(BBC) – Appeal judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague have rejected a request by ex-Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo for temporary release on...
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Three institutions that work together to fight blindness and poverty in Africa are sharing a 1 million euro ($1.1 million) prize from...
(BBC) – Chad’s ex-leader Hissene Habre has been held down by masked security officers in the courtroom at the resumption of his trial for war crimes...
(ESPN) – NFL Nation reporters look ahead to what Tuesday has in store for each team. AFC EAST Buffalo Bills: Veteran Dan Carpenter has been the...
NEW YORK (USA Today) — Somehow, 17 years after their first match and a 27th time facing each other in competition, Venus and Serena Williams have arguably...
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer The Southeastern Conference has a record 10 teams ranked in the first Associated Press college football poll of the...
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Cardale Jones swears he did not know who would start at quarterback for Ohio State...
(People) – The latest judge of the 95th Miss America pageant has been revealed – and it’s a bit of a shocker! Vanessa Williams is joining the...
(Reuters) – When “Out of Africa” was filmed in Kenya three decades ago, the images of elegant safaris drew tourists in droves but it has struggled...
LOS ANGELES (UPI) – Chelsea Clinton was not turned off by rapper Kanye West’s announcement to run for president; instead, she thinks it may have a...
(Politico) – Donald Trump and Ben Carson appear to be on a collision course. The two outsiders have yet to butt heads — but that may...
by William J. Ford Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Vanessa Fleeton recalled when a Black police officer became rude to her a few...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — When Congress returns for business on Tuesday, lawmakers have scheduled a mere 12 legislative days to find a bipartisan compromise to...
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times There were more than 1,200 new or amended laws and resolutions voted on...
(Observer.com) – The Observer has learned that Senator Cory Booker, who is under fire from Jewish supporters who had long treated him as one of their...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black youth experienced bigger employment gains over the summer than White and Hispanic youth, according to...
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The family of Freddie Gray, who died after being critically injured in police custody, reached a tentative $6.4 million...
By Chelsea Lenora White Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times As the U.S. Open kicked off August 31st, Nike surprised all with the...
LOS ANGELES (UPI) — Photos said to be of cast members for the Straight Outta Compton sequel reveal actors who will portray Daz Dillinger, Suge Knight, Tupac among others. The...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Two pivotal court cases in North Carolina will determine the balance of political power in the...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Brandyn Heppard usually arrives 30 minutes early for his visits to Northern State Prison in Newark, N.J....
(The Washington Post) – These days, defending Bill Cosby — accused of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women — can be a dangerous endeavor. Those...
(NBC News) – Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson’s mother, Helen Burns Jackson, died in a Greenville, South Carolina, hospital on Monday, according to Jackson and...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (NNPA) – As successful as Hyundai has been the last five years, there’s a flaw and...
By Marquesa LaDawn NNPA Columnist Phaedra Parks seems to be settling in to her new role as a single mother with a little more peace...
