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December 26, 2016
The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates took a deep dive into President Obama’s tenure in office in several interviews for his “My…
December 26, 2016
Hundreds of people took on the role of Santa this year for a family whose six children would have gone
December 26, 2016
President Barack Obama believes that if he had been allowed to run again, he would have won on hope and…
December 26, 2016
Phaedra Parks is going to pay $100,000 to her estranged husband in order to help him pay off his $2…
December 26, 2016
Over the Christmas weekend, Fantasia walked down the aisle in a vow renewal ceremony with husband Kendall Taylor.
December 26, 2016
President Barack Obama quietly signed an update to the Religious Freedom Act last week ensuring atheists are protected as a…
December 26, 2016
Hip-hop mogul Rick Ross is investing back into his hometown of Carol City, Miami, which includes the purchase of a…
December 26, 2016
The Atlanta chapter of Black Lives Matter is wondering why black people celebrate Christmas.
December 26, 2016
Parishioners at a Sri Lankan church got a Christmas surprise when they discovered booklets for its carol service included lyrics…
December 26, 2016
At least 27 people were shot, 7 fatally, in Chicago during the Christmas weekend, adding a bloody punctuation mark to…
December 26, 2016
President Barack Obama signed the "Emmett Till Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act" to investigate and prosecute criminal civil rights violations.
December 25, 2016
LONDON (AP) — George Michael, the British pop superstar who reached early fame with WHAM! and went on to a solo
December 25, 2016
A little girl in Louisiana got her own Christmas miracle thanks to one lucky accident. Kéani Page, 6, and her
December 25, 2016
Three young children were killed and a man and woman were injured in a fire at a Gary, Indiana apartment
December 25, 2016
Everybody likes holiday surprises, but one soldier went above and beyond to make it home and surprise her sister for Christmas. Sgt. Danielle
December 25, 2016
A young woman from Indianapolis took it upon herself to bring 300 cases of water to Flint, Michigan, for the holidays.
December 25, 2016
A woman was having breakfast at McDonald’s with her daughter when she heard screams coming from the bathroom. Nancy Jones
December 25, 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Winning a Pulitzer Prize and a clutch of Tony Awards in a single year would be…
December 25, 2016
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — As a girl in the mid-1950s, Amy Roberts would catch a ride each morning with her…
December 25, 2016
Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald and other city officials at a news conference Friday expressed concern with the officer's actions and…