BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office declined Thursday to file felony charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs for...
(Madame Noire) – Today, Missy Elliott, rapper, entertainer, singer, producer, renaissance woman, turns 44. And like most Black girls around the world, Missy is an inspiration...
(Wall Street Journal) – It started with Netflix. Only eight bucks a month—you’ll hardly notice it. Upgrade to Spotify Premium? Another $10 a month—less than a meal at...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama dearly wanted to get the government in the business of rating colleges and universities based on...
STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hispanic leaders are bristling at the largely tepid response by Republican presidential candidates to Donald Trump’s characterization of Mexican...
PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — New Balance thinks the U.S. military is dragging its feet. Last April, the Department of Defense announced military recruits...
(NBC News) – Police have said so for years and now scientists have measured the effect: Mass shootings and school attacks do inspire copycats. As...
(Heavy.com) – The Fourth of July is this weekend and there will be a lot of BBQs, swimming pools and American flags. While you celebrate this...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — For nearly a century, insulin has been a life-saving diabetes treatment. Now scientists are testing a tantalizing question:...
WASHINGTON (McClatchy) – Amid a federal probe of airline pricing practices, a search on popular air travel booking websites shows virtually identical ticket pricing between popular...
(Danvers Patch) – Massachusetts and 16 other states have reached a settlement with Dollar Tree, Inc., following their review of the company’s proposed acquisition of...
HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — In 2009, Serena and Venus Williams played against each other for the fourth time in a span of...
(Reuters) – From playing the villainous, manipulative Fish Mooney on Fox’s Batman origins TV series “Gotham” to an empowering erotic club owner in “Magic Mike XXL,”...
(McClatchy) – Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry gave a surprisingly candid speech on race Thursday in what was touted as an economic blueprint but was framed...
(CNN) – Baltimore authorities are investigating after photos emerged showing a sign inside the door of a police van that reads, “Enjoy your ride, cuz...
BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press RAY HENRY, Associated Press GREELEYVILLE, South Carolina (AP) — As social media buzzed about church fires in the South, investigators announced Thursday...
(The Washington Post) – History is the polemics of the victor, William F. Buckley once said. Not so in the United States, at least not...
NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is taking his “church for the poor” to three of South America’s poorest and most peripheral...
(TechCrunch) – Geographic saturation is the key to network effects and profitability in the ridesharing business. The more drivers Uber or Lyft have in a given region, the...
(Computer World) – Facebook is preparing a new way to show videos on the social network and opening the door to a new source of...
BERLIN (AP) — A robot has killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen’s production plants in Germany, the automaker said Wednesday. The man died Monday...
