By Rev. Manson B. Johnson Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Matthew 16:19-21 Bible Fact: Jesus expects all of His disciples to demonstrate the authority and...
By Pastor E.A. Deckard Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times “The great question of our time is, ‘Will we be motivated by materialistic...
By James Washington Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Weekly I have to say I’ve been feeling pretty lucky lately and, not necessarily from a...
(BGR) – Windows users, it’s time to breathe a collective sigh of relief. After what seemed like an eternity trapped in the clutches of Windows 8,...
SAN FRANCISCO (India Times) – The overseers of the internet published a keenly anticipated proposal to step out from under US oversight. Under the plan, non-profit...
(CNet) – Sprint has managed to reverse its customer growth trajectory, but it wasn’t enough to fend off T-Mobile. The Overland Park, Kansas, wireless carrier added...
(BBC) – Hackers are exploiting a serious flaw in the internet’s architecture, according to a security firm. The bug targets systems which convert URLs into IP...
(The Washington Post) – Picky eating is such a common complaint among parents of young children that some physicians consider it a normal part of childhood...
(Forbes) – As hospital operators begin to report second period earnings — the sixth consecutive quarter of new revenue from once uninsured patients — the number...
HOUSTON (UPI) – Injured adult cells in the body initiate a process present during embryonic cell development to protect themselves, but this effort at self-preservation often damages...
MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported net income of $4.2 billion for the second quarter, up sharply from the...
DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — More Americans are buying cars that say “look at me.” Luxury vehicles like Audis and Volvos drove off...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – South African retired archbishop Desmond Tutu left a Cape Town hospital on Tuesday after being treated for an infection there since last month,...
CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In 1909-10, Theodore Roosevelt headed a Smithsonian hunting and trapping expedition in Africa that included colleagues who prepared the...
AOMAR OUALI, Associated Press PAUL SCHEMM, Associated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria is in the grips of political intrigue, as the president nears death and...
GERARD NZOHABONA, Associated Press BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — A leading rights activist in Burundi was shot and wounded late Monday by unknown assailants in the capital,...
SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Sports Writer OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dez Bryant kept going after Dallas cornerback Tyler Patmon in a heated training camp skirmish that didn’t...
AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff By Stephen D. Riley and Perry Green Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper After three consecutive postseason appearances and back-to-back...
DETROIT (AP) — Mel Farr, a former NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year who rushed for more than 3,000 yards in seven pro seasons with the...
OAKLAND, Calif. (UPI) — It has been a long time since Trent Richardson sat comfortably atop an NFL depth chart. Now the competition for carries comes in...
WESTFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Family and friends gathered at a cemetery Monday to pay their final respects to Bobbi Kristina Brown as she was buried next...
HARTFORD, CONN. (AP) — Rapper 50 Cent says in a Connecticut bankruptcy court filing he spends $108,000 a month on his expenses, including $5,000 for gardening....
(Business Standard) – Record producer Andre Romelle Young, best known by his stage name Dr. Dre, will release his “Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre” album...
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After the Senate’s derailing of Republican legislation halting federal dollars for Planned Parenthood, one thing seems clear: Many on...
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police and civic leaders launched a partnership Monday with five federal agencies that will embed their special agents...
