Texas gained more people than any other state between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009 (478,000), followed by California (381,000), North Carolina (134,000), Georgia (131,000) and Florida (114,000), according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

If Jason Derulo hadn’t been cut from his junior high basketball team he probably wouldn’t have a single that hit No. 1 on the Billboard music charts this year.

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler has entered a rehab facility for pain management and an addiction to prescription painkillers resulting from 10 years of performance injuries, PEOPLE has learned.

Plenty of shows have loyal fan bases, and many of those viewers will question these choices with a “what about” and a “how could you not include” at the top of their lungs.

The FBI released files it collected over the past 17 years on Michael Jackson on Tuesday, most of them from the federal agency’s support of the California investigations of child molestation allegations against the entertainer.

The performer, whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., will serve the remainder of a reduced sentence in a correctional center near Fulton County Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.

On Thursday, December 17th , 2009 Johnson Space Center hosted a reception for the six astronauts that returned from the STS 129 mission. The STS 129 crew left on the Atlantis embarking on an historical eleven day flight mission November 16 – November 27.

In order to have love for a career, people always do something they like and it seems they never work a day in their lives. As a little girl Lisa Price knew she loved fragrances.

Thinking out of the box is the way a lot of today’s successful entrepreneurs began their businesses. Feeling trapped by the four walls of Corporate America, Jade Gold’s inner creative child was screaming to come out.

One lucky H-E-B shopper is starting the New Year right with a check for $10,000! Woodlands resident and H-E-B shopper Elizabeth Thompson is the quarterly grand prize winner of H-E-B’s Best Place to Shop.

Sisters Network Inc., (SNI) the only national African American breast cancer survivorship organization was recently honored by the Africa Cancer Care Inc., (ACCI). The organization is comprised of a group of individuals devoted to bridging cancer care disparties in the United States and Africa.

The President first divulged that he received the vaccination during an interview with April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks in the Oval Office today.

The holiday season is the perfect time to relax and enjoy spending time with family and friends. Unfortunately, for many of us, the joys of holiday celebrations often get lost in a flurry of gift shopping, cleaning, decorating, cooking and entertaining.

With a tree yet to trim, a mound of gifts to wrap and the annual holiday pageant looming, the added stress of holiday hosting can feel overwhelming. Bring back the joy of holiday entertaining with some time-saving shortcuts and tips courtesy of Joan Hanson.

]If you told me that I could take billions of dollars in bailout money from the government and shower myself and my fellow comrades on Wall Street with $140 billion in bonuses and only get a tongue-lashing from the president and nothing more, I would want to know where to sign up.

Christmas approaches. Families gather. For some, there is a whirl of presents to wrap, cards to address, meals to cook. For many on this Christmas, times are hard, and it’s worth recalling what the real story is about.

She had the same eyes, same chin, same mannerisms. She wore her hair like her Mama did back in the day; in fact, you could swear the ribbons had been handed down. She even laughed the same way, as if “ha-ha” was genetic.

Lets face it, it wasn’t that long ago when Blacks had to use different restroom facilities, back entrance to food establishments, denied entry to white schools, was hung or jailed for whistling at white women, denied the right to vote, and subjected to illegal syphilis contamination. Here we have a Black President attempting to introduce Health Care Reform to all Americans, something the Republicans didn’t even mention during their 8 years in power.

If you ask someone if they want something green for Christmas, they’re likely to ask for tens and twenties. But some of us wouldn’t mind getting gifts that are good for the planet as well as our lifestyles.

Tis’ the season for free, family-friendly activities. Extended through January 4, 2010, Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet is on display at Discovery Green featuring 50 colorful, super-sized globes that depict everyday solutions to global warming.