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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown is trying to slash council spending on cellphones after it racked up $61,000 in bills in a little more than a year due to excessive roaming and data charges, according to council records. As he searches for efficiencies in government, Brown (D) recently concluded that the council was wasting […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — Kevin Durant cringes a little whenever he hears his name next to words like elite or superstar. Kevin Durant earned his first career All-Star Game MVP Sunday. But after winning his first All-Star MVP award with a scoring display that ranked among the best in the game’s history, even Durant might have […]

Octavia Spencer inspired her formidable character in “The Help,” but the actress turned into a softy Sunday as she accepted an Oscar for the role. “Oh, thank you,” a tearful Spencer said as many in the audience rose to their feet. She expressed gratitude to her family, her colleagues from “The Help” and her native […]

Viola Davis stepped on to the Oscar’s red carpet in a beautiful, strapless emerald green Vera Wang gown and said she purposefully skipped the wig she wears on red carpets and for film roles. It is the first time the actress has rocked her natural short locks on a worldwide stage, and she says her […]

A bill legalizing same-sex marriages in Maryland is on its way to Governor Martin O'Malley's desk after being approved yesterday in the state Senate.

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Representing a historic high, three in 10 adult Americans held bachelor’s degrees in 2011, census officials reported Thursday. College attainment has crept upward, slowly but steadily. In 1947, just 5 percent of Americans 25 and older held degrees from four-year colleges. As recently as 1998, fewer than one-quarter of the adult population held college degrees. […]

“And GO! And GO! And GO!” It’s about five minutes to showtime, and Melissa Harris-Perry, clad in a nautical-inspired dress, navy blue cardigan and matching pumps, is jumping up and down on the highly polished floor of MSNBC’s Studio 3A. The 38-year-old college professor and former cheerleader (Thomas Dale High School in Chester, Va., late […]

Actress Gabrielle Union and a host of others involved in President Obama’s “Greater Together” initiative recently hit the ground running in North Carolina, once again seeking the support of young voters. According to The Root, the team hosted a kick-off summit at North Carolina Central University in Durham Feb. 21. The institution is one of […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former NBA star and current Bobcats owner Michael Jordan filed suit in a Chinese court against Qiaodan Sports Company Limited, a sportswear and footwear manufacturer, for unauthorized use of his name. READ THE WHOLE MICHAEL JORDAN STORY – CLICK HERE