Month: February 2011

February 26, 2011

Motown Sound and Legend Honored at White House

John Legend, Jamie Foxx, Nick Jonas, Seal and other musicians busted out the Motown classics at the…

February 26, 2011

Remy Ma’s Appeal Struck Down By Court

Remy Ma's appeal of her conviction was rejected by a Court of Appeals today (February 24th). Remy Ma was convicted of shooting her friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in July of 2007, during an argument over $3,000. The rapper was sentenced to eight years…

February 26, 2011

LL Headed To 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards

Rapper/actor LL Cool J is among the many guests who will attend the 42nd annual NAACP Image Awards, which will broadcast live from Los Angeles this March. LL will join a variety of celebrities who will honor the top African-American achievers in…

February 26, 2011

Carmelo Anthony’s Wife La La Lands New Reality Show

Carmelo Anthony's wife La La Vazquez has landed a new reality show that will chronicle the couple's move from Denver, Colorado to New York. La La is gearing up to film "La La's Full Court Life" for VH1, the follow up to the network's hit 2010…

February 26, 2011

How gas spikes 6 cents in one day

Gas prices spiked 6 cents Friday, the biggest one-day jump in two years, and…

February 26, 2011

Shutdown: Washington gets ready

Washington has started getting ready for a possible government shutdown.

February 26, 2011

Sri Lanka president calls for new world financial order

The president of Sri Lanka has called for a new financial order to prevent future world financial crises. President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the industry had been mainly focusing on regulating institutions since the 2008 downturn. But he said the…

February 26, 2011

UK GDP figure revised down further

The UK economy shrank by more than previously thought during the last three months of 2010, revised figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP) slipped by 0.6% in the period, according to fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Its…

February 26, 2011

Lloyds returns to profit to make £2.21bn

Lloyds Banking Group has returned to profit for the first time since it was bailed out by the government at the height of the financial crisis. It saw a pre-tax profit of £2.21bn, compared with a £6.3bn loss in 2009. A recovery in High Street…

February 26, 2011

Brazil companies Petrobras and Vale post record profits

Brazil's two biggest companies have posted record profits for 2010, in the latest sign of the South American nation's growing economic might. The oil giant Petrobras - which is partly state-owned - made $20bn (£12.4bn). The mining company Vale…