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Ponte Vedra Beach, FL — Dressed in his Sunday red shirt, Tiger Woods bowed his head and sat in silence in front of his locker. He was supposed to be on the ninth hole at The Players Championship. In another stunning twist for someone whose life used to be so predictable, Woods withdrew suddenly with […]

The Belle Report New York, NY — The American Heart Association’s Power To End Stroke (PTES) campaign initiative wrapped up last week with a major event on Friday, May 7, 2010. The 4th Annual Power Awards Gala celebration stopped by the world-famous Apollo Theater in New York City. The event was hosted by comedian George […]

Nashville, Tennessee (CNN) -- Severe storms and massive flooding last weekend killed 23 people in Tennessee, state emergency management officials said.

(CNN) — Singer, dancer and actress Lena Horne died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday night, a hospital spokeswoman said. Horne was 92. She was one of the first African-Americans to sign a long-term movie contract with a major Hollywood studio when she joined MGM in 1942. Horne’s expressive voice made her a singing star […]

VIA: CNN A suspicious package in Times Square prompted an evacuation and raised alarms in a jittery city on Friday afternoon until authorities determined it was a false alarm. Investigators determined after an anxious hour or so that the suspicious package -- a green cooler -- contained only water bottles.

Via: CNN President Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to work on comprehensive immigration reform this year, saying it would be the best way to fix the nation's broken immigration system.

Via: CNN A funeral will be held Thursday for Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua, who died after battling a heart ailment that has kept him out of the public eye since November.

President Obama has issued a proclamation declaring this Thursday as National Day of Prayer. In his proclamation, he states that prayer has long been an important part of U.S. history. The nation upholds as fundamental principles the exercise of religion and freedom of conscience, he said. Thus Americans have long considered it “fitting and proper” […]

New York (CNN) — A naturalized American citizen from Pakistan arrested overnight in the Times Square bombing investigation will appear in a Manhattan federal courtroom Tuesday morning to face formal charges in the case. Faisal Shahzad, 30, was on board an Emirates Airlines plane at JFK International Airport when he was taken into custody, law […]

Hundreds of people in the Washington, DC area gathered at the National Cathedral to pay tribute to Dr. Dorothy Height. See what our Radio One correspondent had to say about today's events.

PHILADELPHIA — Pandemonium erupted just before 2 p.m. across the metal bleachers at historic Franklin Field on Saturday, making the stately old place vibrate and rattle. Throngs of yellow-and-green clad fans leaped to their feet, wildly shook Jamaican flags, pounded their noise makers and belted out cheers. It was, in short, a pretty animated hello. […]

Gospel sensation Kirk Franklin doesn’t like to travel. He would much rather be at home in Arlington with his wife, Tammy, and their four children. But the seven-time Grammy Award winner, who has sold more than 12 million albums, will see his hectic schedule get even more so when he goes on tour to promote […]