TIME Magazine says President Obama ‘Overrode Internal Objections’ on Bergdahl Trade with Taliban

Pentagon, Intelligence officials used Top Secret intelligence to prevent previous release of Taliban Five, officials tell TIME. To pull off the prisoner swap of five Taliban leaders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the White House overrode an existing interagency process charged...

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Michigan Lawmakers Approve Detroit Bankruptcy Deal

The "grand bargain" of bills thatwill send $194.8 million from the state to Detroit to help settle the city's historic bankruptcy sailed through the state Senate on Tuesday and are on their way to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature. Republican...

United States to Appoint Ambassador to Somalia

The United States, seeing new hope for Somalia, will appoint a new ambassador to Mogadishu for the first time since closing its embassy there 23 years ago as the East African country descended into chaos, a senior U.S. government official...

United States to Appoint Ambassador to Somalia

The United States, seeing new hope for Somalia, will appoint a new ambassador to Mogadishu for the first time since closing its embassy there 23 years ago as the East African country descended into chaos, a senior U.S. government official...

Studio X Nightclub In Knoxville, Tennessee Makes Room for Church Services Once a Month

There is a new place in downtown Knoxville to praise the Lord and it's not in a church. Studio X Nightclub on The Strip hosted its second church service ever on Sunday night. "My mother had the idea of doing...

Grace Biskie on the Stereotype of the Angry Black Woman and the War That Is Being Waged Against Our Sisters

Rahiel Tesfamariam writes that black women act as if there is a war being waged against us. Yes, yes and more yes. Tesfamariam recognizes that the U.S. still doesn't know how to deal with the "angry black woman," whether she's...

Tim Tebow Still ‘Training Every Day’ to Be NFL Quarterback

Tim Tebow is coming ... to your cittttt-ay. Don't worry. It's still just college-football related, as Tebow's touring with the SEC Network for the 2014 season while being featured as part of a two-hour pregame show. He's actually touring in...

This Is What Medicare Is Now Covering In America: New Ruling Allows 74-Year-Old Male Army Veteran to Undergo Sex-Change Surgery

Medicare may soon start covering sex-reassignment surgery, reports The New York Times. The Department of Health and Human Services appeal board made the ruling Friday, reversing a Medicare policy that has been in place since 1981. The board ruled that...

Dianna Hobbs Says Pastor Rudy Rasmus Is Wrong for Defending Beyoncé’s Risqué Image and Song Lyrics

The words of Joshua 24:15 have stayed with me throughout my life: “…choose you this day whom ye will serve.” It is my compass, along with other scriptures, to help me navigate my way through pop culture and align my...