By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Republican House budget will shred the social safety net designed to protect the most vulnerable citizens,...
by George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Barbara R. Arnwine does not back down from a fight. After the U.S. Supreme Court issued a...
KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Not surprisingly, the legalization of marijuana in Colorado has reduced pot arrests, but a newly released study says it...
Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, APC Governorship candidate for Delta State, Nigeria, accompanied by his wife Mrs. Rita Emerhor and entourage which included Tunde Okorodudu, DPCF State Secretary...
Oakland, CA – It took only thirty-nine years for the Golden State Warriors to clinch the Pacific Division. Not to negate their back-to-back playoff appearances in...
By Richard Wembe Johnson, Folsom Prison The recent upsurge of questionable police killings around the country has made it abundantly clear that something must be done...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has lured away Morgan Stanley’s chief financial officer, Ruth Porat, to be its CFO at a...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has lured away Morgan Stanley’s chief financial officer, Ruth Porat, to be its CFO at a...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An energy company is joining forces with a tech startup to harness computing power to heat homes in the Netherlands....
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An energy company is joining forces with a tech startup to harness computing power to heat homes in the Netherlands....
SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former female junior partner suing a prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm complained about gender bias to...
SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former female junior partner suing a prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm complained about gender bias to...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Would you pay to see some of the Internet’s best video clips first? Vessel, a new service...
The Educational Coalition for Hispanics in Oakland (ECHO) and the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) on Saturday, March 28 will honor over 1,700 Latino Students who...
(The Huffington Post) – You know these people: they bound out of bed in the morning ready to tackle their sunrise bike rides. They leave...
MATTHEW CRAFT, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty years ago, insurance companies had the answer to the soaring cost of caring for the elderly....
(The Huffington Post) – It goes without saying that the United States’ childhood obesity rates are beyond problematic — approximately 17 percent of kids and adolescents in this...
(Bloomberg) – The remnants of RadioShack’s retail empire went on the auction block on Monday, giving bidders the first chance to snap up the company’s trademarks, patents, leases—and the names,...
(Black Enterprise) – Social Security along with America Saves, the American Savings Education Council, and the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement recently launched the...
RYAN LUCAS, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels launched an offensive Tuesday against a major government-held city in the country’s northwest, shelling the outskirts and...
DANIEL ESTRIN, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Arab political leaders in Israel on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s apology for comments he made in last...
DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the U.S. is weighing whether to back Palestinian efforts to seek U.N. recognition...
LYNNE O’DONNELL, Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands marched through the Afghan capital Tuesday, demanding justice for a woman who was beaten to death by...
The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) is asking the public to cut back water use even further from 10 percent in 2014 to 15 percent...
In this Feb. 28, 2011, file photo, Lance Armstrong is shown during a news conference at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. A person with knowledge...