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On the 2011 One Love Cruise, all the featured artists did two concerts on back to back days. But Fred Hammond did a lot more. He did his Gospel Concert as scheduled, he then did two more special sets, one Gospel Love Song Concert and one Gospel Jazz Concert, and I attended them both!!! I […]
Five plays after the 49ers‘ Kyle Williams fumbled a punt, Tynes kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime, sending the Giants to the Super Bowl with a 20-17 victory over San Francisco in the NFC championship game Sunday. In another tight one in this decades-old postseason rivalry, both defenses made key stops before New York […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania — Joe Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more American football games than anyone in major college history but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday. He was 85. His family released a statement Sunday morning to announce his […]
WASHINGTON — A billionaire history buff has stepped forward to donate the $7.5 million matching gift that’s needed to start repairing cracks near the top of the Washington Monument from last summer’s East Coast earthquake. Businessman David Rubenstein told The Associated Press he was inspired to help fund the repairs to the 555-foot obelisk when […]
From “Sands of Iwo Jima” to “The Hurt Locker,” there have been too many war movies to count. Yet little screen time has been devoted to the Tuskegee Airmen, the pioneering World War II African-American aviators who fought a two-front battle: against the Germans overseas and against racism at home. But starting Friday, January 20, […]
Users think Facebook invades their privacy, AT&T has the lowest customer satisfaction of any wireless provider, Netflix squandered its goodwill with a 60 percent price hike and Goldman Sachs has become the face of corporate greed, according to a report that lists the 10 most hated companies in America. Some of the country’s highest-profile corporations […]
Don’t stick a fork in Jamie Moyer, he’s not done yet. The 49-year-old left-hander, who missed the entire 2011 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, insisted he would rehab with an eye towards a return for a 25th season in 2012. FOR MORE ON THIS AMAZING STORY – READ HERE
Buzz about the possibility of gas costing $5 a gallon this summer caused quite a stir Tuesday, but could prices really spike that high come June? Average gas prices hovered around $3.39 a gallon nationally Monday — the highest January gas prices ever — up 11 cents this month and almost 30 cents higher than […]
We’ve all heard it before: If you’re having a hard time sleeping, you need to adopt a perfectly monastic lifestyle, free of any and all indulgences. No caffeine. No alcohol. No television before bed, and a strict bedtime, as if you were a 10-year-old. Oh, and would you mind mastering meditation while you’re at it? […]
The greatest boxer of all time — Muhammad Ali — turns 70 today. Besides being a sports legend, Ali is considered a civil rights and cultural icon. His boxing career spanned three decades and certainly had its share of ups and downs. Still, no fighter’s heights were as compelling as Ali’s. Check out our list […]