On October 3, 1992, after a three year courtship, President Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson were pronounced man and wife by Reverend Jeremiah A. Wright…

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME…

Chelsea, 23, who also tried out for the popular singing competition last season but didn’t make the voting rounds, will perform tonight, along with 11 other women hoping to make the finals. Based on viewer votes, the top 5 men and top 5 women will advance to the Top 13, along with one wildcard pick […]

Officials confirmed Tuesday that First Lady Michelle Obama will make an appearance at Time Warner Cable Arena on Friday to promote her anti-obesity campaign. Tournament organizers say it’s an exciting development during an already pivotal year. “I think she is the classiest person I have ever seen in my life,” said Regina Washington, a senior […]

We’re used to celebrities hanging out at the CIAA from P. Diddy to R. Kelly to Floyd Mayweather, but we’ve never had anyone this big.…

A break-in was reported Tuesday night at the Cardinal State Bank at 3400 Westgate Drive, according to police reports. Nothing appears to have been taken, according to Kammie Michael, Durham police spokeswoman. The suspect is believed to have climbed in a side window before breaking into several teller drawers. Read more here:

The actual cause of death is temporarily listed as “deferred,” pending the results of toxicology reports, but a new report speculates that it will be ruled an accident.

We’re used to celebrities hanging out at the CIAA from P. Diddy to R. Kelly to Floyd Mayweather, but we’ve never had anyone this big.…

A century ago, African-Americans were disenfranchised. Eleven years earlier in 1901, U.S. Rep. George Henry White of Tarboro, N.C., was the last black representative to resign, in a bitter speech after the vote was taken from North Carolina blacks. And because few white schools admitted blacks, dozens of all-black colleges and universities had sprung up, […]

The 17-year-old suspect in a deadly shooting rampage at an Ohio high school appeared briefly in juvenile court as residents of the shaken community offered sympathy and support for families and friends of the three students who were killed and two who were wounded. A prosecutor described suspect T.J. Lane as “someone who’s not well” […]