afternoon at a news conference that authorities are still investigating the stabbing of Sen. Creigh (kree) Deeds, but it appears it […]