OBAMA TO SLOW PACE OF AFGHANISTAN TROOP WITHDRAWAL WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. will slow the pace of its troop drawdown in Afghanistan, leaving 8,400 troops there when
By Ebony N. Smith After last Thursday I will forever be changed. Not just because of the shots fired but the random act of kindness that occurred shortly
By Barrington M. Salmon (NNPA News Wire Contributor) When the southern African nation of the Republic of Botswana gained independence from Britain in 1966, it was ranked as
By Kai EL’Zabar (Executive Editor, Chicago Defender) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came to Chicago on her Midwest Campaign jaunt to address the Women’s International Luncheon at
SOCCER EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Lionel Messi put his penalty kick over the crossbar, grabbed his shirt, clenched his teeth and covered his face with both hands. A few
By Denise Rolark-Barnes (Chairperson of the NNPA) and Benjamin F. Chavis (President and CEO of the NNPA) Hundreds of newspapers have disappeared in the last 15 years and readership
Suicide blasts kill dozens at Istanbul airport ISTANBUL (AP) — Suicide attackers killed dozens and wounded more than 140 at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport, the latest in a
Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Today people are exposed to 10-minute news segments six times per hour in a 24-hour news cycle in terms of television and radio news.
What: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center Advisory Board and local community leaders will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the unveiling of the Dr. Martin Luther King,
Vacations offer time to de-stress and recharge, but if you happen to forget some important medical items while you’re on your road trip or at the beach, things
