When Tiger Woods’ final putt dropped on Saturday afternoon and he walked off the 18th green nursing a one-shot lead over Graeme McDowell, NBC knew exactly what was at stake going into Sunday’s final round. After 924 days, the network was on the verge of covering one of the most highly anticipated final rounds since last year’s […]

Longtime friend, Bootsy Collins posted the news to his Facebook page with a message from the singer: “JUST SPOKE TO OUR FRIEND BOBBY WOMACK. He Wanted You All to Know That He Loves You & Thxs for the Prayers. Docs Says He Is In 1st Stage of Colon Cancer, He is Very Up Beat About […]

Talking on a cell phone while driving in Chapel Hill becomes illegal June 1. The town became the first in the nation to pass an ordinance outlawing talking on both hand-held and hands-free cell phones while driving. After two years of discussion on the issue, the council voted 5-4 Monday night. Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt and […]

The good news? The Hunger Games made $155 million at the box office its opening weekend, making it the third-best debut in North American box office history. The bad news, however, reflects a level of idiocy that we weren’t really expecting. Now as you may know, Katniss, the main character in the book and film, […]

A restaurant in Georgia named Chops & Hops caught some heat recently for using Rihanna and Chris Brown’s domestic dispute from 2009 as inspiration for naming one of their sandwiches, “Caribbean Black and Bleu.” The restaurant even boldly displayed this on their Facebook page, as well as directly tweeting Rihanna and Chris Brown on their […]

Love them or loathe them, chances are you’re talking about them. Discussions about these controversy-ridden celebrities can turn so heated they bring out the ugly in everyone involved. So what is polarizing? We’re talking celebs whose brash actions spark arguments everywhere from morning talk shows to your beauty salon. From NeNe Leakes to LeBron James, […]

Bobby Brown was booked on charges of driving under the influence yesterday. Whitney Houston’s ex-husband was seen talking on his cell phone while driving, which prompted police to pull him over. Brown allegedly showed signs of intoxication and failed a sobriety test. He was released later that day.

New Orleans police officer, Jason Giroir, 35, has been suspended indefinitely without pay for making disparaging remarks about 17-year-old Trayvon Martin online, reports NOLA.com. In response to a comment posted Sunday on WWL-TV.com on a story about Trayvon, who was unarmed when he was gunned down by George Zimmerman, 28, Giroir said that the 17-year-old […]

Today at 3p.m. don’t miss The Michael Baisden Show. It’s Drama Tuesday a 3 part series on domestic abuse. 1st hour: Domestic Abuse: Call in, if you want to tell you friend or relative, “Get out before it’s too late!” 2nd hour: Domestic Abuse: Why didn’t you leave the first time he she hit you? […]

Leila Lopes is living proof of the old adage that says, “never say never,” because she accomplished something that hadn’t been previously done in her community. The 26-year-old business student was crowned Miss Universe in September 2011, which made her the first winner from Angola to take the title. “I consider myself a woman endowed […]