RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon set out to do something different with the unveiling of its first smartphone Wednesday. How about a...
JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — From an immediate, practical viewpoint, the ruling by a trademark board that the Washington Redskins have a “disparaging”...
JAKE COYLE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dave Chappelle’s hesitant, slow-motion comeback reached a big-tent crescendo when the comic performed a nearly two-hour set at...
(New York Times) – Horace Silver, a pianist, composer and bandleader who was one of the most popular and influential jazz musicians of the 1950s...
(The Washington Post) – He paid to get here. Paid with the skull-rattling pain of a metal trash can clattering down hard onto his head...
(Investors.com) – While Google’s announcement that it wants to encrypt all Gmail messages while they’re in transit was praised for making government spying more difficult,...
FENIT NIRAPPIL, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill that would have made California the first state in the nation to require warning labels on...
by James Washington Special to the NNPA from The Houston Forward-Times I remember reviewing the letters of Paul in bible study. In doing so I was...
by Lyndia Grant Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Twelve weeks of study will come to an end on the 12 Things That...
(Dallas Morning News) – Federal, state and county health officials are quietly gearing up for the spread of a new mosquito-borne virus now hitting hard in...
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A Liberian judge has sentenced 13 men to life in prison for “mercenary activity” in neighboring Ivory Coast, state radio reported...
(USA Today) – Starbucks’ announcement that it’s offering a free college education to all employees has received criticism from several educational policy experts about the scope...
(VentureBeat) – Yahoo’s employment base might be a tad bit more racially diverse than Google’s and LinkedIn’s, but it’s still got work to do. The search...
(Fashion Times) – O.J. Simpson‘s white 1993 Ford Bronco, the SUV he used during a police chase in Los Angeles on June 17, 1994, is being rented out for...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — SunTrust has agreed to pay nearly $1 billion to resolve allegations that it underwrote and endorsed faulty mortgage loans,...
ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jim McMahon would leave home and forget how to get back. Sometimes, he would stay in his room...
(The Washington Post) – With the Supreme Court poised to rule on a case that could shape the future of television, the justices are navigating...
KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — As teams battle for football glory at the World Cup in Brazil, the biggest winners from the...
(Daily Mirror) – We thought married life might have curbed his lengthy rants and obnoxious statements – but we were wrong. Kanye West. Rapper, husband, daddy,...
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — To a raucous embrace, President Barack Obama told gay donors Tuesday that American society and its laws have...
(The Washington Post) – An important reminder from Gallup: Very, very few people think that Congress is doing a good job. An important reminder from us:...
(PC World) – A group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that would prohibit broadband providers from charging Web content generators for priority traffic management. The...
JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal trademark board ruled Wednesday that the Washington Redskins nickname is “disparaging of Native Americans” and that...
(PC Mag) – Garmin’s new personal GPS service promises more bang for your two bucks. Dubbed víago, the navigation app for Android and iPhone offers advanced features...
(TheWire.com) – Wearable fitness technology has made great strides recently, with both Apple and Samsung creating entire portals for keeping track of your health. There are tons of wearable options...
