Early iOS 8 Details Emerge – Big Improvements Coming

[Fox News] Apple just released iOS 7.1 to the public on Monday but now it’s time to move on. We first saw details surrounding Apple’s upcoming iOS 8 update begin...

A Year On, Pope Francis Faces Challenges Meeting Reform Hopes

(Reuters) – In the year since his surprise election, Pope Francis has raised so many hopes of imminent changes in Church teaching that managing all those...

Controlling Other Health Issues Reduces Kidney Disease Risk

Keeping your blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol in check reduces the risk of developing kidney disease or kidney failure by Sandra Jordan Special to the...

Berries Are Berry Good for You

by Dr. Gerald Deas Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News If the great baseball player Darryl Strawberry would have eaten more strawberries,...

Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer Disease

[Clinical Advisor] HealthDay News — A blood test has been developed that can predict with 90% certainty whether a senior will suffer from dementia such as...

From Apartheid to Freedom: South African Curator on a Mission to Bring Rare Collection of Art

Special to the NNPA  CHICAGO — Politically significant and aesthetically beautiful describes the original paintings and drawings by South African artists and their countrymen and women...

Unemployment Rate for Black Women Falls to Single Digits

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – During another slow month of economic recovery, the unemployment rate for Black women 20 years and older...

Senate Banking Leaders Sketch Out Fannie, Freddie Bill

(Reuters) – The leaders of the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday announced an agreement on legislation to wind down government-owned mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, jump-starting a...

Bonds Back in Giants Uniform as Camp Coach

Bynum to Make Pacers Debut Against Celtics

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frank Vogel is as eager as anyone to see whether Andrew Bynum can make a difference for the Indiana Pacers. After sitting out more...