(Politico) – On the boiling streets of Ferguson, Missouri, one recent image must have stung the state’s Democratic governor, Jay Nixon, more than others. Scrawled...
(USA Today) Q. My phone is burning through my data plan, but I don’t think I use it that much. Any ideas what’s causing it?...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A woman started an act of kindness chain that lasted for hours at a Starbucks drive-thru in Florida. She ordered...
JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The use of child soldiers — teenage boys dressed in military uniforms and carrying assault rifles — is...
MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer Family Dollar has rejected a takeover bid from dollar-store competitor Dollar General, saying it would be too hard for the deal...
(New York Daily News) – Nick Cannon confirmed that his six-year marriage to Mariah Carey is on the rocks. The 33-year-old “America’s Got Talent” host broke his silence Thursday...
(The Washington Post) – A new CBS News/New York Times poll shows that Americans give President Obama mixed reviews for his handling of the situation in Ferguson,...
(The Washington Post) – In a recent post at Pacific Standard, I examined the relationship between the percent of African Americans in a city population and the...
KELLY P. KISSEL, Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge Thursday ended a large part of an Arkansas desegregation case rooted in the...
(NBC News) – A crowdfunding site created this week to support Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson and his family continues to grow, despite a considerable...
(The Washington Post) – Gas stations are among the easiest places for crooks to use stolen credit cards. Pumps are usually unattended, so all the thieves have to do...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are the first U.S. sports franchise to top $3 billion in value. For the eighth straight year, the...
JOHN KEKIS, AP Sports Writer SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Mo’ne Davis didn’t have her best stuff when she and her Philadelphia teammates needed it most,...
TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Brian Hoyer defied long odds — and stiff-armed Johnny Football — to keep his dream job. Through...
(Daily Mail) – After months of reports that Beyonce’s marriage to Jay Z could be on the rocks, the Crazy In Love hitmaker’s mother has spoken...
(Hollywood Life) – Robin Williams tragically died on Aug. 11, and now the iconic actor’s ashes have been scattered in the San Francisco Bay. While the...
FERGUSON, Mo. (The Washington Post) — Twelve days after the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager, six people were arrested. A bottle was thrown at police....
(Politico) – The family of Michael Brown will attend a march Saturday led by the Rev. Al Sharpton on Staten Island on behalf of Eric Garner,...
by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Terrence Morgan has heard the stories over and over. Black men are absent from...
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) — Pandora Media may be headquartered in Oakland — one of the nation’s most racially diverse cities — but its workforce...
(Time) – A new trial involving nearly 200 children with sickle-cell anemia found that monthly blood transfusions could reduce the chance of strokes by more...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bank of America’s purchase of Countrywide Financial has cost it tens of billions of dollars over the past six years. An expected...
MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams replaced her tennis racket with a microphone at a karaoke event a week ahead of...
