BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI, Associated Press MESFIN FEKADU, Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Big Bank Hank, a member of the pioneering hip-hop group the Sugarhill Gang responsible...
NEW YORK (AP) — After three husbands, Whoopi Goldberg is not about to become a wedding planner. The Oscar-winning actress and moderator for “The View”...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is planning to focus on improving the lives of girls and women of color, after...
(Politico) – Favorability for the Democrats has hit a record low as things go from bad to worse for the party after significant midterm losses, according...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — As most Republicans were taking a victory lap the morning after the elections, a group of conservatives huddled anxiously in a...
WASHINGTON (USA Today) — The number of felony suspects fatally shot by police last year — 461— was the most in two decades, according to...
(The Washington Post) – It was 8:30 a.m., and DeRay Mckesson was at a McDonald’s here, the place humming with customers despite riots that left...
by Lyndia Grant Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer It has been nearly three years since God enabled me to keep my radio talk...
by Pastor E. A. Deckard Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times “I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a...
(The Washington Post) – Washington National Cathedral, known for presidential funerals and other major spiritual services, will host a Muslim prayer service for the first time...
RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — America’s Catholic bishops came together Monday to project an image of unity, after a Vatican meeting on the...
(The Washington Post) – Apple has rolled out a remedy to solve the most annoying thing about iMessage: the fact that you can’t get away...
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft has unveiled a cheaper smartphone, costing about 110 euros ($135), as it eyes emerging and other low-cost markets for growth....
by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Childhood obesity has quadrupled in teenagers, and more than doubled in children over the course of...
by Dorothy Rowley Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Older adults who’ve lost their sense of smell — namely, the ability to pick up...
WASHINGTON (AP) — McDonald’s is recalling a Hello Kitty-themed whistle given to children in Happy Meals, citing a chance they could choke on some of...
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network Oct. 27 (GIN) — The ruling Botswana Democratic Party won a majority of seats in parliamentary...
ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mark Sanchez shook off the rust and had one of the best games of his career in...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Now there’s a sight to calm the jittery nerves of Chicago Bulls fans: Derrick Rose on the court instead of on the...
DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Pro Football Writer EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The NFL Players Association has filed an expedited grievance with the NFL to reinstate Minnesota...
NICOLE EVATT, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Brown and Trey Songz are celebrating their 10-year anniversary. The longtime friends and Virginia natives announced their...
By Afrique I. Kilimanjaro Special to the NNPA from the Carolina Peacemaker GREENSBORO, N.C. – It was a night of heavy losses for the North...
COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The largest U.S. city to endure bankruptcy has exited insolvency $7 billion lighter in debt, but the effects of...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Let’s say President Barack Obama gets his way and high-speed Internet service providers are governed by the...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Last month’s Black unemployment rate (10.9 percent) was more than twice the White unemployment rate...
