by Lyndia Grant Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer “If it is to be, it’s up to me.” — Dr. Calvin W. Rolark Schools...
(CNet) – Microsoft has already made it clear that it’s planning to phase out the Nokia name in its mobile products, and a newly leaked internal...
(Politico) – Democrats and Republicans both talk a big technology game, but many of their 2014 candidates have a shortcoming that appears to be leaving money...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — He’s traveled to the sites of worrisome outbreaks of SARS, bird flu, MERS. But the Ebola outbreak that’s...
(New York Times) – Most news coverage of the new Kaiser Family Foundation annual survey on employer-sponsored health plans has focused on the fact that growth in premiums in 2013...
AMY TAXIN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities arrested nine people and seized about $90 million Wednesday in raids in the fashion district of...
(New York Times) – Apple’s new smartwatch can track your heart rate, pay for your Chicken McNuggets and give you turn-by-turn directions by sending vibrations to...
STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy has been convicted on two counts of domestic violence...
ROB GILLIES, Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Mike Tyson directed an expletive-filled rant at a Canadian television anchor in a live interview Wednesday after the host...
(New York Daily News) – Kanye West was rushed to a hospital on Wednesday during the Australian leg of his Yeezus Tour, but the health scare...
(The Hollywood Gossip) – According to multiple reports, Khloe Kardashian dumped French Montana this week. Sources confirm that the relationship is over, though the basis for the break-up...
NANCY BENAC, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Six times, President Barack Obama has come before the American people to reckon with the legacy of the 9/11...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The tea party may have learned its lesson. As Congress finishes work on a must-pass spending bill set for...
SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers expanded the potential for teachers to bring guns to schools and for residents to openly...
(USA Today) – In South Carolina, a 32-year-old father faces murder charges after he led police to the bodies of his five children, ages 1...
(New York Daily News) – Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said it’s “an irrefutable fact” that blacks and Hispanics are most disproportionately hit with summonses in predominately...
DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri women seeking abortions will face one of the nation’s most stringent waiting periods, after state...
‘Elevating Muslim American Culture’ By Steve Furay Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Citizen Over the Labor Day weekend, the Islamic Society of North...
(Business Week) – The new iPhones are almost here, and your wireless carrier is feeling excited and insecure. Carriers began maneuvering for position as soon as Apple announced...
BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writers ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL called in a former FBI director to examine...
RYAN PEARSON, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stevie Wonder said the mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, isn’t seeing the full picture a month after an...
ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — By expanding his military campaign against the Islamic State group, President Barack Obama hopes to reverse the...
(USA Today) – Newly discovered witnesses to the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Missouri teen Michael Brown are corroborating other witnesses’ comments that Brown was...
CUPERTINO, Calif. (The Huffington Post) — The CEO of Apple stood on a stage here Tuesday in front of a crowd of journalists, analysts, Apple...
