LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson’s doctor, rejecting...
CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, Associated Press ELLIJAY, Ga. (AP) — Criticized by one group as the “guns everywhere” bill, Georgia took a big step Wednesday toward expanding...
MICHAEL MAROT, AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert believes college sports can address the concerns of union organizers without changing the entire...
PARIS (AP) — A study by the U.N. education agency says cellphones are getting more and more people to read in countries where books are...
NEW YORK (AP) — People magazine has named Lupita Nyong’o as the “World’s Most Beautiful” for 2014. The 31-year-old actress, who won a best supporting...
NEW YORK (AP) — Online game maker Zynga says company founder Mark Pincus is stepping down as chief product officer, less than a year after...
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook’s first-quarter earnings and revenue grew sharply, surpassing Wall Street’s expectations thanks to an 82 percent increase in advertising revenue. The...
[Atlanta Journal-Constitution] Ellijay – Gov. Nathan Deal signed legislation today that would vastly expand where Georgians can legally carry firearms, a proposal that has drawn heaps of...
BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T and an investment firm run by former News Corp. executive Peter Chernin have formed an online...
LARA JAKES, AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The top United Nations envoy to Somalia warned Tuesday that the U.N. and other foreign diplomats may...
PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With college commencement ceremonies nearing, the government is offering a modest dose of good news for graduating seniors:...
HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Albert Pujols smiled as he explained why he felt the need to apologize to his wife for hitting...
JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer STERLING, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder said Tuesday it’s time for people to “focus on reality” concerning Native...
CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Five former Buffalo Bills cheerleaders on Tuesday sued the team over a pay system they say had them...
[The Washington Post] It’s no secret that Republicans have a demographic problem when it comes to national elections. In 2012, roughly nine in every ten people...
[The Washington Post] Starring Michelle Obama and Kellie Pickler? Casting the first lady in a television cameo with the country music singer may at first sound...
DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — ABC’s explosive season-ending episode of “Scandal” was seen by 10.6 million viewers last week, the biggest audience...
ED WHITE, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court decision Tuesday upholding the state’s ban on using race as a factor in college admissions...
[Politico] The Supreme Court’s decision upholding Michigan’s affirmative-action ban was far from a shock, but it generated considerable strife on the high court, producing five different...
[The Washington Post] Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s fierce defense of the affirmative action efforts such as the ones that helped move her from a Bronx housing project...
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A state’s voters are free to outlaw the use of race as a factor in college admissions, the Supreme...
GARY B. GRAVES, AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky forward Julius Randle took a lot of time and talked to a lot of people...
by James Washington Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times When life gets really upside down with me spiritually, I get anxious and scattered....
by Rev. Manson B. Johnson II Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times 7 STRENGTHS OF CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS Bible Fact: God uses a combination of spiritual...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As of 2006, more than 2.4 million African Americans receiving Social Security benefits are disabled, or are...