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VIA REUTERS: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alarmed that nearly a third of U.S. children are obese or overweight — and likely to stay that way all their lives — President Barack Obama launched an initiative on Tuesday to roll back the numbers and put his wife in charge of promoting it. Obama signed an executive order […]

Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — Toyota’s president apologized profusely Tuesday as he announced the global recall of more than 400,000 of the automaker’s 2010 hybrid models, including the popular Prius, for problems in their anti-lock braking systems. “We do apologize for the inconvenience and concerns we’ve given to the customers,” President Akio Toyoda said in making […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The doctor hired to care for Michael Jackson was charged on Monday with killing the pop star after a lengthy investigation that found a lethal cocktail of drugs in the singer’s system when he died last year. Dr. Conrad Murray, who lives in Las Vegas, pleaded not guilty to a charge […]

VIA CNN: Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti’s capital may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors reported Monday. The emaciated 28-year-old man was found in the wreckage of a market where he sold rice, his family […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics ruled Thursday, for the third time this year, that a proposed referendum on whether the city should legalize same-sex marriage cannot move forward. The board said that city law does not allow a referendum or initiative on a matter covered by the Human Rights […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Three young children were hospitalized early Wednesday in critical but stable condition after being trapped in their Southeast Washington condominium during a kitchen fire, authorities said. Details were sketchy, but officials and witnesses said the youngsters — an infant girl, a 2-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy — were left alone […]

VIA NICK.COM: Never underestimate the power of a boy and his bicycle. A kid from West London, England, started out with a plan – a plan to raise money for kids in Haiti. “I want to do a sponsored bike ride,” said 7-year-old Charlie Simpson, in a message posted on a website, “because there was […]

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is set to announce a series of economic initiatives Monday aimed at helping struggling middle class families. The proposals include a doubling of the child care tax credit, caps onstudent loan payments, and aid for families taking care of elderly relatives. The plan would also offer retirement savings options for […]

VIA SINGERSROOM: The star-studded, global benefit ‘Hope For Haiti Now’ has already broken records when it comes to raising funds. According to organizers, “Hope for Haiti Now” has raised more than $58 million to date, surpassing Hurricane Katrina related telethons and public donations. Inclusive of donations made online, via phone and through mobile texting, the […]

Please join Radio One DC in our effort to Save the Children of Haiti! The children of Haiti have witnessed horrific scenes during the aftermath of the earthquake and have experienced such suffering that most of us could never imagine. The threat of starvation, dehydration, disease, child trafficking, along with the loss of family, home […]