Nigeria Students Targeted in Suicide Attack in Potiskum

(BBC) – Two militants have attacked a business college in Potiskum in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Yobe. At least six students were seriously injured by...

Ed Reed Signs Final Contract with Ravens, then Retires

DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ed Reed came into the NFL as a member of the Baltimore Ravens, and now he’s...

Ex-Knicks Exec Criticizes Garden for Hiring Thomas

MELISSA MURPHY, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Not everyone is cheering the return of Isiah Thomas to Madison Square Garden. Anucha Browne Sanders, who...

‘Stand By Me’ Singer Ben E. King Memorialized, Celebrated

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — More than 600 people filled a church in northern New Jersey to pay final respects and celebrate the life of singer Ben...

B.B. King’s Family Loses Bid for Control of His Affairs

KEN RITTER, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Noted blues man B.B. King — his health failing at age 89 — is in the middle of...

Ben Carson Finds a Skeptical Audience in Baltimore

  BALTIMORE (Politico) — Republican leaders have talked obsessively about the need to appeal to more minority voters in 2016, after a disastrous showing in the...

Smithsonian’s Black History Museum on Track for 2016 Opening

BRETT ZONGKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With a bronze metal and glass structure taking shape on the National Mall, the Smithsonian Institution said Thursday that...

TSDtv: The Final Flight of Capt Carroll Waters

iPhone 6 Plus Leads a Surge in US Phablet Sales

  (ZDNet) – iPad sales may be waning, but Apple is leading a surging US phablet market, according to a new report. Phablets accounted for 21...

A Third of This Year’s iPhone 6 Customers Defected from Android

(Trusted Reviews) – New data reveals an exodus of sorts, showing how a chunk of Android users made the switch to iOS this year. According to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, roughly...