MARTHA WAGGONER, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Before the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech to hundreds of...
(Philadelphia Tribune) – For Qualyn Meade, Cheyney University is a “school for second chances.” After an old knee injury sidelined a cheerleading scholarship offered at Kutztown...
(HealthDay News) – Fried chicken, sweet tea and greens cooked in bacon fat — delicious hallmarks of a Southern diet — may increase your risk for...
(The Washington Post) – Marcus Bradley, a delivery driver for Lowe’s Home Improvement in Danville, Va., was making a routine delivery last week when, he said,...
JEFF AMY, Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A young Mississippi couple who are charged with attempting to join the Islamic State were ordered held without...
ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terrence Howard agreed to a 2012 divorce settlement with his ex-wife after she threatened to leak details...
by EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — An unarmed college football player tried to smash through a locked glass door in a North Texas car...
(Los Angeles Times) – Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday a measure that prohibits secret grand juries to weigh in on cases involving excessive or...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –The number of Black males applying to medical school is lower than it was three decades ago, raising...
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) — Jesse Jackson is escalating his campaign for more racial and ethnic diversity in Silicon Valley. The civil rights leader called on...
BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of tech’s biggest names, Google, is reorganizing under a new moniker — “Alphabet” — in a...
(NBC News) – The nation’s pay-TV services — cable, satellite and fiber — have cornered the lucrative rental market for the set-top boxes needed to receive...
ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon is doing the unthinkable: Starting Thursday, the nation’s largest wireless company will eliminate two-year service contracts,...
(Australian Broadcasting Company) – Listening to music might help prevent epileptic seizures, a US study has found. Researchers from Ohio State University discovered that epilepsy patients’...
CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A revamped Diet Pepsi without aspartame is popping up on store shelves. So will people start...
(HNGN) – Promising new research suggests patients with low testosterone levels who have gone one testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) could have a lower risk of cardiovascular events...
(Daily Mirror) – Parkinson’s Disease victims could be helped by a drug used for liver disease. Scientists found ursodeoxycholic acid increased energy levels in the cells...
(Fox Business) – U.S. small business confidence rebounded in July from a 15-month low as owners anticipated solid sales and inventory growth, providing another boost to...
(Salisbury Post) – Following the emergence of new variations of widespread tax scams, the Internal Revenue Service issued another warning to taxpayers Tuesday to remain on...
(American Progress) – Women make up a majority of the U.S. population. Women are 50.8 percent of the U.S. population. They earn almost 60 percent of undergraduate...
(BBC) – Military police have raided a house in Cameroon and freed around 70 children who were being held captive and were suffering from disease and...
ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) — This 500-year-old city smells of fresh paint and varnish. Residents stroll along a recently completed harbor promenade under...
(BBC) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a committee to advise him on how best to tackle corruption and reform the legal system. The seven-member...
(Reuters) – Zimbabwe has partially lifted a ban on big-game hunting around Hwange National Park that was imposed after an international outcry over the killing of...
