KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Students in 11 states and the District of Columbia will spend less time next year taking tests based on...
(Slate) – No one will blame you if you can’t keep track of the Republican presidential field. It’s huge. If you count declared candidates, prospectives,...
KEN RITTER, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five of B.B. King’s adult children visited the blues great one last time in private at a Las...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic If you took the world of The Jetsons, and made it a live-action film location, that would describe the visuals for...
Lu Vason: Visionary and Producer Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Defender Best known for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, founder and producer Lu Vason...
(Politico) – For the first time in the decade and a half that Gallup has been tracking Americans’ ideologies, the percentage of those identifying their...
(CBS News) – On the first day of her job, Attorney General Loretta Lynch was tasked with briefing the president on race riots in Baltimore, reports “CBS This...
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A grand jury’s decision to indict all six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, who died of...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The prevailing images of protests in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, over police killings of black men were of...
(The Washington Post) – For weeks, President Obama has wrestled with his frayed relationship with key members of the American Jewish community. On Friday he...
(National Monitor) – Got a Nexus or Samsung phone? Do you love Grammy-winning producer Skrillex? Well, you’re in luck. Google is launching limited-edition smartphone cases...
(Digital Trends) – After withholding access under lock and key, Comcast finally relinquished authentication for two major streaming apps for the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick streaming devices...
(CBS News) – Skipping meals may seem like a shortcut to losing weight, but a new study suggests it could backfire and actually increase belly...
(Telegraph) – Suffering from erectile dysfunction? According to a new study, coffee could be the cure. Researchers from the University of Texas found that men...
by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Robert Ginyard doesn’t have a cure for cancer nor does he have a...
(Silverlink) – Millions of Americans are suffering from irritable bowel syndrome; it is a gastrointestinal syndrome on the large intestine that causes symptoms like cramping...
JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three nationwide credit reporting agencies have agreed to fix disputed information on credit reports more quickly, wait...
JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — High rents are worth it. At least that’s the sentiment of apartment dwellers in New York, San Francisco...
(Road Warrior Voices) – As travel websites offering cheap deals on airline tickets proliferate on the Internet, airlines are looking for more ways to lessen...
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer CVS Health will pay more than $10 billion for pharmaceutical distributor Omnicare in a deal primed to feed its fast-growing specialty...
SALEH MWANAMILONGO, Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government is bringing in outside experts to investigate the long-term impact of some $6.7 billion in contracts...
GREG KELLER, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The widening gap between haves and have-nots in much of the developed world not only raises concerns about the...
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique’s president is hosting his South African counterpart on a state visit. President , on Wednesday welcomed South African President Jacob Zuma...
RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press JASON PATINKIN, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Four civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed on Tuesday when two...
PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — J.R. Smith knocked down a tough 3-pointer, then another. Turning toward the fans, their heckling transformed to groans,...
