CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has approved a request from Jesse Jackson Jr. for a four-day furlough from home detention in Washington to attend his...
(NBC News) – In a matter of seconds, a moment of quiet prayer turned into a massacre. “We were just about to say the prayer to...
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press DAVID DISHNEAU, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The trials for six police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray...
(USA Today) – Another iPhone is coming! Is that even still “a thing?” It’s not with investors – as the novelty has more than worn off....
(First Post) – If you go back a few years, there was a huge gap between devices such as the Apple iPhone or the Samsung Galaxy range (what was...
(DNA India) – We are slowly moving towards powerful phones that pack some serious hardware but, in the end, it all boils down to how the...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Take a walk: That’s the U.S. surgeon general’s prescription for sedentary Americans — but communities will have to...
(Fox News) – An independent nonprofit organization that evaluates clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines said announced prices for a just-approved class of potent cholesterol...
JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A $30 million, city-sponsored experiment in training non-professionals to provide mental health help will focus on people who...
CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — About 9.9 million people have signed up and paid for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health...
MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer borrowing climbed to a fresh record in July, the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is...
(USA Today) – Macy’s will close 35 to 40 underperforming stores, around 5% of its total locations, the department store chain announced Tuesday. The stores, slated...
(Bloomberg) – PCCW Ltd., controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is planning a video-on-demand service for South Africa that would compete with Netflix Inc. and Naspers Ltd.’s ShowMax,...
J.P. LAWRENCE, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A flock of speedskaters flashed across a parking lot past children learning to roller skate and hundreds of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has opened a mission for Somalia as part of its effort to normalize relations with the Eastern Africa nation, which continues...
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — The head of Sierra Leone’s National Ebola Response Center says that three new cases of Ebola have emerged in an area...
BABACAR DIONE, Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The former dictator of Chad, Hissene Habre, said Tuesday he will win in his war crimes trial. The...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (USA Today) — Once again, the buzz was intense in the New England Patriots locker room Tuesday as reporters outnumbered a sparse collection of players by...
EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer Without the games to distract from the issues, fans had more time to ponder the NFL’s discipline policies, its commissioner and...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Straight Outta Compton” ceded its three-week reign at the top of the box office to the faith-based “War Room,” which climbed to...
(Entertainment Weekly) – For the Super Bowl’s golden anniversary, the NFL has asked a big name to return to the stage. Bruno Mars has been offered...
By ULA ILNYTZKY, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The art collection of celebrated writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou is heading to auction this month....
NEW YORK (AP) — The producers of the Aretha Franklin documentary “Amazing Grace” have withdrawn the film from the Toronto Film Festival amid a legal dispute...
JANIE HAR, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson jabbed Tuesday at front-runner Donald Trump’s proposal to deport everyone who is in...
(The Washington Post) – In America, you can’t legally bet on political outcomes (at least not yet). But if you could, we’d advise you to put some...
