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  • T.I.'s 'Paper Trail' A Testament To Writing
    The Atlanta rapper has picked up a pad of paper for the first time since 2001 (a change from writing and keeping his lyrics in his head), and the result is a blur of intricately constructed rhymes. Paper Trail is an intensely personal album with a couple of commercial smashes muddying the waters; on the posse cut "Swagga Like Us," T.I. raps circles around three of the most popular rappers in the world.
  • Sister Fa campaigns against female genital mutilation. "You have got my support," her father told her.
    A Rap Star And A Therapist Fight Female Genital Mutilation
    They each were cut when they were young. As outspoken opponents of the practice, they're accused of going against their religion. (They're not.) And of being brainwashed by white women. (Also untrue.)
  • A Muslim-Jewish Love Story On Egyptian TV Sends Sparks Flying
    The soap opera features an Egyptian Muslim army officer in love with an Egyptian Jewish woman. It's airing daily during Ramadan and is proving both popular and controversial.
  • Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, leave the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, on Friday in Richmond, Virginia.
    Former Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell, Wife Plead Not Guilty
    Both were released on their own recognizance and ordered not to leave the country. The McDonnells are facing corruption charges stemming from gifts they received from a political donor.
  • An attendee wears a Hillary Clinton campaign sticker at a rally in Columbia, S.C., last month. Young voters in Iowa and New Hampshire have helped fuel Bernie Sanders' candidacy, but as the race moves to South Carolina, a lot could change.
    In South Carolina, Young Black Voters Could Put Holes In Clinton's Firewall
    Most polls show Hillary Clinton beating Bernie Sanders soundly in the state's upcoming primary, due to overwhelming black support. But many young black voters are turning lukewarm on Clinton.
  • The youngest child remembered at Chicago's Roseland neighborhood memorial was just one year old.
    Amid Growing Youth Violence In Chicago, One Woman Offers A Safety Net
    A devastating number of the city's young people have lost their lives to gun violence over the past few years. Diane Latiker has built a program in order to make these children's lives safer.
  • When it comes to salty french fries or pizza served at lunch, schools may get more time to dial back sodium content, thanks to a provision in the federal spending bill headed for a vote on Capitol Hill.
    From Potatoes To Salty Fries In School: Congress Tweaks Food Rules
    The giant federal spending bill that's expected to go to a vote Thursday will give schools some flexibility in implementing nutrition standards. Also a winner: the potato lobby.
  • An artist's conception of what the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture will look like when it's finished in 2015. The Washington Monument is in the background.
    'A Long Time Coming,' Obama Says Of African-American Museum
    A museum first proposed in 1915 by black veterans from the Civil War is finally under construction on the National Mall in Washington. The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is scheduled to open in 2015.
  • Almanac - Monday 10/30/17
    Today Monday, 30th of October of 2017 is the 303rd day of the year...There are 62 days remaining until the end of the year.372 days until mid-term…
  • The Planters Nutmobile, seen here taking a starring turn at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, is hitting the road for a yearlong trip across the U.S.
    Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut; Sometimes You Just Drive One
    After graduation, a group of college students landed a nutty job — quite literally. For the next year, they will don the monocle of Mr. Peanut and drive the Planters Peanut Nutmobile.
  • River Pageant Pays Tribute To Queen's Jubilee
    Britons are halfway through a four-day holiday celebrating Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne. On Sunday, the queen led a flotilla of a thousand boats on the Thames — described as the largest such river pageant in more than 300 years.
  • Crunching Numbers In The 'Hollywood Economy'
    How do Hollywood studios make money? Journalist Edward Jay Epstein goes looking for answers in The Hollywood Economist, explaining the complicated relationship between distributors and studios — and revealing why the humble cup holder may be the greatest technological advancement in the history of Hollywood.
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