Barack Obama once again proved he's the most qualified candidate in the field ... TO SING ... 'cause El Presidente once again flexed his voice during an impromptu blues session with B.B. King -- and it was AWESOME! It all went down at an event at…

Hines Ward better stay out of trouble for the next 12 months ... 'cause the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver has been sentenced to a year of probation stemming from his 2011 DUI arrest. TMZ broke the story ... Ward was arrested for DUI in DeKalb…

Former NBA star Javaris Crittenton was arrested outside Atlanta this morning -- after he allegedly shattered the speed limit in his black Porsche ... then refused to cooperate with police.Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Javaris was pulled over for…

Lindsay Lohan just got yet another rave review from Judge Stephanie Sautner during her probation progress report hearing this AM -- as Sautner proudly announced, "You're in the home stretch!"Sautner was impressed -- that for the 3rd time in a row,…

Pilar Sanders says her estranged husband Deion and his daughter Deiondra mind-tricked her into believing she really is a "worthless, gold diggin' ho" ... so she's suing them both for $200 MILLION. The suit was clearly triggered by Deiondra's Twitter…

Daniel von Bargen -- who played Mr. Kruger in "Seinfeld" -- is clinging to life in an Ohio hospital after shooting himself in the head Monday morning in a failed suicide attempt ... and TMZ has the horrifying 911 tape in which he calls for…

President Barack Obama's not just singing for fun ... his pipes could actually win over swing voters in the election. Hey, he's got at least one Republican -- in our news room -- thinking twice. Plus, CM Punk insists his challenge to fight Chris…

Buffalo Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman came face to face with police in Vegas this morning ... after a friend alerted hotel security that the NFL star may have harmed himself ... but it turned out to be a case of a simple over-reaction. Law…

Bam Margera still has no idea why he was arrested Monday in New Orleans -- telling TMZ Live, he was hauled to jail ... spent the night behind bars ... but was NEVER booked for a crime.TMZ broke the story ... Bam was cuffed in the French Quarter…

Dr. Conrad Murray just filed legal docs in which he claims his manslaughter conviction should be overturned, on grounds that the judge should have allowed him to prove ... Michael Jackson was so stressed out over his financial woes ... he recklessly…