Herman Cain to make announcement Saturday: GOP presidential contender Herman Cain said in South Carolina today that he'll make an announcement tomorrow about the future of his candidacy. Although he has dropped 15 percentage points recently amid accusations of sexual harassment and an affair, he wouldn't say yet whether he plans to abandon the campaign.
Questlove addresses Tea Party backlash: "I've seen some really colorful epithets in the past four days, but 'n—ger f—khead ghetto stick' is probably the one that takes the cake," Questlove said of the response from Michele Bachmann supporters to his band's choice of the song "Lyin' A— B—-" to accompany her appearance on Jimmy Fallon's show.
Thirteen arrested at World AIDS Day Wall Street protest: Demonstrators protesting New York City's cuts to AIDS services were arrested after blocking traffic on Broadway near Zuccotti Park, where Occupy Wall Street camped.
The Obama girls' holiday style: Check out a gallery of photos of the first daughters in their fall and winter finest.
Black student expresses "Southern pride" with Confederate flag: Our first thought: Maybe he hasn't had a chance to take American History 101 yet? But actually, the 19-year-old says it was a research project that convinced him that the real meaning of the flag has been hijacked.