(The Washington Post) – The Virginia medical examiner’s office has ruled that the death of a woman at the Fairfax County jail in February was...
(NBC News) – Protests over the death of Freddie Gray stretched coast to coast late Wednesday, with thousands of people across the country rallying for the...
(CNN) – The Baltimore mother who slapped her son several times and pulled him out of a protest told CNN on Wednesday she wasn’t concerned...
(Salon) Dear White America, It is somewhat strange to address this to you, given that I strongly identify with many aspects of your culture and...
by Lyndia Grant Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Do you often feel like you’re stuck in an almost-life? You think to yourself, you’re...
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...
by E.A. Deckard Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times “The future rewards those who press on. I don’t have time to feel...
HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new report on the state of the media has some simple terms for how we learn...
BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft hopes to get more people using the next version of its Windows software on all kinds...
(CNN) – Tattooed wrists can prevent the Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor from functioning properly, according to some customers. Since the Apple Watch uses your heart rate...
(ZDNet) – Back in January, Google announced 40 partner apps that work with Google Now, those contextual cards with tidbits of useful information. Now, the company...
(DNA India) – Women who have breastfed in the past face a 30% reduced risk of breast cancer recurrence, claims a new study. According to a new Kaiser...
(Reuters) – Only 34 countries have national plans to fight the global threat of antibiotic resistance, meaning few are prepared to tackle “superbug” infections which...
(India Times) – “In the eyes of the law, once people reach the age of 18, they are considered adult but the brain continues to...
As our country sits enraged about numerous moments of injustice, racial tension and police brutality, we still have to get up, go to work and “wear...
KEN SWEET, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined Regions Bank $7.5 million for illegally charging customers for overdraft...
(Bloomberg) – Fewer parents are finding the money to save for their kids’ college. And those who are saving, are saving less. After a 30 percent jump in the...
(BBC) – The Nigerian military says it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from an area where the Islamist militant group Boko Haram is active....
(BBC) – At both ends of the African continent, there is macabre drama being played out over migration. At the southern tip of the continent,...
(Reuters) – An Indonesian firing squad executed eight drug traffickers, including seven foreigners, in the early hours of Wednesday, sparking condemnation from Australia and Brazil who had made final,...
ERICK KAGLAN, Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — Togo’s main opposition leader on Wednesday rejected provisional results that declared the re-election of the president for a...
(ABC News) – UFC stripped light heavyweight champion Jon Jones of his title Tuesday, one day after he turned himself in to police custody on...
HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Pro Football Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Every so often, in a bid to sound threatening, a member of Congress has vowed to revoke...
LOS ANGELES (CBS Sports) – DeAndre Jordan sat at his locker, looking straight down at the floor and slowly running his left hand through his...
