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LONDON (AP) — A sports charity says boxing great Muhammad Ali will attend a London gala benefit in his honor two days before the Summer Olympics. Sports for Peace says the July 25 event will honor Ali’s humanitarian work and status as a “role model on civil rights, humanity and in opposing war.” Angelina Jolie […]
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — The images of Tiger Woods, dressed in his red shirt and raising both arms on the 18th green after another victory, are no longer highlights from years gone by. When he outlasted Bo Van Pelt in a tense duel on the back-nine Sunday at Congressional, Woods won for third time in […]
Cullen Jones is headed back to the Olympics. Jones earned the honor of ‘America’s fastest swimmer’ Sunday night in the U.S. Men’s swimming Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. Jones bested Anthony Evans by 1/100th of a second to take the top spot in men’s 50 freestyle. The Charlotte Observer has more on the former North […]
Seth MacFarlane might have the darkest sense of humor on network television. After 188 episodes (and counting) of his animated stalwart, Family Guy, viewers have become accustomed to savage beatings, shaken-baby syndrome, and sex trafficking, among other unpleasantries—all played for laughs. We shouldn’t be surprised, then, that Ted, MacFarlane’s big-screen debut out on June 29, […]
This is a very relevant article on the complexities of today’s growing need to be in front of the monitor all day long. If you’re like me these tips can make a big difference in your day to day activities on the web. How to make reading on your computer easier Oh that splitting headache […]
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), the highest-ranking African-American in Congress, said Monday that gay marriage should not be left up to each individual state, the position President Obama articulated last week. “If we consider this to be a civil right, and I do, I don’t think civil rights ought to be left up to a state-by-state […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University’s famed marching band is being suspended until 2013. FAMU President James Ammons told the school’s board of trustees on Monday that he will keep The Marching 100 off the field for the upcoming school year. Eleven FAMU band members face felony hazing charges stemming from the death of […]
A new study has found that first lady Michelle Obama is the most televised first lady in history, with 44 television appearances under her belt in nearly four years — and more surely to come. Mrs. Obama has beaten out other former first ladies such as Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush, who each made less […]
Paramount Pictures and New Regency Productions announced Sunday that Russell Crowe has been cast as Noah in Darren Aronofsky’s feature film of the same name, to be released March 28. 2014. In a press release, Aronofsky thanked Paramount and Regency “for backing my team’s work to breathe new life into the biblical epic. I rejoice […]