New Orleans’s Recovery School District will close all of its remaining traditional public schools, according to the Washington Post. Education was one of the major reforms...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writers RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writers CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is striking a new chord with a $3 billion acquisition of...
by Pastor E.A. Deckard Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times “Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Spotify is requiring people listening to its popular music service on Android devices to install new software as a safeguard against a...
(ZDNet) – The newly announced Surface Pro 3 is the best tablet from Microsoft yet produced. Increasing the screen size to 12 inches allowed stretching...
(Technology Tell) – YouTube will be coming out with new tools for creators in the coming months, according to a post on the official Partners and Creators blog....
BOSTON (AP) — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is due in court Wednesday to be arraigned on murder charges alleging he ambushed...
LOUISE WATT, Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is targeting popular smartphone-based instant messaging services in a monthlong campaign to crack down on the spreading of...
CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook is picking up where Kevin Durant left off. Durant hasn’t shown the same consistent excellence...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama is striking back at House Republicans who are trying to weaken healthier school meal standards,...
JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google will build a car without a steering wheel. It doesn’t need one because it drives itself. The...
JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — When Thailand’s military staged a coup last week, Phil Koenighaus was on a beach enjoying the debauchery of the...
More than 200 Send Letter to White House By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – More than 200 African American men, ranging from...
(Health Central) – People who have stressful relationships with friends, family and at work may have an increased risk of premature death, according to a study...
(IOL News) – Religious activists, students and colleagues gathered outside Jamaica’s biggest university on Monday to protest the firing of an HIV expert who testified on...
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Despite historically high unemployment rates, African Americans have shown resiliency in their ability...
HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Three years ago, guest speaker Mindy Kaling joked that publishing’s annual national convention, BookExpo America, resembled “a...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The brightly painted Haitian minibuses known as tap-taps are getting even more colorful in the lead-up to the World Cup. Although...
(ABC News) – Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag, the Sudanese woman facing a death sentence for marrying a Christian, has given birth, Amnesty International confirmed to ABC...
(The Washington Post) – Mike Holmgren became the latest NFL A-lister to say the Redskins should reconsider their name, telling a Seattle radio station that the...
(Yahoo! Sports) – Kansas City coach Andy Reid is confident his organization will figure out a way to lock up quarterback Alex Smith. Honestly, it is not...
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Floyd Mayweather Jr. — I Told T.I. … ‘These Hos Ain’t Loyal’ (TMZ) – Hours after Floyd “Money” Mayweather...
(E! Online) – And now, we would like to present you the first official photos of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West as newlyweds. E! News...
Bar incident riles hipster community By Phreddy Wischusen Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Citizen There were about 15 or 20 people dancing, playing pool,...
JESSICA HERNDON, AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Herb Jeffries, the jazz singer and actor who performed with Duke Ellington and was known as the...
