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According to Earvin “Magic” Johnson, his decision to endorse OraQuick, the first FDA-approved home HIV test, comes from what he knows personally about the factors endangering at-risk African American and Hispanic communities. “OraQuick is a game changer for us…especially when you think about the stigmas in the black and brown community,” Johnson said. Read more […]
CNN is shooting down claims that their host Candy Crowley is an Obama supporter. While many people are praising Crowley for her stern yet easy-going approach in moderating last night’s debate, others believe that her fact checking was attached to a partisan agenda. “They want to make all of the publicity over Candy just go […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Candy Crowley's signature moment as moderator of Tuesday's rough-and-tumble presidential debate came when she was called upon to referee a dispute over President Barack Obama's description of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya as an act of terror. When Republican Mitt Romney questioned whether the president had done […]
NEW YORK (AP) — After more than a decade of complaints, the New York Police Department's practice of stopping and frisking people on the streets has suddenly moved to the forefront as a combustible political issue. City Council members thundered at a hearing that the "stop and frisk" tactic is discriminatory and ineffective. Mayoral hopefuls […]
A former Army medic admits that he is struggling to find a balance between his sexual urges and caring for his family. The 51-year-old man who goes by the name of Candy Cane online said that he spends over six hours video-chatting, taking photos of himself, and soliciting male and female sexual partners. He even […]
Sleep depravity not only affects your mood and energy levels but can also intensify insulin resistance. Researchers have found new health risks associated with little sleep that connects to obesity and type II diabetes. A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine showed that lack of sleep can hinder fat cells from responding […]
President Barack Obama is striving to win over women at the polls. Recent surveys have shown the support for President Obama has dwindled among women tightening the gap between him and Republican nominee Mitt Romney. A USA Today-Gallup survey found that Obama and Romney are tied at 48 percent among women voters in battleground states. […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Tommy Thompson said Tuesday that his son feels terrible for suggesting that voters should send President Barack Obama back to Kenya. The former Wisconsin governor, who is locked in a close race for the state's Senate seat, was pressed by reporters about Jason Thompson's comment Sunday that was caught […]
In a six-person roundtable meeting (pictured with NewsOne Senior Editor pictured left in black) in Leesburg, Va., First Lady Michelle Obama discussed her reaction to her husband’s debate performance, what’s at stake in this election, and whether Black women have her husband’s back before connecting with local residents in a electrifying rally. Dressed in a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up an appeal from Arizona over its requirement that people prove they are American citizens before registering to vote. The justices will review a federal appeals court ruling that blocked the law in some instances. A 10-member panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court […]
The Cleveland bus driver who punched a woman in the chin has been suspended from his job. Artis Hughes, an employee of the Cleveland Regional Transit Authority was disciplined after he uppercut Shedia Lane in the chin and threw her into the street. Lane got back on the bus and tried to punch Hughes but […]
DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say two motorcycles have collided while escorting first lady Michelle Obama from a campaign stop in central Ohio, injuring a police officer and a state trooper. The State Highway Patrol says the motorcycles somehow sideswiped each other late Monday afternoon east of Delaware as the motorcade headed to an airport. […]
