Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter and the San Leandro City Council announced the Engineering & Transportation Department will be hosting a community outreach meeting to discuss...
By withdrawing a challenge to the voting rights of the formerly incarcerated that was taken up by his predecessor, Secretary of State Alex Padilla this...
By Summer Ballentine, AP Two journalists who were arrested while reporting on protests after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown have settled lawsuits...
By Joseph Leahy, St. Louis Public Radio A coalition of activist groups is planning a series of events this week to commemorate the first...
The University of San Francisco’s (USF) Thacher Gallery reveals the power of baskets in examining California history in its next exhibition, “Interwoven: Native California Basketry...
Courtesy of the Richmond Standard All students who live in Richmond and graduate from a public high school in the West Contra Costa Unified...
By Subhashini Coburn Cauliflower is a very popular vegetable in north India. In winter, fresh cauliflower comes into the vegetable bazaars. Below...
By Arvin Temkar, UCSF News An outpatient clinic at Fort Sam Houston Army base in San Antonio has been named the Captain Jennifer M....
Courtesy of UC Berkeley News Sixty-one underserved middle-school students from schools in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond and Albany danced their hearts out Thursday, July 30,...
Getting your news these days is a nerve-wracking thing. Yes, you’re happy to note cat videos, new babies, and neighbors having fun. But who...
Special to the Post When you mention the California Highway Patrol (CHP), most people either think about episodes of the television series CHiPs from...
JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some federal and state prisoners could soon be eligible for federal student aid to take college courses while...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When James McGrath Morris set out to write his latest book, he didn’t know how timely it...
ATLANTA (UPI) — Montgomery, Ala., beat out Philadelphia, Baltimore, St. Louis and New Orleans as the most sexually diseased city in the U.S., according to an...
(New York Times) – In the last few years, I’ve watched a continuing battle among my friends about which is worse for you: artificial sweeteners or...
(Time) – As the number of elderly Americans soars, Medicare is testing improved benefits for seriously ill seniors. Medicare recently announced new rules that may ease...
By Charles Matthews Special to the NNPA from The Florida Sentinel Wisconsin Energy’s (WE) purchase of Integrys was approved and has moved the power company beyond the...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Export-Import Bank expired June 30 when Congress failed to renew its charter. The bank is a small...
YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) – Volkswagen overtook Toyota in global vehicle sales for January-June, the first time the German automaker has come out...
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press (AP) – Some African activists have greeted President Barack Obama’s remarks that Ethiopia has a democratically elected government with scorn and...
Obama’s Visit to Kenya — Father’s Homeland Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper President Obama took Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to task over the...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (CBS Sports) — Three Ethiopian journalists were released from prison three weeks ago, ahead of President Obama’s visit to the African nation. They...
ESAM MOHAMED, Associated Press BRIAN ROHAN, Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi’s son and onetime heir apparent was convicted and sentenced to death on...
(USA Today) – Phil Jackson has been remarkably open and frank about his tumultuous first season in New York and his past stints with the Bulls and Lakers...
By Brandon I. Brooks Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott is living his wildest dream. He...
