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"Groupie expert" discusses the culture of cheating among pro athletes

10:26 PM on 08/31/2009

VIDEO -- Half of all marriages in the US will end in divorce, but for NFL players and other professional athletes, between 60 and 80 percent of marriages will ultimately fail. Infidelity is considered to be a contributing factor in these higher divorce rates...

Pressure mounts for Obama to present his version of health care bill

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5:40 PM on 08/31/2009

VIDEO -- What does Barack Obama want from Congress for the nation specifically? That question, whispered by many in Washington got asked loud and clear Monday by Republican Bob Dole...

Former congressman William Jefferson files for bankruptcy, awaits sentencing

By theGrio

4:11 PM on 08/31/2009

Former congressman William Jefferson filed for bankruptcy in Louisiana courts last Thursday...

Caught on tape: Team of burglars rob Georgia home

By theGrio

3:35 PM on 08/31/2009

There is a couple in the city of Grant Park, near Atlanta, Georgia that has not only been burglarized once, but twice and both times it was caught on video...

Slideshow - Black in Elkhart

By theGrio

3:21 PM on 08/31/2009

Visit msnbc.com to learn more about The Elkhart Project and to view more stories from Elkhart...

Joe Jackson on Michael's death: "Someone should pay"

By theGrio

1:00 PM on 08/31/2009

VIDEO -- "I'm not angry. I'm mad," Joe Jackson said in an interview that aired Monday on NBC's "Today" show. "I didn't know all this was going on...

87-year-old woman who lives in a shack gets a new home

By theGrio

12:31 PM on 08/31/2009

VIDEO -- Last month we covered a story of an 87-year old woman living in a one-room shack in rural Scott County south of Lena.Thanks to that story over $35,000 has been raised to build her a new house...

Vick could make NAACP look like Chicken Little

By Milton Kent

10:38 AM on 08/31/2009

OPINION -- By dragging the NAACP into the fray, chapter president J. Whyatt Mondesire threatens to make the organization out to be no better than a Chicken Little of civil rights...

Costco removes "Lil' Monkey" dolls from shelves

By theGrio via AP

10:20 AM on 08/31/2009

The doll wore a headband that said "Lil' Monkey" and was cuddling with a stuffed monkey. The "Cuddle with Me, Doll with Plush Monkey" doll came in Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic representations...

Texas man tasered to death by police

By theGrio

10:13 AM on 08/31/2009

VIDEO - The family of a Texas man who died after being repeatedly tasered by Fort Worth police are demanding an investigation into his death...

Pat Buchanan is dead wrong on the rise of white rage

By Tanya Acker

9:30 AM on 08/31/2009

OPINION -- I should not have been surprised by the interesting constellation of venom in Mr. Buchanan's recent essay, "Populist Right Rising."

Racism is another hurdle in track star's gender dispute

By Marlo David

8:47 AM on 08/31/2009

OPINON - There is a long-standing history of gender testing in international athletics of women from various backgrounds, but the hyper-visibility in Semenya's case emerges from a difficult racial history.

An unforgettable fishing tale

By theGrio

8:13 AM on 08/31/2009

VIDEO - For more than a week three boaters from Texas were missing. They were miles from shore in the Gulf of Mexico. Hopes of finding them alive dwindled...

A typo on "Marin" Luther King street

By theGrio

7:43 AM on 08/31/2009

VIDEO - In the city where Martin Luther King Jr. was born, and on the street dedicated to him, you'd think the city would manage to spell his name right.

8/31/09 - theGrio & CNBC Market Preview

By Shartia Brantley

12:01 AM on 08/31/2009

The Grio and CNBC team up to deliver a weekly preview of money matters and market updates for our community. CNBC's Shartia Brantley looks forward to the manufacturing report, unemployment - which dipped last month and a report on pending home sales, which has shown an increase for the last...

Katrina victims should not be undercounted

By Kristen Clarke

5:03 PM on 08/29/2009

OPINION - If you walk through certain parts of the Lower Ninth Ward today, you would find it hard to believe that Hurricane Katrina happened four years ago.

Author, musician discusses Katrina's legacy in New Orleans

By Morgan Whitaker

3:00 PM on 08/29/2009

VIDEO - Ned Sublette speaks about being an author, historian, and musician who lived in New Orleans, Louisiana for the year leading up to hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans native talks about family struggles after Katrina

By theGrio

2:00 PM on 08/29/2009

VIDEO -- Charelle Strahan's grandmother will never be counted among Hurricane Katrina's 1400-plus casualties. She died in February 2006, six months after the storm had passed, but as Strahan puts it...

New Orleans spirit shines four years after Katrina

By Donna M Owens

1:10 PM on 08/29/2009

OPINION - Much work remains to restore housing, infrastructure, jobs, and other essentials in New Orleans. But there are bright spots...

Remembering my friend Michael Jackson

By Al Bell

1:00 PM on 08/29/2009

OPINION -- The last time I met with Michael, we saw each other from across the room and he made a point of coming over to say "hello." Instead of greeting me

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