(Los Angeles Times) – Think teenagers are always glued to their phones? A new research report says you’re right. A survey of more than 1,000...
(TheInquirer.net) – Apple has rolled out iOS 8.3 to iPhones and iPads, adding more diverse emoji along with WiFi calling and wireless CarPlay support. Apple...
(Digital Trends) – Incremental updates to iOS 8 have mainly been about fixing bugs and adding support for the Apple Watch, and yesterday’s iOS 8.3 update did...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Short people have more risk for heart disease, and now researchers may know why: Genes that govern height also seem...
(HealthDay News) — An active ingredient in some psoriasis and multiple sclerosis medications has been linked to two cases of a rare and sometimes lethal brain infection. The ingredient, dimethyl...
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — President Barack Obama will act soon on a recommendation about whether to remove Cuba from the U.S. list...
(BBC) – The University of Cape Town (UCT) has voted to remove a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes that had become the focus of student...
CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans confronted by armed Islamic extremists should fight back and avoid being killed “like cockroaches,” a senior police...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Largely dormant through the first three quarters, LeBron James did just enough to help the Cleveland Cavaliers firm up their playoff picture....
COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland, his girlfriend and another woman were stabbed early...
(The Bleacher Report) – The San Antonio Spurs have been ripping through every opponent recently, establishing themselves as one of the hottest teams entering the NBA playoffs. Kawhi Leonard’s emergence and...
TERESA M. WALKER, AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Derek Jensen’s profile picture features Rae’s Creek and the Ben Hogan Bridge, and a picture of...
(EURWeb) – Suge Knight rolled into court this morning chained to a wheelchair – a move he claims was meant to humiliate him, because he didn’t need wheeled assistance. Judge...
(Hollywood Reporter) – Lee Daniels has resolved a sticky legal situation involving $2M lent by Damon Dash, which the Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder asserted was never fully repaid...
(Star Pulse) – The title of rapper Wale’s latest album is an unfortunate one – The Album About Nothing. From a critical standpoint, The Album About Nothing is another captivating...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service has placed a high-ranking supervisor on administrative leave and suspended the supervisor’s security clearance after what it called “allegations of...
KEN DILANIAN, AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to get a handle on hundreds of sensitive, closely held surveillance programs, a Senate committee is compiling...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some teenagers get driving lessons from their parents. Other teens are taught by licensed instructors. But Malia Obama isn’t...
Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News “When an old person dies, a library burns” … so goes the African proverb. March...
NNPA Rededicates Media Lab at HU’s School of Communications by Sarafina Wright Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The National Newspaper Publishers Association rededicated...
JACK GILLUM, Associated Press JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Police Department has an agreement with the U.S. government to withhold certain information...
(Raw Story) – Mumia Abu-Jamal, the journalist and former Black Panther convicted for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, had his death sentence...
(SB Nation) – The biggest story in Jameis Winston’s career so far hasn’t been his on-field prowess, but the fact that he was accused of rape....
by Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic It’s an urgent escape. Like the Jewish people leaving Germany in the face of imminent death. Only, this journey to...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — Nothing has done more to fuel the national debate over police tactics than the dramatic, sometimes grisly videos: A man gasping...
