With a settlement that is likely to impact RN standards across the nation, the California Nurses Association (CNA) and National Nurses United (NNU) announced a...
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Key elements of the economic proposals President Barack Obama will outline in his State of the Union...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black college educators and supporters are sharply split over whether President Obama’s proposal to offer a...
By Nathan Hardin Special to the NNPA from The Fayetteville Observer PEMBROKE – Civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis kicked off a week-long Dr. Martin Luther King...
By Carla Rivera, L.A. Times San Francisco’s only community college will remain accredited for at least two more years in a reprieve announced Wednesday to...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic In a now infamously leaked email, Screen Gems President Clint Culpepper called comedian Kevin Hart a “whore” because he...
By Lezli Baskerville NNPA Guest Columnist The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), applauds President Obama’s proposal to make community college tuition...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Few things irk me more than hearing someone say or imply that now that we have a Black president,...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist When it comes to the issue of gay rights in America, sometimes you can see the tide of a...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “If you want to be important—wonderful. If you want to be recognized—wonderful. If you want to be great—wonderful. But...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama has been catching hell from all sides lately because of his refusal to utter the words...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist About 800,000 homeowners whose mortgages were backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) could save $900 annually on mortgage costs,...
Musa Sadulayev, ASSOCIATED PRESS GROZNY, Russia (AP) — Hundreds of thousands marched through the Chechen capital on Monday to protest the French satirical newspaper Charlie...
Noel Sichalwe, ASSOCIATED PRESS LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia will hold a presidential election on Tuesday to replace Michael Sata, who died in October after...
Jonathan Landrum Jr., ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA (AP) — Grammy-winning R&B group TLC is depending on fans to fund the release of their final album through...
(ESPN.com)—Gary Kubiak has agreed to become the head coach of the Denver Broncos, the team announced Monday. Kubiak’s deal is for four years, according to...
Mike Reiss, ESPN (ESPN.com)—The NFL is investigating whether the New England Patriots intentionally deflated footballs during their victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday’s rain-soaked...
Danica Kirka, ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON (AP) — The richest 1 percent of the population will own more than half the world’s wealth by 2016, Oxfam...
Nick Wingfield, THE NEW YORK TIMES SEATTLE (The New York Times)—Optimism is a renewable resource at Microsoft. In 2011, the company, in a belated attempt to catch...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist I wasn’t surprised that Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” was nearly completely snubbed for the Oscar nominations last week, as were...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist My Brother’s Non-Breakup Breakup Dear Alma, My brother and his fiancée broke off their engagement, which was a surprise to...
Alexei Oreskovic and Bill Rigby, REUTERS (Reuters)—Virtual reality goggles, drones and data centers are all driving a hiring spree at Facebook Inc (FB.O) that is...
Jamison Hensley, ESPN BALTIMORE (ESPN.com)—The Baltimore Ravens and running back Ray Rice reached a settlement before his grievance hearing began Thursday. The Ravens confirmed the...
Lily Workneh, HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington Post)—On Monday, MTV will air twelve hours of programming in black and white — and no, this is no accidental...
Darlene Superville, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland man who returned home last month after spending five years imprisoned in Cuba will have a...
