Corinne Heller, ENTERTAINMENT ONLINE (EOnline.com) — This may give you chills. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 60, and Utah-based Grammy-nominated violinist Jenny Oats Baker,...
NEW ORLEANS (AP via The New York Times) — For 15 years, thousands of fans dressed all in white entered the Superdome on the final day...
Peter Baker, THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON (The New York Times) — Sometime in the next few weeks, aides expect President Obama to issue orders freeing...
Janet McConnaughey, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS (AP) — About to be overrun by Germans, a young black lieutenant called in an artillery barrage on his...
Janet McConnaughey, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS (AP) — About to be overrun by Germans, a young black lieutenant called in an artillery barrage on his...
Elias Isquith, SALON (Salon.com) — It’s been a little more than two weeks since nine human beings, all African-American, were murdered in a Charleston, South...
Elias Isquith, SALON (Salon.com) — It’s been a little more than two weeks since nine human beings, all African-American, were murdered in a Charleston, South...
The City of Oakland’s Youth Advisory Commission, which serves as a liaison between local policymakers and young people, recently released recommendations on improving relations between local...
Fremont High School in East Oakland has shut down its award winning school newspaper, the “Green & Gold,” which has been training young writers and reporting...
By Kadijah Means Editor’s Note: Kadijah Means, outgoing Pharaoh (President) of the Black Student Union at Berkeley High delivered a powerful speech at Berkeley High’s...
Oakland, CA – The Mariners scored five runs in the eighth and never looked back. Four players hit two-run homers after only mustering two hits in...
(Geek.com) – Do you lay awake at night, fearfully sweating about how the summer heat will damage your smartphone on the drive to work? Then...
(Geek.com) – Do you lay awake at night, fearfully sweating about how the summer heat will damage your smartphone on the drive to work? Then...
(Sydney Morning Herald) – If Mark Zuckerberg’s ability to realize his dreams continues unabated, we will all be communicating via ESP before long. “One day, I believe we’ll...
(Sydney Morning Herald) – If Mark Zuckerberg’s ability to realize his dreams continues unabated, we will all be communicating via ESP before long. “One day, I believe we’ll...
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved a new combination drug for the most common form of cystic fibrosis, the...
The Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, a historic Oakland landmark that has been shuttered and vacant for a decade, will undergo a transformation as the City...
TOM MURPHY Aetna aims to spend about $35 billion to buy rival Humana and become the latest health insurer bulking up on government business as the...
(The Times-Gazette) – A recent study shows that an implantable artificial pancreas is able to help patients with diabetes control blood sugar. Constant monitoring of the...
(BBC) – Mastercard is testing a smartphone app that uses facial recognition to verify online purchases. Users in the trial can hold their phone up as...
(BBC) – Mastercard is testing a smartphone app that uses facial recognition to verify online purchases. Users in the trial can hold their phone up as...
(Sky News) – Whole Foods has apologized to its customers for incorrect pricing a week after an investigation exposed the grocer for routinely overcharging for pre-packaged...
HARUNA UMAR, Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Boko Haram extremists gunned down nearly 100 Muslims praying in mosques in a northeast Nigerian town during the...
(New York Times) – In early 2006, my first long-term overseas posting as a journalist took me to the Dominican Republic. From my new home in...
HAVANA (Xinhua) – Cuba and the United States have jointly caught worldwide attention once again after announcing the resumption of diplomatic relations and the opening of...