Black Voices is reporting that the percentage of Americans without health insurance jumped to 16.7 percent from 15.4 percent over the last year, according to the Census Bureau. This means that the number of people without health insurance in the United States rose by a record 8.6 percent to 50.7 million people. The huge number…

EURweb is reporting that conservative pundit and self-professed Christian Tucker Carlson said, “Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick should be executed,” while filling in for Sean Hannity on the Fox Network. Of course this has to do with Carlson’s disdain for President Obama’s support of the embattled quarterback, who will clearly never live down the crimes…

CNN reports that a growing number of Americans are pessimistic about President Obama’s policies, and a growing number are rooting for him to fail, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Wednesday also indicates that although a majority of the public says that Republican control of the House of Representatives…

Fresh from our “We Can’t Make This Up” file, Black Voices is reporting that Dallas pastor Sandy McGriff burglarized a church member’s house, stealing $10,000 worth of furs, purses and electronics. McGriff claims that she didn’t break into her friend’s home. Instead, she says, she felt the Holy Ghost tell her to stop by Serita…

MTV’s Teen Mom star Amber Portwood was arrested on Monday and charged with felony domestic battery and child neglect, stemming from her behavior on the reality television series. Portwood, 20, is one of four women the show chronicles as they attempt to manage as young mothers. Last season, Portwood’s tumultuous relationship with her on-and-off fiancé…

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is launching her latest endeavor, the OWN channel, on New Year’s Day. To help ring in the New Year and her new channel, Winfrey has unleashed a media blitz to stoke interest among viewers. Winfrey, who already owns the Oxygen channel, which is carried on cable and satellite networks, is trying…

Five Haitian-American teens were found dead in a Florida hotel room, apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning. The teens had rented the room to celebrate Juchen Martial’s 19th birthday. While celebrating, they left the car, which had been cutting off throughout the day, idling in the private one-car garage located beneath the hotel room. The Miami…

AJC.com is reporting that, a month after the disputed election, West African leaders delivered an ultimatum to Laurent Gbagbo in person Tuesday after threatening a military ouster if he doesn’t accept an offer to go into exile in a neighboring country. The delegation was led by presidents from Sierra Leone, Cape Verde and Benin, who…

Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who is recovering from surgery related to her pancreatic cancer diagnosis, is the latest celebrity to become the target of a death hoax. On the heels of R&B singer Teena Marie’s sudden death, reports began circulating online Monday that Franklin had passed away. According to a source close to the…