JAY REEVES, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Amid the chaos after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans, Vera Smith’s body decayed for four days on a...
(The Atlantic) – For the first time, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging education policymakers to start middle- and high-school classes later...
DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two months into the transition from Brian Williams to Lester Holt as anchor of NBC’s top-rated “Nightly...
CLEVELAND (USA Today) — Louis Stokes, the first African-American member of Congress from the state of Ohio, died late Tuesday at the age of 90. His family released the...
“Well, maybe I’m not objective when it comes to Planned Parenthood. But you know, I know who Margaret Sanger is, and I know that she believed...
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The family of Julian Bond [wife Pam Horowitz; sons Horace Mann Bond II, Jeffrey and Michael; daughters, Phyllis Jane Bond McMillan and Julia...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Year after year in measure after measure, Black, Latino, and Native American students trail their White peers...
By Marilyn Marshall Special to the NNPA from the Houston Defender HOUSTON (NNPA) – Demonstrators who recently gathered outside the Waller County Jail demanded justice for Sandra...
By Rev. Manson B. Johnson Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Matthew 16:19-21 Lesson #8 Bible Fact: Jesus expects all of His disciples to demonstrate the...
By Pastor E.A. Deckard Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times “The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to...
By James Washington Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Weekly The more I travel life looking towards the eternal and not the physical, the notion...
BLUFF, Utah (USA Today) — It’s the digitally-connected adventurer’s paradox: Escape from the grid, yet have our cameras and smartphones ready to record and share every...
(Computer World) – Google has confirmed the name of Android M — Marshmallow. The new version will first make it to the expected new Nexus devices due...
(Reuters) – Two-year contracts are disappearing from the U.S. wireless industry. Sprint Corp. said Monday it is doing away with two-year contracts and will shift entirely...
(CBS News) – Colon cancer patients who regularly drink caffeinated coffee may be lowering their risk of tumor recurrence and death from the disease, new research...
(CBS News) – Head lice are a giant nuisance — as many as 12 million American school children between the ages of 3 and 11 get...
(Bloomberg) – With jobs more plentiful these days, Matt Tait could easily find full-time work. But he wanted to focus on his wooden toy business and...
Industry Favors Bill to Stop Related CFPB Enforcement Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer When it comes to public policy, most citizens tend to...
(BBC) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has failed to sign a peace deal in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, aimed at ending the civil war in...
Excerpted from Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine. Out now from Graywolf Press. (Slate) – One Sunday afternoon, drinking an Arnold Palmer, watching the 2009 Women’s U.S....
(USA Today) – Robert Griffin III couldn’t help himself. In an interview with Washington’s ABC TV affiliate, Griffin stated he believed he was the best quarterback...
MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board on Monday blocked a historic bid by Northwestern University football players to form the...
(Reuters) – Former National Football League players who oppose the league’s potential $1 billion settlement of lawsuits claiming it hid the risk of concussions asked a...
By Alexis Taylor Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Prince has a message for new artists eager for a record deal: “Don’t sign.” According...
By Troy Tieuel Special to the NNPA from the LA Watts Times Following the death of Dr. Martin Luther King in 1968, a school teacher named...
