(New York Times) – Real gross domestic product (G.D.P.) in the United States shrank by 1 percent in the first quarter of the year. What made this...
HIPPOLYTE MARBOUA, Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Violence in Central African Republic pitting Muslim fighters against Christian civilians has killed 21 people so...
SAO PAULO, Brazil (The Washington Post) — Antonio da Silva sat atop a dilapidated wooden throne in the middle of the city. Below him a man...
DAVID PORTER, Associated Press NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Accident investigators are looking into what role a truck driver’s commute played in the fatal New Jersey...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Celebrity cook Paula Deen, whose career was derailed after she admitted using racial slurs, is going digital. Paula Deen Ventures, a...
(Politico) – Suddenly, the 2016 Republican field has a new reason to worry about immigration reform: saying anything at all can be hazardous to your presidential...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation aimed at letting people refinance their student loans at lower rates, a pre-ordained...
KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ruby Dee, an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, radio television and film,...
BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James has learned an important lesson during his journey from 19-year-old rookie to two-time NBA champion: Never...
NEW YORK (AP) — Dave Chappelle says he never quit his Comedy Central show. He’s just seven years late to work. Chappelle appeared on “The...
JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Political polarization in America has broken out of the voting booth. A new survey from the Pew Research Center...
JESSE WASHINGTON, AP National Writer The O.J. Simpson murder trial exposed many painful truths. None hit harder than the idea that white and black people often...
(Computer World) – Microsoft has in a landmark case challenged in U.S. federal court a search warrant for private email communications located in the company’s...
(Forbes) – Apple’s recent acquisition of Beats has gotten many people wondering if the Apple brand is as strong as it once was. Some see the surprising move as a significant...
WASHINGTON – The number of senior citizens getting narcotic painkillers and anti-anxiety medications under Medicare’s prescription drug program is climbing sharply, and those older patients...
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Women who often indulge their cravings for hamburgers, steaks and other red meat may have a slightly higher...
DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nintendo is taking a cue from “Skylanders” and “Disney Infinity.” The Japanese gaming giant unveiled a...
(Bloomberg) – East African nations threatened to impose sanctions on South Sudan’s warring sides unless they resolve their differences peacefully and end “flagrant violations” of three agreements...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — The truck driver charged in the fatal crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that also injured comedian Tracy Morgan and...
(POLITICO) – The dream of a Jewish Republican speaker of the House is no more. With House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s startling ouster in a primary...
(USA Today) – President Obama said Tuesday the nation should do “some soul-searching”: over its epidemic of deadly gun violence and “should be ashamed” it...
(HealthDay News) — The number of Americans with diabetes rose from 26 million in 2010 to 29 million — 9 percent of the population —...
(Bloomberg) – Four armed men ransacked Antony Akatakpo’s home in front of his wife and two children in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt, shot him in...
TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The last time Kawhi Leonard scored this many points in a real basketball game, he was starring at...
