by James Washington Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Weekly Sometimes words alone cannot convey meaning and feelings the way we’d like them to. Trust...
ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Photography gets even better with Apple’s new iPhones. Although the iPhone is already among the best smartphones...
(PC World) – The world of ebook subscription services lost one of its earliest proponents late Monday evening, when Oyster—the so-called “Netflix of ebooks,” which also...
CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says its mobile app that lets people order and pay in advance will be available...
(PC Mag) – Google this week launched a revamped version of Wallet for iOS, making it easier for iDevice owners to send or request payment via...
(The Washington Post) – Most Americans who go to the doctor will get a diagnosis that is wrong or late at least once in their lives,...
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer Employers are leaving a bigger chunk of the bill for care to workers who use their health insurance, and benefits experts...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — With the third open enrollment season under the Affordable Care Act beginning in about six weeks, Obama administration officials said Tuesday...
(PBS) Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on health and retirement, is here to provide the Medicare answers you need in “Ask Phil, the Medicare...
(BBC) – Joao Madamol was just 11 years old when he witnessed the sheer terror and insanely random nature of anti-personnel mines. “I saw a woman...
(BBC) – Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando has been formally reinstated a week after the military takeover. The ceremony took place in the capital, Ouagadougou,...
(BBC) – Congo-Brazzaville’s leader has said he will hold a referendum on whether to change the constitution to allow him to stand for a controversial third...
(Bloomberg) – Jos. A. Bank, the clothing chain whose aggressive discounts were mocked in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch, no longer expects customers to buy four...
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writers MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of two major health insurers planning multibillion dollar acquisitions made their case...
(New York Times) – Five years ago, the book world was seized by collective panic over the uncertain future of print. As readers migrated to new...
(USA Today) – Fall kicks off Wednesday – and it can be a pretty profitable period for investors who are in the right place to rake...
(ESPN) – Kam Chancellor has ended his lengthy contract holdout and returned to the Seattle Seahawks after missing the first two games of the season. The Seahawks, who are...
(ESPN) – After Floyd Mayweather outpointed Manny Pacquiao in their huge fight on May 2, Mayweather spent several minutes at the postfight news conference talking about...
(ESPN) – Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame catcher renowned as much for his unique way of turning a phrase as for his record 10 World...
(USA Today) – If you have to lose, why not lose to Viola Davis, right? She is a masterful actress and her history-making Emmy win is still...
LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris confiscated his daughter’s phone for a teenage misstep, he was taken aback...
(Los Angeles Times) – By most accounts, Viola Davis’ speech at the Emmys was an instant classic. She directly addressed the lack of diversity on television, saying, “The...
THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Tuesday that multiculturalism is bad for the United States, adding that...
(Politico) – Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a mild-mannered, even-tempered, introverted kind of guy, but he’s spent much of his six and a half years in...
