Ernestine Shepherd is in better shape than most people, decades her junior. At 74 she is honored with being in the Guinness Book of World Record for being the oldest female body builder.  She started body building at age 54. Up at 3 a.m. every morning, for her devotional prayers.  She spends her days running, lifting […]

The Illinois Supreme Court has issued a ruling allowing Rahm Emanuel’s name on the Chicago mayoral ballot. The court was considering a previous appellate court ruling that the former White House chief of staff does not meet the state’s residency requirements for mayoral candidates. The state Supreme Court granted a stay on that decision and […]

New York — A Staten Island grandma beaten by two heartless muggers recounted Wednesday the vicious blows that left her with a fractured skull and a bloodied, swollen face. Nursing two black eyes, a broken nose and a 2-inch gash on her forehead, Linda Naimo, 75, described how she and her husband were set upon […]

Chicago — Even by Washington standards, $26 billion is a lot of money. That’s the amount spent by taxpayers annually to provide housing for needy Americans. But there’s significant evidence that some of the monies have been poorly spent for years. A joint investigation by ABC News and the Center for Public Integrity found that […]

Prince William County Virginia– Tossing a snowball almost cost a man his life in Lake Ridge. Tyree Merle Alexander, 40, was arrested early Thursday morning after he sliced another man’s neck with a box cutter, Prince William County police said.

Arkansas– Scientists investigating the death of thousands of blackbirds in Arkansas say they’ve identified the cause of death: blunt force trauma.

WASHINGTON There is tension between the traditional conservative GOP and the anti-spending Tea Party over the role of defense spending. The New York Times reports: Those differences were on display Wednesday on Capitol Hill, where the traditional Republican who now leads the House Armed Services Committee, Representative Howard P. McKeon, fought back against proposed cuts […]

To view video click here San Diego — For every homeless person like Ted Williams, who rises to sudden celebrity, there is a Debbie Clark, who has experienced the heights of fame only to lose everything except her dignity. From 1991 to 1993, Clark, using the name “Storm,” was one of the stars of the […]

Chicago — A man who lectures against inner-city violence for an allegedly fraudulent charity was charged with domestic battery for reportedly punching a woman in the face inside a parked car. Warren Jackson is a motivational speaker who works for a charitable organization called We Stop the Killings. He was arrested last Friday evening in […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 54 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. In his first Black media appearance in over a year, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard covered a wide variety of subjects with Afternoons with Amos Host Amos Brown. Mayor Ballard defended his economic development and job creation efforts. He also strongly and some times defensively […]

Below is a White House Live Stream of President Obama answering questions from Youtube users today. He has answered questions on everything from the environment, to Valentine’s Day, and the Super Bowl. JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV

Texas — First lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that the military’s push to turn recruits into health-conscious warriors could be a model for making people across the U.S. more focused on fitness and nutrition. Obama, who has made battling childhood obesity one of her signature causes as first lady, visited the Army’s largest training post […]