Politics

On Sunday, President Obama gave the all-male graduating class of Morehouse College very important advice for their futures during his commencement speech. "Be the best father you can be," he said.The president then got personal, explaining how he wishes his father was there for him growing up. "I have tried to be for Michelle and my girls what my father was not for my mother and me. I want to break that cycle."More...

Legendary columnist Michael Musto said Monday that the cuts that ended his career at the Village Voice have left the atmosphere at the paper "dour."Musto, the most high-profile writer left at the paper, was laid off on Friday, along with Robert Sietsema and Michael Feingold, in the latest round of layoffs. The announcement shocked and saddened readers, who lamented the news on Twitter.More...

El diputado popular Eugenio Nasarre ha admitido que su partido le pagó sobresueldos o 'pagos complementarios' de 1.800 euros al mes, entre 2000 y 2004, por sus 'responsabilidades internas' en el PP que compatibilizó con su cargo de parlamentario, han informado fuentes jurídicas.En su declaración como testigo ante el juez de la Audiencia Nacional Pablo Ruz, que investiga la supuesta contabilidad B del PP a la que aluden los llamados 'papeles de Bárcenas', Nasarre ha explicado que todos los altos cargos con responsabilidades en el partido lo recibían y que la cantidad dependía de la categoría de cada uno.More...

Several tornadoes tore through central United States on Sunday, injuring dozens and killing at least two people, news sources report.Oklahoma state medical examiner spokesperson Amy Elliot confirmed that two people were killed near Shawnee. The victims were identified as Glen Irish, 79 years old, and Billy Hutchinson, 76.More...

Beans, beans, they're good for your heart -- but not so much your waistline.Just ask O.J. Simpson, who appeared last week in a Las Vegas courtroom looking a bit larger than his days on the gridiron. A jailhouse source tells the New York Post that the former football star can thank pork baked beans for his belly.More...

It was a week of waiting and wondering what comes next for Detroit. While Mayor Dave Bing revealed he wouldn't seek another term, Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr reiterated just how much trouble the city is in financially.The city welcomed in new police chief, native Detroit James Craig, but its crime didn't cease -- in just one day, 13 individuals were shot in Detroit in eight separate incidents, leaving one woman dead.More...

News of Angelina Jolie's prophylactic double mastectomy and breast reconstruction has many women wondering about their own risk and what they might do given the same diagnosis. But not every woman facing breast cancer has identical surgical options. Some women undergo lumpectomies (partial removal of breast tissue), bi-lateral mastectomies (loss of one breast), any of a number of breast reconstructions, or no breast reconstruction at all.Jolie's surgery involved the insertion of expanders to hold breast implants. Not all women are good candidates for expanders. Their breasts might be rebuilt from skin taken from their stomachs or muscle moved from their backs. Healthy breasts will be lifted or augmented to match a reconstructed breast. Today's aesthetically familiar breast mounds can be created using techniques that result in very different scar sites on women's bodies.More...

"Hollywood Unplugged," a new series on HuffPost Entertainment, shows our culture's most influential figures in a new light. Instead of focusing on their accomplishments, it examines how they continue to thrive despite the inevitable stress.Nancy O'Dell may seem cool, calm and collected when she's behind the desk on "Entertainment Tonight," but that doesn't mean she's completely stress-free when the cameras stop rolling. The busy working mom, who co-anchors the long-running entertainment news program, let HuffPost in on some of her stress-relief routines and revealed which Hollywood star's work/life balance she envies for "Hollywood Unplugged."More...

For tourists who are visiting Ecuador and can't afford a trip to the Galapagos, the giant tortoise shell in Rodrigo Dueñas' recently opened science museum in downtown Quito is a good way to get close.Dueñas, a former middle school science teacher, says the shell used to belong to his school's unofficial pet: an 80-year Galapagoan tortoise that his students named "Yayito." The tortoise used to roam the school yard and was fed lettuce and collard leaves, until one day she ate a piece of a playground garbage can and died.More...

Need a good excuse to skip the gym? The great outdoors beckons louder than ever at this time of year with fresh air, sunshine and plenty of opportunities to re-energize your exercise routine.But when you're spending the day being active outside — with a big backpack to carry and no tools to prepare a proper meal — there's an understandable temptation to reach for easy-to-pack but calorie-laden candy bars to snack on as you go. And it won't come as a shock that this habit undoes some of the good you may have done for your waistline during your outdoor adventure.More...