Steve Jones out! The X Factor host is leaving the Fox singing competition series. "I won't be hosting next seasons X Factor which is a shame but I cant complain as I've had a great time," Jones wrote on Twitter. "Good luck to

Steve Jones of Steve Jones Plumbing LLC was named among What: Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, annual meeting, to include presentation of 2012 Glorifying the Lions and Corporate Medallions. Where: Pavilion Ballroom, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland

Steve Jones will not be returning to host "The X Factor" for a second season.

The X Factor is officially missing two of its key personalities: artist mentor Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones. (UPDATE: Paula Abdul will also leave).

Appearing at the Apollo Theater in New York Thursday night, President Obama sings Al Green classic 'Let's Stay Together.' He sounded good, but he's no Herman Cain. By Peter Grier, Staff writer / January 20, 2012 President Obama sings Al Green before

Appearing at the Apollo Theater in New York Thursday night, President Obama sings Al Green classic 'Let's Stay Together.' He sounded good, but he's no Herman Cain. By Peter Grier, Staff writer / January 20, 2012 President Obama sings Al Green before

Here's Barack Obama singing the intro to Al Green's Let's Stay Together at a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, to raucous applause. This doesn't.

The whole "who would you rather have a beer with" method of president selection is, we know, so stupid — who cares how fun or cool the president is? — but, come on, imagine Mitt Romney on stage at the Apollo (Obama

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will not seek reelection in 2012, according to WBZ News Radio. CNN has confirmed the news with the Democratic congressman's office.

Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank, who said earlier this year he would run for a 17th term, now says he won't. Hopefully, he means it this time. His departure will clean out one more cluttered Capitol Hill incumbent's office.

Barney Frank says he's retiring because his Massachusetts district has changed so much he'd have to spend too much time campaigning for re-election. Frank tells NBC's "Today" show his decision has nothing to do with

Barney Frank (D-MA) walks away from the podium after announcing he will not seek re-election at Newton City Hall November 28, 2011 in Newton, Massachusetts. Frank is a 16-term Democrat who last year helped pass the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and

By Jamie Novogrod, NBC News COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Michele Bachmann's campaign kept up its criticisms of Newt Gingrich Sunday, hours after the former Speaker of the House won the support of the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper, a key endorsement in

He's being rewarded for thinking, said former President Bill Clinton of Newt Gingrich in an interview with Newsmax yesterday. The former President, for whom Gingrich was a longtime thorn in the side as Speaker of the House,

Newt Gingrich is currently having a good run, getting kind words from sources as far apart as New Hampshire's Union Leader and fmr. Pres. Bill Clinton. Accordingly, he probably won't notice if I offer a few words of criticism on

28 (Bloomberg) — Newt Gingrich got a potential boost to his Republican presidential primary campaign in New Hampshire by winning the endorsement of the Union Leader newspaper, six weeks before the Jan. 10 primary. “We are in critical need of the

The President 'stepped in it' several times tonight. Once again, he told us Social Security and Veterans check would not go out. He called on you to ligh

…a speech at the National Council of La Raza's annual conference in Washington D.C. Monday, President Barack Obama told the story of a child of migrant farm workers who worked the fields in Avondale and now is mayor in an office

Following Obama's speech the “kiwi” reached a new high of dollar $0.8705. The greenback weakened to Sg dollar 1.2044 from Sg dollar 1.2081 on Monday, to 1051.50 South Korean won from 1055.00 and to Tw dollar 28.79 from Tw dollar 28.84.

President Obama will make a speech on the matter later this evening. The Dow Jones closed down 88 at 12592, the S&P 500 closed 7 lower at 1337 and the NASDAQ finished off 16 at 2842. Despite having their own problems to deal with, US markets also have

US President Barack Obama's speech at 0100 GMT on the debt limit will be in the spotlight. Bulls are hoping his remarks will help end the standoff but others remain cautious. "At the moment, the market consensus is that there will be a deal by the Aug.

President Barack Obama warned that burgeoning debt threatens to do "serious" damage to the economy and that Congress must compromise to address future deficits. Halmarick also discusses the US bond market and dollar. He speaks from Sydney with Rishaad

President Obama, continuing to make use of his unique White House bully pulpit, will address the nation on Monday night on the “stalemate over avoiding default and the best approach to cutting deficits,” Jay Carney,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is to speak to the nation tonight on the debt talks. The White House today branded "reasonable" a proposal by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to avert a debt-limit crisis by trimming $2.7 trillion of

If someone is searching for "Barack Obama," is this a diary they'd be trying to find? Use a person's full name, without any title. Senator Obama may become President Obama, and Michelle Obama might run for office.

President Barack Obama elbowed his way back into the debt ceiling debate Monday night, three days after Republicans shoved him out, but he offered no hint of a solution to the escalating political and financial crisis. If regular citizens — or markets

If someone is searching for "Barack Obama," is this a diary they'd be trying to find? Use a person's full name, without any title. Senator Obama may become President Obama, and Michelle Obama might run for office.

Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP President Barack Obama welcomes the 2010 World Series champion San Francisco Giants to the White House on Monday. Yes, President Barack Obama fears the beard. He feels a kinship to Tim Lincecum, too, for packing a wallop in spite

President Obama, continuing to make use of his unique White House bully pulpit, will address the nation on Monday night on the “stalemate over avoiding default and the best approach to cutting deficits,” Jay Carney,

SINGAPORE, July 26 (Reuters) – Singapore stocks are set for a cautious start on Tuesday amid concerns about a deadlock to raise the US debt ceiling and as investors watch a televised address by President Barack Obama that start at 0100 GMT.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is to speak to the nation tonight on the debt talks. The White House today branded "reasonable" a proposal by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to avert a debt-limit crisis by trimming $2.7 trillion of

The President 'stepped in it' several times tonight. Once again, he told us Social Security and Veterans check would not go out. He called on you to ligh

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) press secretary Brendan Buck's memo on Boehner's latest proposal, out today, a "two-step" solution, with a few jabs at President Obama. "As you now know, the Speaker will be discussing a plan forward on the debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blunt challenge to President Barack Obama, House Republicans drafted legislation Monday to avert a potentially devastating Aug. 2 government default – but along lines the White House has already

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said Sunday that he would prefer to unveil a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling and that his last offer to Democratic President

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, introduced a new plan on Monday to approve an increase in the debt ceiling based on the principles of the "cut, cap and balance" plan that can pass in the

Now, it would be nice if we could keep every tax break, but we can't afford them,” the president says.

Heinz's portrait shows Barack Obama walking on a college campus through a snowstorm, with law books under his arm. “He's in a storm there, and you could say he's in a storm now,” Heinz said, referring to many of the tough economic and war decisions the

by Stephen Shankland A Fox News Twitter feed was hacked and used to publish false items that President Barack Obama had been killed. Fox News has alerted the US Secret Service that the cable news show's Twitter feed was used today to publish false

“Yeah, because it's happened before – Obama has got to be President of the United States,” Thomas said. “He has to be two things. He has to make a public case of how bad is this, because he is not doing that.