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MSN sheds some light on which sex is the better motorist — one of the most hotly debated arguments since ‘Which came first, the chicken or the egg?’ Famed composer Irving Berlin captured the battle between the sexes quite succinctly in his legendary song “I Can Do Anything Better Than You” from the 1946 Broadway […]

If you think the price for Obamacare is too high, wait until you see what they want for the “Obamacar.” A car that once belonged to Barack Obama — a 2005 Chrysler 300C — is now on the auction block, and the minimum bid is $1 million. FOR MORE ON THE “OBAMACAR” – READ HERE

Who knew the President would be a one-man stimulus package for the music industry? A day after President Obama sang a bit of Al Green’s classic “Let’s Stay Together” from the podium at a January 19th fundraising event in Harlem, videos of the crooner-in-chief went viral on YouTube, racking up millions of views. But it […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Camilla Williams, believed to be the first African-American woman to appear with a major U.S. opera company, has died. She was 92. Williams died Sunday at her home in Bloomington, her attorney, Eric Slotegraaf, said Monday. She died of complications from cancer, said Alain Barker, a spokesman for the Indiana University Jacobs School […]

Hundreds of D.C. cab owners and drivers packed into a hearing room at the John A. Wilson Building on Monday to show city lawmakers their displeasure with industry reform proposals that they fear would be financially burdensome. A bill pending in the D.C. Council, introduced by Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) with the backing of […]

The missing Alexandria activist whose body was recovered from a well in Fort Washington Saturday had been shot to death, authorities said Monday. Lenwood “Lenny” Harris (Courtesy of Jason Felder) Homicide detectives have not determined exactly when and where Lenwood “Lenny” Harris, 53, was slain, though they believe he was shot and killed soon after […]

The Internet can bring you a lot of joy, but it can also turn into a world of pain the moment you make one stupid mistake. Perhaps you’ve been feeding the trolls, using “password” as your password, or selling your soul for access to a “free” Web app. Your dumb mistakes can come back to […]

Durham, NC (January 25, 2012) — A group of about two dozen Duke University students urged administrators Tuesday to create a better climate and provide more financial support for black students, saying they’ve been disappointed so far in how top officials have reacted to their viewpoints. The students, almost all of whom were black, unsuccessfully […]

As a capital city, the area has long attracted prominent African Americans, including civic leaders and artists. Slaves in the District of Columbia were freed before the Emancipation Proclamation, African American men had voting rights before those elsewhere, and institutions such as Howard University have been a draw as well. But the vestiges of this […]

V ince Sheehy can recall his disappointment in having to close his Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge dealership in Upper Marlboro in 2009. At the time, it had been more than 30 years since  Fairfax-based Sheehy Auto Stores shuttered a location because of slumping sales. ¶ But closing  the store was just the half of it. ¶ Sluggish demand […]