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Philadelphia — Bernard “Bernie” Wilson, 64, who helped define the Sound of Philadelphia as a founding member of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, died early Sunday.
As the mystery around Teena Marie’s sudden death unravels, it appears a seizure may have played a role in the singer’s passing.
Washington — Juan Williams hit out at Sarah Palin on “Fox News Sunday,” saying she could not match President Obama intellectually.
Massachusetts — Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Harvard scholar, and Rudolph P. Byrd, a professor at Emory University, say their research for a new edition of “Cane” documents that Toomer was “a Negro who decided to pass for white.”
NEW YORK — A powerful East Coast blizzard marooned thousands of would-be air, rail and road travelers Monday, shutting down major airports and rail lines for a second day, stranding buses on buried highways, and forcing New York City subway riders to spend a cold night in unheated trains.
Washington– Though his approval ratings have fallen sharply over the past two years, President Obama remains the nation’s most-admired man, Gallup and USA Today report.
LOS ANGELES — Teena Marie, the “Ivory Queen of Soul” who developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like “Lovergirl,” ”Square Biz,” and “Fire and Desire” with mentor Rick James, has died. She was 54. The confirmation came from a publicist, Jasmine Vega, who worked with Teena Marie on her […]
DALLAS — Police say Pastor Sandy McGriff broke into a church members home to steal fur coats and laptop computers on Christmas Eve.
Washington — Uncertainty reigns in the race for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee despite the election being less than a month away.
Hawaii — People who do not believe President Barack Obama was born in Honolulu in 1961 have stepped up their requests for proof of his birth this month, in the hopes that the new gubernatorial administration will offer more information.