[Covestor] It’s never fun paying taxes, but the good news is that many Americans will be receiving a bigger refund from Uncle Sam this year. Of...
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is considering tougher rules for big banks to keep credit flowing in case of another financial crisis, Fed Chairwoman Janet L. Yellen said Tuesday....
[USA Today] DUBAI/RIYADH, April 15 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, rattled by regional turmoil that has destabilised the Middle East, is intensifying a crackdown on domestic dissent, raising...
[USA Today] Just when we want to believe that times are changing and prejudice is waning, along comes a ferocious reminder like a Manny Pacquiao punch...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA contends that unionization by college athletes could lead to fewer scholarships and championships as well as a drop in academic...
[NFL.com] The New York Jets are taking the next step toward potentially signing running back Chris Johnson. Gang Green is hosting the veteran runner at its training facility, NFL...
[ABC News] Oscar Pistorius’ testimony may have tripped up his defense, legal experts told ABC News today after the Blade Runner finished seven days on the witness...
[Seattle PI] Singer Brandy and her fiancé Ryan Press have called off their engagement, Us Weekly reports. “The engagement is off, but the friendship is still on,” Brandy’s rep tells Us. “They haven’t...
(CNN) — Go ahead and grab a tissue before you watch this one. It’s hard not to get swept up in the emotion of singer/rapper/producer Pharrell Williams...
[New York Daily News] Michael Strahan touched down on “Good Morning America” Tuesday. He officially joined the morning show family just after 8 a.m., but not...
KEN RITTER, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Entertainer Flavor Flav pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges and was sentenced to probation and more counseling in...
by Tony Best Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News “A crying shame and a painful truth” Those words helped to sum...
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — People with old Social Security debts are getting a reprieve — for now. The Social Security Administration had been...
[Time] Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu knows how to win tough reelections. As a Democrat in a Red State, she is one of the most targeted and...
[Detroit Free-Press] A major association representing Detroit’s police and fire retirees has agreed to support a deal with the City of Detroit in which uniformed pensioners...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In 1965, Tuskegee Institute in Alabama was a hotbed for social protest and bred students passionate about...
Patterned after I, Too, Am Harvard By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – If anyone thought the election of Barack Obama, or the rise of...
OutKast reunited for the first time in several years this past weekend at the famed Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival in Indio, CA. The...
DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Survivors, first responders and family members of those killed came together Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the Boston...
BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer Don’t expect the same Michael Phelps in his return to swimming after a nearly two-year retirement. Even if Phelps’ comeback is...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jabari Parker says he plans to meet with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski when he returns to Durham, N.C., on Tuesday, and...
STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republicans eyeing the 2016 White House race battered President Barack Obama’s health care law and nicked each other...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal authorities have lodged two criminal charges against a Phoenix woman accused of throwing a shoe at Hillary Rodham Clinton while...
AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge who ordered Ohio to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples performed in other states...
BILL DRAPER, Associated Press OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas prosecutors filed state-level murder charges Tuesday against the white supremacist accused in shootings that left three...