[The Guardian] The number of foreign tourists arriving in India dropped by 25% during the first three months of this year, largely because of fears about the risk...
[AFB] The first thing that strikes you when you see the Baumettes prison in the southern French port city of Marseille is its imposing facade, which...
[The Washington Post] When Louisville sophomore guard Kevin Ware awoke from surgery to repair the gruesome open fracture he suffered Sunday, he was greeted by the sight of a...
by Howie Evans Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Serena Williams fighting hard to keep her No. 1 ranking in the world...
Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American Chad Johnson For months after the domestic dispute that ended their marriage Chad Johnson begged for a second...
by Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Dwindling state budgets have had an unintended positive effect – prompting states to reduce the number of...
by Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As lawmakers and special interests groups paint immigration reform as a critical component in shaping the future...
[Reuters] U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Friday condemned a reference to migrant workers made by fellow Republican Representative Don Young, calling the comments...
[Slate] Freedom, as a concept, has a lot of positive affect in the United States so in an apparent effort to get people to hate freedom...
by Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent Rev. Amos Brown supports same-sex marriage. Rev. Anthony Evans opposes same-sex marriage. WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Rev. Amos Brown, pastor of...
by Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the pool of students in American schools grows more diverse, those studying to be teachers remain...
[The Washington Post] Imagine if African American men and boys were committing mass shootings month after month, year after year. Articles and interviews would flood the...
Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Defender Urban Prep Academy co-founder Tim King, second left, was joined by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, on Thursday, March...
by Tony Jones Special to the NNPA from the Tri-State Defender While the long buildup to Saturday’s Ku Klux Klan rally in downtown Memphis has helped...
Media Natalie Brown natalie.m.brown@wellsfargo.com Wells Fargo Commits $520,000 for High School Students Across the U.S. to Use for College or Other Expenses CollegeSTEPSSM expanded sweepstakes runs April 1-June...
[THE WASHINGTON POST POLITICS BLOG] Credit-card fraud can strike anyone, anywhere. Ask Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts usually uses a credit card to buy his morning coffee...
[THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER] SACRAMENTO – She was a contestant in the Miss Amigos pageant in Sacramento in 1954, but those who knew her said her true...
Reality TV personality Omarosa Manigault has been fired from the business-themed competition show “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice” in New York. Divided into two teams, the competitors were...
Two lawsuits are in the works over music by the late R&B singer Aaliyah. According to TMZ, publishing company Reservoir Media Management is suing independent record...
Former NFL star Kordell Stewart has filed for divorce against Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Porsha Stewart. TMZ.com reports Kordell filed for divorce March 22 in Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia,...
There’s a fistful of male guest-stars on Rihanna‘s Unapologetic LP — from Future oozing Auto-Tuned game on “Loveeeeeee Song” to Eminem spitting Novocaine-fueled non sequiturs on “Numb” —...
It took a minute to grow on me, but Fantasia’s new song “Lose to Win” is actually one of my favorite songs out right...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist A decade after carefully ruling in two University of Michigan cases – striking down the undergraduate admissions procedures and...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist One of the worst ironies of the nagging economic recession is that consumers with the fewest financial resources have lost...
By Ron Daniels NNPA Guest Columnist On April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stepped to the podium of the Riverside Church in New...