ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No longer impeded by Republican blocking tactics, Democrats are on track to win confirmation of up to 88 of...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an oval office meeting that some have called “historic,” a group of young activists met...
(WSOC) – Bill Cosby has been mostly silent about the sexual assault allegations against him over the past few months, but the embattled comedian’s wife is speaking...
BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As soon as Mark Kim found out his personal information was compromised in a data breach at...
HONG KONG (New York Times) — In China, the smartphone battle used to be Samsung versus Apple. But not anymore. Over the summer, a Chinese company, Xiaomi,...
JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the people whose houses hug the narrow warren of streets paralleling the busiest urban freeway in America...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s push to cover America’s uninsured faces another big test Monday. This time, it’s not only how...
JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH, Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Officials in Ebola-stricken Liberia have postponed senatorial elections elections until the end of the week, while some urged...
The Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The ruble hit a new record low against the U.S. dollar as weaker oil prices keep up the pressure...
MERRIT KENNEDY, Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s stock market shares plunged by 22 billion Egyptian pounds (just over $3 billion) in Sunday trading as low...
JOHNNY CLARK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Seventy-five years after the premiere of the movie “Gone with the Wind,” research is shedding light on the racial...
LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After three weeks of box office dominance, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1” ceded its reign...
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Actor Mark Wahlberg’s plea for a pardon has focused fresh attention on excusing criminal acts — something governors rarely...
JAY REEVES, Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — An east Alabama man was already on probation for separate crimes when he was charged with killing an...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the CIA sought permission to use harsh interrogation methods on a captured al-Qaida operative, the response from Bush...
MATT STROUD, Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Three friends of an alleged victim of gang rape at a University of Virginia frat house say a...
SYDNEY, Australia (New York Times) — Heavily armed police officers ended a hostage siege in Sydney early Tuesday, storming a downtown cafe where an armed man...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Friend Won’t Let Go of Ex Dear Alma, My friend is a single mother. Her husband left her and their...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Now, in the season that’s supposed to exalt goodwill toward all, comes fresh evidence of the important role the White...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist “I can’t breathe,” gasped Eric Garner, again and again and again. “I can’t breathe,” he said, as several police officers were...
(The Root) – Analyses that evaluate the success of HBCUs by observing their six-year graduation rates often miss the mark. On the surface, graduation rates tell us...
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Marcus Mariota wrote it all down, every word of his Heisman Trophy acceptance speech. It...
JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — All these years, Kobe Bryant has been chasing Michael Jordan. The bar doesn’t get any higher than that....
ALICIA RANCILIO, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At Sunday’s premiere of “Selma” in New York, the cast acknowledged parallels between their film about the African-American...
LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby broke his silence amid a flood of rape accusations in a very brief interview with...
