Todd Richmond, ASSOCIATED PRESS MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The story has played out the same way in Ferguson, Missouri, New York City and Milwaukee. A...
[fvplayer src=”https://youtube.com/watch?v=XZvgBPjarIg” splash=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XZvgBPjarIg/maxresdefault.jpg”] By Danielle Young Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Chronicle (NNPA) — Sarah Adelia Graves, 22 and Shelbie Brooke Richards, 21...
Kevin Sieff, THE WASHINGTON POST NAIROBI (The Washington Post) — After years in a Boko Haram camp, the children had forgotten their native language. They...
Laura Mandaro, USA TODAY SAN MATEO, Calif. (USA Today) — Nearly 1 million people placed an order for an Apple Watch on the first day...
Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY CLEVELAND (USA Today) — Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin didn’t have the roster he wanted when the season began,...
Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY NEW YORK (USA Today) — This can’t be happening again, but it is. We should celebrate this historic feat, but many...
Joe Millitzer, FOX 2 NEWS – ST. LOUIS PUTNAM CO., Tenn. (Fox2Now.com) – Rapper Cornell Haynes, 40, commonly known by his stage name “Nelly” has been...
Elizabeth Blair, NPR WASHINGTON (NPR.com)—Something rare is happening in the world of ballet: At the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., two African-American dancers will...
Christina Marcos, THE HILL WASHINGTON (The Hill) — Democratic Reps. Mark Pocan (Wis.) and Keith Ellison (Minn.) are urging Congress to approve a constitutional...
Mariah Stewart, THE HUFFINGTON POST ST. LOUIS (Huffington Post)– The municipal election in Ferguson, Missouri, this week captivated the nation’s attention by attracting a record-breaking voter...
John Swaine, THE GUARDIAN NEW YORK (The Guardian)—The second policeman in the video showing Walter Scott’s killing by officer Michael Slager is being sued by another...
Tom Boggioni, RAW STORY TULSA, Okla. (RawStory.com) — The reserve Tulsa County Sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot and killed a man last week when he...
Jack Simpson, THE INDEPENDENT TULSA, Okla. (The Independent)—A reserve police officer in Oklahoma has shot and killed an unarmed black man after he claims...
Maddie Stone, GIZMODO (Gizmodo.com)—Amazon’s much anticipated same-day drone delivery service Prime Air reached another milestone this week: The Federal Aviation Administration has just given Amazon clearance...
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY DENVER (USA Today)—While federal law makes their entire industry illegal, many marijuana store owners, growers and retailers fear something completely different:...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are voting for state governors and assemblies in elections Saturday in which the opposition hopes to make gains following its...
Matt Spetalnick and David Graham, REUTERS PANAMA CITY (Reuters) — President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shook hands on Friday at a...
Gary Milhoces, USA TODAY VILLANOVA, Pa. (USA Today)—David Cornwell, lawyer for top NFL draft prospect Jameis Winston, told a tale of two trophies Friday in...
Fran Spielman, THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES (The Chicago Sun-Times)—Director Spike Lee was accused Friday of “stigmatizing” Chicago and “insulting” its residents by choosing the name...
Jessie J. Holland and Kimberly Hefling, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Lomax, head of the United Negro College Fund, isn’t shy about ruffling...
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Mourners are expected to gather Saturday in Summerville, South Carolina to remember Walter Scott, the 50-year-old black driver who was fatally...
David Jackson, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)—Hillary Clinton will announce her presidential candidacy on Sunday, seeking to become the first woman in history to win...
Tami Abdollah and Amy Taxin, ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Ten sheriff’s deputies in Southern California have been put on leave after several...
(Bloomberg) – General Electric Co. plans to exit the bulk of its lending business, including a $26.5 billion sale of most of its real estate,...
(BBC) – The pound has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar for nearly five years on weak UK industrial output figures and uncertainty over...
