(The Washington Post) – It was 1 a.m. on a Saturday when the call came. A friend, a University of Virginia freshman who earlier said she...
(VOA News) – The average American family used to look very much like the fictional Cleaver family in the classic television show Leave It to Beaver, with...
(Ebony) – Earlier this week, it was revealed that the nation’s oldest African American sororities has issued directives to members ordering them not to wear official...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate rose to 11.1 percent in November, according to the latest jobs report...
JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated Press EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans may not agree on much lately, but one opinion is nearly universal: There’s almost...
(The Hollywood Reporter) – Shonda Rhimes doesn’t believe she’s broken the glass ceiling. Instead, she feels that she followed in the footsteps of the countless and...
JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first major “I Can’t Breathe” protest from college sports would naturally come from Georgetown, where societal statements...
(Forbes) – Fifteen years ago Dr. Dre wondered aloud whether people had forgotten about him. If there was a question then, it has certainly dissipated throughout the next...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press KRISTIN J. BENDER, Associated Press Jorge “Jinho” Ferreira feels the tension between being black and carrying a badge every day as...
(Mashable) – Medical students staged so-called “die-ins” in universities across the U.S. on Wednesday as demonstrations on race issues in America continued. The students aimed...
KILEY ARMSTRONG, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors, nurses and others fighting Ebola through “tireless acts of courage and mercy” have been named Time’s 2014...
(Ars Technica) – The growing number of smart devices that interoperates with smartphones could leave text messages, calendar entries, biometric data, and other sensitive user information...
(Ars Technica) – The security company investigating the attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment has reportedly penned a letter that seemingly holds the entertainment firm blameless for...
OAKLAND, Calif. (Ars Technica) — Ready for your daily dose of “meta?” This article is about a lawsuit that will stay alive because it has a...
SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — NFL owners approved changes to the personal conduct policy Wednesday, but Commissioner Roger Goodell will retain authority...
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Barack Obama, the long-delayed release of a scathing Senate report on harsh CIA interrogations underscores...
ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that the sharp fall in global oil prices is the result...
TIA GOLDENBERG, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Illinois man charged in Israel with plotting to blow up Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem calls the allegations...
JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press OL PEJETA, Kenya (AP) — The task was never going to be easy: Fly four highly endangered rhinos from a Czech Republic...
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. (AP) — A man who stole part of the Porsche that “Fast and the Furious” actor Paul Walker died in has been sentenced...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Earl Warren Hayes and his estranged wife were trying to reconcile and she was optimistic about their chances only days before...
JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Flying could get cheaper next year as airlines say they will finally start passing on some of the savings...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is taking some whole grains off the school lunch line. A massive year-end spending bill released Tuesday...
(New York Times) – On May 23, 1957, three police officers arrived at a house in Cleveland and demanded to enter. They wanted to question a...
MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A firefighter hailed for her work ethic and the pride she took in being assigned to the city’s...
