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Serenity Now
Air travel rarely inspires thoughts of relaxation and calm, particularly during the holiday season, but one major U.S. airport is joining a growing list of…
Headlines
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05:20 PMSen. Cruz walks out on Castro speech at Mandela memorial
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04:56 PMInterpreter at Mandela memorial dubbed a 'fake,' group says
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04:50 PM6-year-old suspended for kissing girl, accused of sexual …
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09:53 AM1 Million Enrolled in Obamacare
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06:41 AMUPDATED: South Carolina Sheriff Refuses To Lower Flag To …
NATIONAL NEWS
As many as 135,000 individuals enrolled in federally funded programs for people with pre-existing conditions will be given a few more weeks to find replacement…
Teens call them ghost parties: gatherings organized on a whim — at a house that’s often not the host’s. Police say revelers at one such…
WORLD NEWS
(CNN) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych intends to sign a deal on closer European Union ties, the bloc’s top diplomat has said, after weeks of mass…
(CNN) – To those outside the deaf community, the sign language interpreter for Nelson Mandela’s memorial may have looked like he was working hard, translating the…
ENTERTAINMENT
Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel have called it quits after 10 years of marriage, People confirms. “Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs have jointly decided to…
CNN) – The nominations for the 71st Annual Golden Globes were announced Thursday morning, with “12 Years a Slave” and “American Hustle” dominating the proceedings. “Slave,”…
POLITICS
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) assailed conservative groups Thursday for opposing the latest budget deal, saying they had crossed a line and lost their credibility.…
(CNN) – Frustrated Republicans are retaliating for a Democratic play to weaken their hand in opposing presidential nominations, forcing an all-night session into Thursday’s early hours.…
BUSINESS
JPMorgan Chase is reportedly about to cut a sweet deal to dodge criminal charges over its role in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. It’s…
For one happy week in January, Casey O’Connell and her husband, Gerry Ferguson, both had jobs. Ferguson, an Iraq war vet, had been out of…
SPORTS
Carmelo Anthony had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks pulled out an 83-78 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night…
John Henson cracked a smile as he headed down the court after his desperate turnaround splashed through the net. It was that kind of night…
HEALTH
(CNN) – Mercedes Smith walked out of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility after 20 years, hoping to become a productive member of society. Shortly after she was…
Where you live could say a lot about your health habits — and a new ranking reveals which states have it the best and worst.…
EDITORS PICKS
For seven years, Chicago-based photographer Carlos Javier Ortiz has dutifully documented the faces of youth violence in Chicago and other U.S. cities as part of…
FEATURES
Illinois residents who would like to sign up for healthcare, but do not know how or would like a better understanding, might want to contact…
Photo by News One South Africa is celebrating the 93rd birthday today of its most prized national figure, anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.Close to 12 million…
FAITH
Do you know what it’s like to lose your bearings and to be hopelessly adrift in a sea of uncertainty? To be alone, lost, and disoriented…
NEW YORK (AP) — Time magazine selected Pope Francis as its Person of the Year on Wednesday, saying the Catholic Church’s new leader has…
FOCUS
Posting a few selfies helped a south Florida man end up in a jail cell. A sheriff in Palm Beach County, Fla., recently came across…
The latest episode of ABC’s “What Would You Do?” touches on the sometimes-controversial issue of interracial dating. In the video clip, a Black man…
CULTURE
Pregnancy rates among Black teenagers is on a steady decline, according to a recent study by the National Center For Health Statistics, which is a…
Florida-based youth advocacy group, Dream Defenders, released a video today regarding the death of 17-year-old Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson. Johnson was found dead in a rolled up…
VIEWS
CNN) – On Tuesday, I was free. On Wednesday, I became a criminal. Tuesday, we mourned the loss of President Nelson Mandela — a leader whose…
The man who took the infamous picture showing President Obama posing for a selfie said Wednesday that the world was getting a…
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