DALATOU MAMANE, Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Soldiers fended off an attack on a border town in Niger by Boko Haram and destroyed a base...
(Bloomberg) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff is battling to regain the trust of voters and global investors alike as the economy sinks and a corruption...
MIKE CORDER, Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Palestinian Authority became a member of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, saying it wanted “justice...
CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder star Kevin Durant had bone graft surgery Tuesday for a fracture in his right foot, and...
(USA Today) – Once a week, USA TODAY Sports asks its network of college basketball experts to analyze the biggest topics. This week: Who is...
(Bleacher Report) – A lot has been made about the relationship between Cleveland Cavaliers teammates LeBron James and Kevin Love lately. However, that might just all...
GARY B. GRAVES, AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — John Calipari’s platoon system has given way to a nine-man rotation that gives the Kentucky coach...
(ABC News) – Call her a late bloomer. Paula Patton said that she finally feels like an adult now that her divorce from singer Robin Thicke is...
Under a Nelson Mandela portrait, the accused rapist delivers bizarre jokes to his die-hard fans (Salon) – Show up early to a Bill Cosby show...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentences of nearly two dozen drug convicts, including eight serving life...
(Reuters) – Several Republican governors likely to run for president have secured hundreds millions of dollars under Obamacare while working to dismantle the healthcare law,...
STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press TOM DAVIES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a week ago, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was considered one of the few Republican...
MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A private Pennsylvania college expelled three students over a campus radio broadcast in which they made racist comments...
(Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday entered a not guilty plea for a man charged with drug possession who was dragged from his car, struck...
(USA Today) – A noose was discovered hanging on a tree outside Duke University’s student center early Wednesday morning. The noose has since been removed, but...
(New York Times) – Suppose you accept the persuasive data that inequality has been rising in the United States and most advanced nations in recent decades....
(Capital OTC) – Facebook policy forbids their users to be under the age of 13, but many parents have been trying, nevertheless, to make their...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As fossil fuel companies and environmental groups fight over the future of American energy, people of...
(CNN) – If you’ve already allowed your kids to take a little sip of your beer or wine from time to time, you probably won’t be...
MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians celebrated Muhammadu Buhari’s electrifying victory in presidential elections Wednesday but sobering challenges confront their next leader, from...
(The Washington Post) – News that Trevor Noah would replace Jon Stewart as the new host of “The Daily Show” brought a collective round of...
(Los Angeles Times) – Comedian Dave Chappelle knows what’s funny, and it’s definitely not getting hit by a banana peel while on stage. That is...
by Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Jordan Shanks, a sophomore English major at Howard University admitted that before Black Press Week, he didn’t...
Michael Brown, Sr., right, and activist Anthony Shahid lead a protest in Clayton, Mo., the seat of government for St. Louis County. (J.A. Salaam/The Final Call)...
by James Washington Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times I am re-reading a book that I highly recommend by Beth Moore, Jesus, the...
