(NPR) – There is no doubt that race, ever sensitive in sports, is most sensitive in basketball. Given the history, this is perfectly understandable, for when...
(Belfast Telegraph) – Kerry Washington has been “bitten by the design bug” after working on The Limited’s Scandal clothing range. The actress’ iconic alter ego...
HOUSTON (AP) — A former West Point cadet has lost a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against members of R&B singer Patti LaBelle’s entourage whom he accused of...
(New York Times) – A lot of people in the television business are said to be curious to see how “black-ish,” ABC’s new comedy, is received when it...
(BBC News) – The Secret Service has erected a second fence between the White House and a thoroughfare popular with tourists, local residents and workers,...
LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A conservative scholar behind a high-grossing film condemning President Barack Obama was ordered Tuesday to spend eight months...
CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper said Tuesday they’ll work to reduce the calories Americans get from...
(The Guardian) – London has overtaken Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive city to live and work in, with a new study suggesting it...
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) – A staggering 43% of companies have experienced a data breach in the past year, an annual study on data breach...
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Mo’ne Davis’ performance in the Little League World Series has earned her a place in baseball’s Hall of Fame. The 13-year-old...
(USA Today) – Count Tony Dungy among those disembarking from the Jameis Winston bandwagon following the Florida State quarterback’s most recent disciplinary infraction. During an appearance...
(Ace Showbiz) – Tavis Smiley criticized “Dancing with the Stars” producers following his elimination. The talk show host blamed the show’s execs for casting him...
DONNA CASSATA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The recurring image in the latest Republican campaign ads is a lone militant walking across a barren land with...
by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer From Trayvon Martin to Michael Brown and from civil rights to voting rights,...
JIM SALTER, Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Anger spilled over Tuesday after fire destroyed one of two memorials on the street where Michael Brown was...
by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Spelman College, the liberal arts college for women in Atlanta, was named the nation’s...
DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Prolific writer J. California Cooper, who was writing plays until Alice Walker suggested she switch to short stories...
(International Business Times) – Apple’s attempt at the storied “phablet” — the iPhone 6 Plus — could outshine its smaller counterpart in the short term...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Longtime technology guru Ray Ozzie wants to bring back the emotions of the human voice to phones....
by Cora Jackson-Fossett Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Out-of shape believers, beware! Jeff Williams wants to change your life, spiritually and...
(Daily Digest News) – According to a statement from the American College of Cardiology, simple healthy lifestyle choices, such as keeping a healthy weight and diet, exercising, not...
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Six months into the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak, scientists say they know more about how the deadly virus behaves....
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent NEW YORK (AP) — For President Barack Obama, the participation of five Arab nations in airstrikes in Syria has...
IAN DEITCH, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli special forces stormed a West Bank hideout early on Tuesday and killed two Palestinians suspected in the June...
BEIJING (New York Times) — Chinese companies, some of them state-owned, are profiting from the production and export of law enforcement equipment that can be used...
