(USA Today) – The Seattle Seahawks’ date with dynasty detoured when quarterback Russell Wilson’s ill-advised throw in the waning moments of Super Bowl XLIX was intercepted by the New England...
NEW YORK (ESPN) — Tom Brady’s lawsuit against the NFL, in which he wants his four-game suspension overturned, will be heard in New York instead of...
JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Sports Writer MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson burst through the line of scrimmage and veered toward the sideline as he headed up...
(Rolling Stone) – The beef between Meek Mill and Drake might be the biggest (or second biggest) story in hip-hop now, but as Hannibal Buress proved...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — John Legend is bringing his talents to a TV drama about Southern slaves fighting for freedom. WGN America says Legend and...
(Entertainment Weekly) – Word of a new Dr. Dre album inspired by the forthcoming N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton has circulated for weeks, but according to Ice Cube,...
(ProPublica) – Georgia has been illegally and unnecessarily segregating thousands of students with behavioral issues and disabilities, isolating them in run-down facilities and providing them with...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Republicans took full control of Congress this year, they were determined to show voters...
(The Guardian) – After massive protests in the streets of Baltimore to raise awareness about Baltimore City police practices and to demand answers and accountability in...
(Time) – White man’s risk of getting prostate cancer is approximately 1 in 8, whereas for black men the risk was 1 in 4 Black men...
(Politico) – The Koch brothers-backed group that helped launch the push for voter ID laws and “stand your ground” statutes has a new project: defending the...
(Africland Post) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who is also the African Union (AU) chair, says Africa must establish its own International Criminal Court (ICC) which would...
(USA Today) – Vin Baker played for six different franchises over the course of his 13 seasons in the NBA. Baker was named to four NBA...
(Philly.com) – Renee Chenault-Fattah, wife of the indicted Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.), was not charged by federal authorities Wednesday – but the longtime NBC10 anchor...
WASHINGTON (USA Today) — One is a high school counselor. Two or three work in restaurants. Some can’t find a job. Others have slipped into obscurity....
LISA CORNWELL, Associated Press DAN SEWELL, Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist after stopping him over a...
(NBC News) – Officials in Cincinnati say a university police officer who shot a driver to death during a routine traffic stop probably would not have been...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief NEWS ANALYSIS BATON ROUGE, La. – It was a scene that a young, militant Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. could not...
By Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA NEW YORK – What is immediately essential for me about Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates’ lengthy epistle to...
By Pastor E.A. Deckard Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times “From my perspective, I absolutely believe in a greater spiritual power, far greater...
By Rev. Manson B. Johnson Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Matthew 16: 19-21 Lesson #5 Bible Fact: Jesus expects all of His disciples to demonstrate...
by Lyndia Grant Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer As I listened to a sermon by Bishop T.D. Jakes recently, he used the metaphor...
By James Washington Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times The old saying is when the going gets tough, the tough get going. The...
(Bloomberg Business) – Over the past 20 years, releases of new Windows operating systems have been marked by midnight sales parties, junkets crammed with reporters, and Microsoft’s...
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) — In an effort to make America’s low altitude airspace safe for package delivery — and a host of other uses —...