White House sends mixed signals on trade fight; markets dive
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By KEN THOMAS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ The trade clash between President Donald Trump and China’s government is escalating, …
Pressure, tempers up in push for Kansas school aid increase
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Political pressure intensified and tempers flared Saturday as some Republicans …
‘The Pilot’s Wife’ author Anita Shreve succumbs to cancer
Anita Shreve, author of the best-selling book, “The Pilot’s Wife,” has died. PHOTO COURTESY OF CELEBRITY RADIO By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK …
Rights Icon Winnie MadikizelaMandela: A life of struggle
INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS ICON:Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, dead at 81. PHOTO COURTESY OF BIOGRAPHY.COM By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – Even the name given to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela …
Poll: 50 years after MLK, civil rights goals unmet
PHOTOS COURTESY OF HISTORY.COM By JESSE J. HOLLAND and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON – Fifty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., …
Studies link legal marijuana with fewer opioid prescriptions
PHOTO COURTESY OF CIVILIZED.LIFE By MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Can legalizing marijuana fight the problem of opioid addiction and fatal …
CDC director pledges to bring opioid epidemic ‘to its knees’
STOCK PHOTO Opioid epidemic By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK – The new director of the top U.S. public health agency on Thursday …
Week in review
DETROIT BRANCH NAACP REMEMBERS WINNIE MANDELA Detroit, MI – Detroit Branch President Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony issued this statement in regard to the recent death …
There’s new Woods at Augusta
Tiger Woods PHOTO COURTESY OF PINTEREST AUGUSTA, Ga. — The power off the tee and the sharpness with his short game made him look like …
Grandmother of slain Sacramento man calls for police changes now
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The grandmother of an unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police called …