ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No longer impeded by Republican blocking tactics, Democrats are on track to win confirmation of up to 88 of...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an oval office meeting that some have called “historic,” a group of young activists met...
(WSOC) – Bill Cosby has been mostly silent about the sexual assault allegations against him over the past few months, but the embattled comedian’s wife is speaking...
JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — All these years, Kobe Bryant has been chasing Michael Jordan. The bar doesn’t get any higher than that....
LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby broke his silence amid a flood of rape accusations in a very brief interview with...
STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush’s big donors and allies are tantalized by his promise to...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — Health insurance companies preserved their tax breaks. Farmers and ranchers were spared having to report on pollution from manure. Tourist destinations like Las...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – On Saturday, thousands of Americans across the country registered their objection to police officers not being held...
BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Their disputes over who spied on whom and censoring the Senate’s scathing torture report are history. But the personal...
ERIKA NIEDOWSKI, Associated Press FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors in a murder case against Aaron Hernandez won’t be allowed to tell a jury about two...
(People) – Beverly Johnson, Vogue’s first African-American cover girl, is the latest woman to come forward with allegations of attempted sexual assault against Bill Cosby. In a detailed essay...
CONNIE CASS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A gathering of black congressional staffers and other Capitol employees stood silently on the House steps Thursday and raised...
(Reuters) – The death of a 12-year-old Cleveland boy fatally shot by police in November has been formally ruled a homicide, according to a county...
CLEVELAND (AP) — A 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun died from a single shot fired by a rookie police officer, according to an autopsy released...
STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton is thankful to be alive after escaping a horrific-looking automobile accident without any life-threatening injuries....
JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated Press EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans may not agree on much lately, but one opinion is nearly universal: There’s almost...
(The Hollywood Reporter) – Shonda Rhimes doesn’t believe she’s broken the glass ceiling. Instead, she feels that she followed in the footsteps of the countless and...
JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first major “I Can’t Breathe” protest from college sports would naturally come from Georgetown, where societal statements...
(Forbes) – Fifteen years ago Dr. Dre wondered aloud whether people had forgotten about him. If there was a question then, it has certainly dissipated throughout the next...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press KRISTIN J. BENDER, Associated Press Jorge “Jinho” Ferreira feels the tension between being black and carrying a badge every day as...
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Barack Obama, the long-delayed release of a scathing Senate report on harsh CIA interrogations underscores...
(Entertainment Weekly) – Producer Ryan Murphy has cast two major roles in his 10-episode FX miniseries take on the O.J. Simpson trial. Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry...
JACK BEZANTS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When King James touched the future queen of England on the shoulder after a basketball game, royal watchers cried...
JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is following up on his promise to expand early education opportunities for tens of thousands...
BERKELEY, Calif. (New York Times) — This is the college town where the Free Speech Movement was born 50 years ago, spreading across the nation with...
