Updated Feb. 18, 2013, 1:55 p.m. EST: Joe Rickey Hundley, the 60-year-old man charged with slapping a toddler on a Feb. 8 Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight, has been fired, his former employer said Sunday, according to the Associated Press. Hundley, of Hayden, Idaho, is no longer an employee of AGC Aerospace and Defense, Composites Group, Daniel Keeney…

Ooh la la. What is next for André Leon Talley? At least that is what people familiar with the fashion world want to know. Apparently the flamboyant Vogue contributing editor is making a move to television and leaving the confines of the glossy after 30 years. According to Gawker, he recently signed on with former…

It’s a well-known fact that Fox News is not a big fan of President Barack Obama or his policies. But in a sharp turn of events, Cal Thomas, an analyst for the conservative-leaning cable station, urged Dr. Benjamin Carson, the celebrated black neurosurgeon, to refrain from taking victory laps after issuing sharp criticisms of the…

Updated at 11:12 p.m. ET: Despite an earlier report, CNN reported on television that Los Angeles police say that the cabin is too hot to search, and it might be days before a body that would be found in there could be confirmed as Dorner’s. Updated at 10:30 p.m. ET: CNN reported on television that…

First lady Michelle Obama’s guest list for Tuesday night’s State of the Union includes a teacher from Sandy Hook Elementary School; a police officer who responded to the massacre at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin; and Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton and Nathaniel A. Pendleton Sr. of Chicago, the parents of Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed…

(The Root) — Feb. 7 is the 13th anniversary of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which was created to  bring greater attention to the devastating impact of HIV in African-American communities. Indeed, NBHAAD is a time to act to ensure progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Donna McCree, associate director for health equity at the…

Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor makes efforts to rebrand himself and his party: The move on Tuesday comes as Republicans try to reposition themselves after losing last year’s presidential election by essentially ignoring the minority electoral base. Cantor, who is often contentious and combative, expressed hope that the party can work with President Barack…

Todd Kincannon, a former top GOP official in South Carolina, says he just wanted to get a rise out of people when he fired off several offensive tweets during the Super Bowl Sunday night. But not everyone sees it that way. Kincannon, a lawyer who was executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party from…

The White House on Tuesday released videotaped remarks of President Obama urging Kenyans to seize the upcoming elections as a historic opportunity to stand together as a nation for peace and progress, as well as for the rule of law. The President has strong ties to the people of Kenya. From visiting his father’s village…

During her MSNBC show on Saturday, Melissa Harris-Perry read a letter that urges Chief Justice John Roberts to do the right thing, as the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the University of Texas affirmative action case, which challenges the practice of including a race-based factor in the college admission process. She says that any ruling in…