By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A majority of American parents believe their children will face a harsher coming-of-age than they did, according...
Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) has recognized Ying Lee, former Berkeley City Councilmember and tireless social justice activist, as the 15th Assembly District’s Women’s History Month awardee.
(The Guardian) – Philadelphia police shot black people at about twice the rate of their occurrence in the general population, according to a new federal study....
A group of 17 South African teachers will come to McClymonds High School this Friday for an evening of music, performance, food, culture, and fun entitled...
Local residents are organizing to attend the Wednesday, April 1 meeting of the Oakland Planning Commission to oppose the proposed sale of public land on East...
CANTU, Italy (AP) — Former NBA All-Star Metta World Peace has signed for Italian team Pallacanestro Cantu for the remainder of the season. After a...
DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Long before any of that major league money starts landing in their bank accounts, most players...
MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A cousin of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez took the stand in his murder...
BRETT ZONGKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most broadcast songs of the 20th century, Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me,” has been selected...
NEW YORK (AP) — A radiant masterpiece by Pablo Picasso from the 1950s will lead an auction in May where it could top $140 million. “Women...
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court gave a former UPS driver another chance Wednesday to prove her claim of discrimination after the...
PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz could soon be buying his family’s health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act...
WASHINGTON (The New York Times) — The F.B.I. has made great strides since the Sept. 11 attacks and has prevented other catastrophic acts of terrorism, but it urgently...
The City of Hayward will honor four local women at the third “Hayward Honors Women” event on Thursday, March 26, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at...
By Ed Carpenter, USF Magazine News Editor The University of San Francisco’s Wolfram Alderson is waging a national campaign to save American lives by changing the...
(Mashable) – Facebook is expected to announce a lot of news at its F8 Developer Conference in San Francisco later on Wednesday, but thanks to an apparent...
MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI, Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of civilians, including many children, have been abducted and are being used...
By Min. Ron Linzie As I read the enlightening weekly columns of Richard Johnson from Folsom Prison, I am encouraged and emboldened to also write sermonettes...
(Bloomberg) — Kraft Foods Group Inc. will merge with H.J. Heinz in a deal orchestrated by 3G Capital and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., creating...
BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The woman who was dating Donald Sterling when she recorded him making racially insensitive remarks that cost him...
BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The woman who was dating Donald Sterling when she recorded him making racially insensitive remarks that cost him...
CHICAGO (AP) — Oprah Winfrey will auction off paintings, furniture, designer clothing and other items from her Chicago residence next month. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers said...
JAKE COYLE, Associated Press MICHAEL CIDONI LENNOX, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the annals of film festival flops — from unexpected boos to red-carpet...
JULIE PACE, Associated Press KEN THOMAS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rather than keeping him at arm’s length, Hillary Rodham Clinton is embracing President Barack Obama...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In recent weeks, Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, claimed that President...