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President Barack Obama said Thursday that "one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history" is moving toward Haiti as he continued to mobilize the U.S. response to the island's devastating earthquake.

R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who had been one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has died of colon cancer. He was 59.

From CNN: Some Americans visiting or working in Haiti have not been heard from since Tuesday’s earthquake, but loved ones back home are trying to remain optimistic as good reports come in from others.

  According to a new study the following are some physical traits that men check out on women – immediately.

A newly released book is spilling secrets from the 2008 presidential campaign. Excerpts from the book were featured in New York Magazine, and the drama behind the scenes of the Edwards campaign is taking center stage.

Eunice Johnson, the widow of Ebony founder John Johnson died Sunday of kidney failure.

Bishop T. D. Jakes’ 30,000 member following is getting ready to grow. Jakes’held a New Year’s Eve Watch Night service at 10 p.m. to open the new locations. The two new campuses are in Carrollton and Fort Worth, TX.