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#TurnipForWhat? During a recent Twitter Q&A, First Lady Michelle Obama humorously answered President Barack Obama impersonator Iman Crosson‘s question with a 6-second Vine. His question: Her Answer: The first lady is no stranger to showing off her moves. She has grooved to Beyoncé jams as part of her “Let’s Move!” initiative to end childhood obesity. She also demonstrated the “Evolution of […]

In a wide-ranging interview, President Barack Obama discusses the battle against Islamic extremists, U.S.-Russia relations and the upcoming midterm elections

Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton have added important new titles to their resumes after their daughter, Chelsea Clinton, gave birth to her first child. Chelsea and her husband, financier Marc Mezvinsky, announced the birth of their baby girl, Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky early Saturday morning through Twitter.   At 7:03 PM on September 26th, we […]

  Ray Rice, Gregg Hardy, Ray Mcdonald, and Adrian Peterson are the handful of the NFL players that have been arrested, accused or charged with either domestic or child abuse this year. Now there’s yet ANOTHER NFL player added to that growing list… TMZ reports Arizona Cardinals starting running back, Jonathan Dwyer has been arrested on suspicions of aggravated assault, […]

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is due to report to federal prison today (Monday 9/8) to begin serving his 10-year sentence for corruption during the years following his NOLA’s devastation from Hurricane Katrina. In 2005, Katrina overwhelmed levees and flooded 80 percent of New Orleans, killing 1,500 people and causing some $80 billion in damage. Nagin […]

Barack Obama took some time to take a “selfie” with Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt during a memorial service for Nelson Mandela on Tuesday. And as you can see, Michelle Obama decided to take a pass or maybe she wasn’t asked to be in the snap. Either way, she looks […]

When it comes to typos on Twitter, Dan Pfeiffer’s couldn’t have been “bigger”. Looks like Dan Pfeiffer, Senior Advisor to the President for Strategy and Communications didn’t read his tweet before hitting send. The result is this embarrassing gem of a typo below: Pfeiffer immediately apologized for his “horrendous typo”.

The woman killed by police after a high-speed chase through Washington, D.C. suffered from post-partum depression following the birth of her daughter, the suspect’s mother told ABC News. The woman believed to be 34 year old Miriam Carey is a dental hygienist from Stamford, Conn., authorities told the woman’s family, according to a family spokesman. The woman led police […]

Hawaii is giving its 17,000-strong population of homeless people a one-way ticket off the islands. It sounds a lot crueler than it actually is. Lawmakers in the state have decided to deal with its cash-strapped welfare program by giving the homeless an opportunity to return to their home states and, hopefully, families who can help. […]

President Barack Obama has released a statement on the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. He urged Americans to honor the slain teenager by acting to curb gun violence. Here is the president’s full statement: “The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but […]

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that it will make a brand of emergency contraception known as Plan B One-Step available over the counter for women ages 15 and older, and with a prescription for younger teens. The pill is currently available over the counter to women ages 17 and older. “Research has […]

Today, President Obama announced a policy that will accommodate religious freedom while making sure that women have access to preventive health care, including contraception, at no additional cost, no matter where they work. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance companies will cover women’s preventive care — services like well-woman visits, mammograms, immunizations, as […]