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A teacher in Birmingham, Alabama picked the wrong example when he used as­sassinating President Bar­ack Obama as a way to teach angles to his geome­try students.

Marion Jones served six months in prison in 2008 and as part of her community service she speaks to children across the country, but her own children still don't know about her prison bid.

fter initially confirming that the latest single from her ‘Still Standing’ LP was set to be ‘Here I Am’, Monica has announced that fan-favorite ‘Love All Over Me’ will instead serve as the album’s next release.

The vote appeared to be a no-brainer for the Atlanta City Council: Approve a multi-million dollar, 50-year lease to rent out the Lakewood Fairgrounds to EUE/Screen Gems and move Atlanta a step closer to Hollywood.

Mary J. Blige and her record label’s chairman, Jimmy Iovine, have joined forces with Orange 21 Inc. to develop Melodies by MJB, a signature line of fashion sunglasses set to debut in Fall 2010.

An immigration judge has granted asylum to President Obama’s aunt and will allow her to stay in the United States. She could become a citizen in about six years. Zeituni Onyango, 57, is the half-sister of Obama’s late father and is from Kenya.

Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, known for his acting roles in films like "Bend It Like Beckham" and Woody Allen's "Match Point" as well as his starring role in the cable series "The Tudors," caused a drunken ruckus in New York City's JFK airport in which he used the much dreaded "N" word.

Since announcing that she is the new face of Weight Watchers, Jennifer Hudson has gotten skinny skinny! Check her out here!

The Atlanta City Council is expected to approve Monday a leasing agreement with EUE/Screen Gems, Ltd., a film and television production company which plans to transform a portion of Lakewood Fairgrounds into the area's first state-of-the-art studio complex.

Morehouse College is among the country’s most grueling colleges according to a listing released Thursday by the Huffington Post. The all-male school is the only HBCU listed among the likes of MIT, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, Caltech and the U.S. Naval Academy.

Beyonce recently announced her company’s foray into home furnishings. The House of Deréon addresses the master bedroom, while the more print-oriented Deréon line targets a younger customer, age 15 to 30.

Terrence Howard sure has a thing for secret marriages. We’re hearing the actor got hitched to his new girlfriend, L.A. designer Michelle Ghant.