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DETROIT — President Barack Obama used a boisterous Labor Day rally to put congressional Republicans on the spot, challenging them to place the country’s interests above all else and vote to create jobs and put the economy back on a path toward growth. “Show us what you’ve got,” he said. In a partial preview of […]

When Tiki Barber told HBO that he was returning to football because he “needed the game,” and because he “needed to prove to [himself] that he could be successful at something,” I thought it sounded like a recipe for a personal mental health disaster. Now that NFL rosters are set at 53, and Tiki Barber […]

A Chicago mom is suing the city’s public school system, claiming a school security guard handcuffed her son and several other 6- and 7-year-olds for talking in class. WTH! When asked by school officials to discipline the kids in March 2010, the guard allegedly took them to an empty office and kept them cuffed there […]

A family friend of Houston Texan Antonio Smith, Engram Lamar Crenshaw, 37, was found in his pool following a Labor Day pool party at his home. Fellow party guests found Crenshaw floating in the pool fully clothed the following morning. Police are investigating the incident and say they feel no foul play was involved in […]

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is demanding action from Washington after 24 people where shot in the city during a span of 24 hours, this Labor Day weekend. A rash of shootings in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday left many injured and one man dead. As […]

22-year-old Donald Young beat No. 24 Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina to advance to the fourth round of The U.S. Open. Young, one of four Americans among the final 16, entered the Grand Slam an 84th-ranked wild-card entry. He was a prodigy at 15, a washout at 20, a poster child for the perils of […]

RICHMOND, Texas (AP) – A man who apparently drowned in the swimming pool behind the home of Houston Texans defensive end Antonio Smith wasn’t affiliated with the team, authorities said. Lamar Crenshaw was found dead at the bottom of Houston Texans defensive end Antonio Smith’s, pictured, pool Sunday morning. Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Capt. James […]

Did you miss the latest episode of Access Cleveland? Don’t worry listen to the podcast right here! Host Karen Vaughn interviewed Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson on our inaugural show last weekend.  The Mayor discussed a variety of issues from city development to the upcoming school year.  Listen to the interview right here! Let us know […]

Did you miss the latest episode of Access Cleveland? If you did, don’t worry you can listen to the podcast right here! Robyn Simone is at it again! She’s got the latest celebrity news & gossip for you right here on this week’s addition of Hot Topics.  Listen and find out what the scoop is! Let […]

Little known comedian Darryl Littleton is about to be the center of attention when his new book “Pimp Down: The Rise & Fall of Katt Williams”. In it Littleton goes into detail about the “drugs, lavish hotels, groupies, &  more” that Katt partook in when the two were on tour together. We all know how […]

Oscar De La Hoya is coming clean about….everything! Recently the famous boxer revealed that his is struggling with alcohol and cocaine addiction but he didn’t stop there. De La Hoya also admitted that the racy photos of him in fishnet stockings and other women’s clothing are in fact real! Here is what Oscar said to […]

For all you “Single Ladies” fans this has been a tough couple of days. Stacey Dash, co star of the hit show, has decided to leave the show.  Stacey released this statement: “I truly enjoyed playing Val on ‘Single Ladies’, but I have decided to leave the show. I have to be back in L.A. […]