[THE NEW YORK TIMES] WASHINGTON — Since the recession ended four years ago, the federal budget deficit has topped $1 trillion every year. But now the government’s annual...
[NNPA NEWS WIRE SERVICE] By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black workers are 19 percent more likely to join unions than non-Black...
[LA Times] Hip-hop star Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine are donating $70 million to USC for a new academy that they say will give...
ATLANTA, May 15 (UPI) — Comedian Steve Harvey kicked off his fourth season as host of the game show “Family Feud” in Atlanta Wednesday, the show’s producers...
LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) — Canadian rapper Drake was nominated Tuesday for 12 BET Awards, including Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Video of the Year....
[CHICAGO TRIBUNE] Kids and teens who are born abroad and immigrate to the United States are about half as likely to have asthma and allergies as...
[ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH] The average sticker price to get a pacemaker at Des Peres Hospital is $74,953. About eight miles away, at St. Luke’s Hospital, it’s...
[UPI] Low cognition hinders U.S. seniors’ Medicare choices and it calls into question potential effectiveness of a Medicare voucher system, researchers say. Senior author Michael McWilliams...
[THE SACRAMENTO BEE] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark “Dia de los Muertos,” the name of the traditional...
[UPI] China has approved U.S. automaker General Motors’ plan to build a $1.3 billion plant in Shanghai, the official media said. Xinhua News Agency, quoting the...
