Oakland East Bay Symphony and Music Director Michael Morgan continue their popular and insightful annual “Notes from . . .” series this season with “Notes from...
By Tasha Ellis Have you ever believed that you can change the world? Have you believed that you could help to eradicate injustice? Growing up in...
Neighbors gathered at Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland Wednesday night to discuss their concerns about the new AC Transit project, called Bus Rapid Transit...
VATICAN (Reuters)—Pope Francis might be preaching to the choir on climate change when he releases his environmental- and sustainability-focused encyclical later this year. A study...
John Paczkowski, BUZZFEED SAN FRANCISCO (BuzzFeed)—For years Apple has described TV as an “area of intense interest,” trashing the current TV experience as antiquated and asinine,...
Joan E. Solsman, CNET (CNET.com)—Google is rolling out a new automatic “smart lock” function that uses your mobile device’s accelerometer to determine when you set...
Christopher Torchia, ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG (AP) — “Baby Thomas never had a chance,” begins a South African newspaper report about the toll of fetal...
Joseph Zucker, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com)—Steve Nash has called it quits after an illustrious 18-year career in the NBA in which he made stops with the Phoenix...
By Sonya Eskridge Special to the NNPA via The Chicago Defender (NNPA)—This really isn’t Raven-Symoné’s week: first she rumbled with the Beyhive, and now she’s...
Andrew Pulver, THE GUARDIAN (The Guardian)—Chris Rock is working on a follow-up to Top Five, the comedian’s acclaimed feature-film comedy that achieved excellent reviews and...
Jack Gillum, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating the congressional expenses and business deals of Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, and FBI...
Lilly Fowler, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH FERGUSON, Mo. (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch)—Ferguson is testing the civil rights legacy of famed televangelist Billy Graham. In a region still...
Bouazza ben Bouazza and Harold Heckle, ASSOCIATED PRESS TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — With bullets flying and his heart pounding, Spanish tourist Josep Lluis Cusido never...
Nate Scott, USA TODAY NASHVILLE, Tenn. (USA Today)—In a talk at the Impact Symposium at Vanderbilt University in Nashville on Tuesday, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith...
Sam Cooper, YAHOO SPORTS (Yahoo! Sports)—For the first time since 2007, not one No. 12 seed knocked off a No. 5 seed on the opening...
Stephen Deere and Walter Moskop, THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH FERGUSON, Mo. (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch)—The cosmetic changes were easy spot. For starters, the judge wore...
Molly Hennessey-Fiske, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES PORT GIBSON, Miss. (The L.A. Times)—They found the black man’s body hanging by a bedsheet from a locust tree....
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A solar-powered plane landed in Myanmar on Thursday night, the latest leg of a round-the-world trip aimed at highlighting clean energy....
(Mashable) – Google has announced Android Auto is now available in compatible cars across the United States, UK and Australia. Android Auto is a system...
(Mashable) – Google has announced Android Auto is now available in compatible cars across the United States, UK and Australia. Android Auto is a system...
MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington man who posted Facebook comments threatening a former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer will avoid prison but has...
MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington man who posted Facebook comments threatening a former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer will avoid prison but has...
(Mashable) – Yes, we know there are fake Apple Watch devices available for sale in China, online and at certain tech conferences, but what’s behind the veneer of imitation...
(Reuters) – Finnish mobile games maker Rovio pinned its hopes on Thursday on a costly 3D movie project helping it return to growth, after a...
(Bloomberg) – Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer is creating a smartwatch in partnership with American technology companies Google and Intel. The watch is an attempt to compete with devices...
