(BBC) – Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has quit the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 28 March elections, tearing up his membership card...
KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Decades ago the Chinese New Year holiday, also known as Spring Festival, had little impact outside of...
JOHN MARSHALL, AP Basketball Writer One of college basketball’s greatest rivalries and a showdown between two Pac-12 powers highlight this week in college basketball. The marquee...
TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writers ANTONIO GONZALEZ, AP Sports Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA is soaring higher than ever. With a growing global reach...
RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It appears the only place Alex Rodriguez might detail his drug use is on a witness stand....
DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When he arrived at Illinois in 1975, the first thing Lou Henson did was preach patience....
TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Barred wide receiver Josh Gordon is fighting his one-game suspension by the Browns for the season finale because...
(Hollywood Reporter) – Whoopi Goldberg is making her return to scripted TV. The View co-host has been tapped to star in ABC’s comedy pilot Delores & Jermaine, The Hollywood Reporter has...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Wal-Mart driver involved in a highway crash that killed a comic and severely injured actor-comedian Tracy Morgan has asked a judge...
JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mardi Gras 2015 is officially over and the last tipsy revelers in New Orleans have been cleared from...
JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Garner and Akai Gurley were black men killed by New York City police officers. Although both deaths...
DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis area authorities planning for a grand jury announcement had proposed stationing Missouri National Guard...
By Jesse L. Jackson NNPA Columnist In November, Illinois voters narrowly decided – after one of the most expensive gubernatorial elections in the nation’s history –...
(Fortune) – Macy’s CEO and Chairman Terry Lundgren likes to fill his board with members who have diverse perspectives. As the head of a major...
PINEHURST, N.C. (USA Today) — Jimmy Raye couldn’t watch the college basketball game without having a flashback. It was South Carolina vs. Ole Miss. “There were...
(CBS News) – Basketball in China looks like basketball in America – particularly if you look at some of the players. Stephon Marbury – a former...
NEW YORK (AP) — Drake’s surprise album has set records on Spotify. The music streaming service said Tuesday that the rapper’s new album, “If You’re Reading...
(CBS News) – For all its apparent conveniences and perks, city living has never been easy or inexpensive. And income inequality is often most obvious...
(Politico) – In weighing whether to bring discrimination charges against the Ferguson Police Department, the Justice Department has been “seriously examining” allegations that the city’s...
(CNN) – A St. Louis man has filed a lawsuit alleging excessive force in a case that involves an officer turning off a dashcam video...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are changing the way drug defendants are charged and punished, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday, unveiling...
by James Washington Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times A minister recently reminded me of something I pray will also benefit you in...
by Pastor E. A. Deckard Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times “God can cause opportunity to find you. He has unexpected blessings where...
by Rev. Manson B. Johnson Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times A CHRISTIAN LIFE CONNECTION SERIES “DEVELOPING MY NEW LIFE RELATIONSHIPS: The Book...
(USA Today) – Amazon says it is still committed to delivering products by drone despite new federal rules that it considers an obstacle to commercial...
