WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid accused the House of Representatives Thursday of being a “dictatorship” — albeit an extremely poor one. Reid (D-Nev.) took to the Senate floor to declare his frustration with the other chamber as the deadline to deal with the so-called fiscal cliff rapidly approaches. Reid argued that House Speaker […]

The boy is hers! Us Weekly reports that 33-year-old actress/R&B singer Brandy Norwood is engaged to music executive Ryan Press. But the former “Moesha” star wasn’t exactly blindsided by the reported proposal. In August, Norwood told Sister 2 Sister magazine, “I keep hearing about a ring. People keep calling me, hinting to me about it, […]

PENINSULA, Ohio – Wednesday’s snow storm wasn’t a blizzard, but the snowfall total was cause for celebration at local ski resorts, which plan to open over the next two days. Boston Mills Ski Resort will open with limited terrain at 3 p.m. on Friday. The resort was busy on Thursday preparing at least three slopes […]

A new study found being hot-tempered and expressing your anger could be a key to enjoying a long and healthy life. Researchers at the University of Jena in Germany assessed more than 6,000 patients and found that those who internalized their anxiety suffered from a raised pulse. Over time, this results in high blood pressure […]

The mainstream media is now looking into a story that drug dealers murdered singer Whitney Houston. The story was published by the National Enquirer , a tabloid magazine. The Enquirer asserts that a man named Paul Huebl, a Los Angeles private investigator, is turning over evidence he found to the FBI field office in Chicago. […]

ORANGE VILLAGE, Ohio – Police in Orange Village are investigating a shooting that happened during some sort of robbery attempt at a hotel Thursday morning. The incident happened at about 8:20 a.m. at the Marriott Courtyard on Orange Place – just off I-271. Orange Village police said a man, now identified as 59-year-old David Fields, […]

ELYRIA, Ohio – Due to a decline in production, Invacare Corporation says they will immediately lay off 143 workers at its Taylor Street manufacturing facility in Elyria. Invacare currently employs 365 hourly manufacturing associates at its Taylor Street facility. The remaining 222 will remain in their current roles or be reassigned to other roles across […]

CLEVELAND – Cleveland’s mayor and police chief gave an update on the Nov. 29 chase turned fatal shooting in the city, asking for an outside agency to investigate future use of force cases. Mayor Frank Jackson said hiring an outside agency to do the investigations into fatal shootings, firing at or in the direction of […]

eurweb.com *Rumblings of Alicia Keys possibly playing legendary entertainer Lena Horne in a biopic began circulating back in 2007, when Oprah Winfrey had taken over the languishing project that previously had Janet Jackson attached as the lead. There were reports that Jackson’s 2004 Super Bowl scandal got her dropped from consideration by Horne herself, clearing […]

Pic: gettyimages *Actor Malik Yoba is doing his thing on both the big and small screens with his role in “The Alphas” and the military film, “Allegiance.” During an interview with BET.com, he chatted about an opportunity to portray Martin Luther King, Jr. in an upcoming TV movie. But more importantly, he discussed his thoughts […]

msn.com Saving money only requires a few things: common sense, observation and self-restraint. It’s not always fun – especially in our consumer-driven society – but it’s always wise. So with a little research and some good old-fashioned inside-of-the-box thinking, we present 100 ways to get your spending back on track and your savings account flush […]