(BBC) – Australian Football League (AFL) star Adam Goodes says he is taking time off, as a row over racism in the game shows no sign...
BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The commissioner pointed to concealed evidence. The team described it as a folly. And the agent...
(NME) – Drake has dropped another diss track aimed at fellow rapper Meek Mill. The pair engaged in a public dispute recently when Mill accused Drake of...
(USA Today) – Bill Cosby will soon speak on at least one old allegation of sexual misconduct, according to attorney Gloria Allred. The celebrity lawyer represents plaintiff Judy...
(The Washington Post) – Days after it was revealed comedian Bill Cosby spoke of himself as a master interpreter of women’s desires in a 10-year-old court deposition, one of...
LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — In an hour-long comedy set, Trevor Noah hit the kind of social satire notes to be...
(Politico) – The Koch brothers are freezing out Donald Trump from their influential political operation — denying him access to their state-of-the-art data and refusing to...
by Ashahed M. Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call FERGUSON, Mo. – It has been nearly one year since Michael Brown Jr., was shot...
NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses are again able to get loans backed by the federal government. President Barack Obama signed into law a bill Tuesday...
LISA CORNWELL, Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A University of Cincinnati officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A longtime Philadelphia congressman who was indicted Wednesday paid off a campaign loan with charitable donations and federal grants, funneled campaign money to...
(Salon) – During the first Intifada in Israel-Palestine, one of the most controversial aspects of the Israeli reaction to the uprising in 1987 was Yitzhak Rabin’s...
(Today.com) – Musical fans still have a few months before they have the chance to watch “The Wiz Live!” — the song-and-dance adaptation of “The Wizard...
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (The Washington Post) — In the end, President Obama may have gotten closer to the bones of ancient mankind than to ordinary Africans on...
by Jessica R. Key Special to the NNPA from the Indianapolis Recorder The Indianapolis Recorder recently spoke with Donna Brazile, American author, academic, and political analyst...
(Politico) – The leaders of America’s cities have serious concerns about race relations, minority communities and policing issues as the nation approaches the one-year anniversary of...
JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some federal and state prisoners could soon be eligible for federal student aid to take college courses while...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When James McGrath Morris set out to write his latest book, he didn’t know how timely it...
ATLANTA (UPI) — Montgomery, Ala., beat out Philadelphia, Baltimore, St. Louis and New Orleans as the most sexually diseased city in the U.S., according to an...
(New York Times) – In the last few years, I’ve watched a continuing battle among my friends about which is worse for you: artificial sweeteners or...
(Time) – As the number of elderly Americans soars, Medicare is testing improved benefits for seriously ill seniors. Medicare recently announced new rules that may ease...
By Charles Matthews Special to the NNPA from The Florida Sentinel Wisconsin Energy’s (WE) purchase of Integrys was approved and has moved the power company beyond the...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Export-Import Bank expired June 30 when Congress failed to renew its charter. The bank is a small...
YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) – Volkswagen overtook Toyota in global vehicle sales for January-June, the first time the German automaker has come out...
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press (AP) – Some African activists have greeted President Barack Obama’s remarks that Ethiopia has a democratically elected government with scorn and...
