On Saturday, the woman behind the subway attack of a New York City man was apprehended in Brooklyn. According to the Daily News, Erika Menendez, 31, laughed crazily when she was arrested and later charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime in the death of Sunando Sen, whom she is accused of pushing off…

During his first Meet the Press appearance since 2009, President Obama told NBC‘s David Gregory that Republicans in Congress are the stumbling block in the path toward resolving the fiscal cliff. Monday is the deadline for the POTUS and Congress to reach an agreement. “They say that their biggest priority is making sure that we…

On Friday, Las Vegas police located the body of missing child Jade Morris near an outlet mall. According to USA Today, the 10-year-old was last seen going Christmas shopping with her father’s ex-girlfriend, Brenda Stokes Wilson, on Dec. 21. Wilson, who is already in jail for charges of felony battery with a weapon, burglary and…

As fiscal-cliff negotiations continue, the president used his Saturday address to push his points on the continuing conversation, reports the Los Angeles Times. In addition, according to Politico, the POTUS will appear on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday morning, his first visit since 2009, when he spoke about health care reform. Obama said he…

In India, one woman’s death may mark a sea change against sexual harrassment and assault in the country. On Saturday, an unnamed woman died from organ failure after sustaining multiple injuries when she was gang raped by several men on a moving bus in New Delhi on Dec. 16. According to the New York Times,…

Brandy opened a special gift this Christmas, and it was a diamond ring. The 33-year-old singer is engaged to longtime boyfriend and music industry executive Ryan Press, reports Billboard. It will be the first marriage for Brandy, who has a 10-year-old daughter with a former boyfriend. Press is an exec with publisher Warner/Chappell Music.  It’s…

As January approaches and many begin to prepare their inauguration plans, the Presidential Inaugural Committee has announced that public tickets will be made available for one of the two inaugural balls that will be held on Jan. 21. Tickets will be priced at $60 for the Inaugural Ball and those interested can sign up online…

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre’s recent press conference in response to the Newtown, Conn., massacre, in which he called for armed guards in every school in the U.S., apparently hasn’t damaged his organization’s reputation. The Daily News reports that a new USA Today/Gallup poll shows a majority of people still support the…

As America discusses gun control policy in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, a related problem of gun violence continues to rage in the Midwest. Chicago, the city where a bloody shooting spree left 13 injured in 30 minutes in August, saw another of its citizens murdered last night. Nathaniel Jackson, who was…

Taylor Townsend is a young tennis star on the verge of going pro, but the phenom is unfortunately facing some of the same challenges as trailblazers like Serena Williams. The problem? The 16-year-old African-American athlete is shaped like her champion predecessors Williams and Lindsay Davenport, and her frame has made some in and out of…