Harlem could soon have first Dominican-American in Congress
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK – In an election year filled with debate over immigration, Adriano Espaillat hopes his personal story makes …
Despite 3rd acquittal, Baltimore prosecutors pushing on
By JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press BALTIMORE – A Baltimore judge dealt the state yet another blow in the protracted and unsuccessful prosecution of six …
Obama tells police: ‘We have your backs’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says the nation will get through the recent killings of police officers with the …
House candidate pledges to forgo congressional benefits
PHOTO COURTESY OF PILOTONLINE.COM By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo.- Northwest College instructor and Republican U.S. House candidate Mike Konsmo promised Thursday to forgo …
LeBron James to skip Olympics
PHOTO COURTESY OF OLYMPICS.SI.COM AKRON, Ohio— LeBron James has all the gold he needs this summer. Days after leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA …
Despite assurances of its safety, Rio’s waters are so filthy that 2016 Olympians risk becoming violently ill and unable to compete
PHOTO COURTESY OF GAWKER.COM Athletes competing in next year’s Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with …
Prayerful Living women campaign to
By RISHABH R. JAIN and MANISH MEHTA Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP)— Just hours after Shagufta Sayyd was married, her new husband told her he …
Scarlett Johansson ranked Hollywood’s top-grossing actress
PHOTO COURTESY OF INFOSHUTTER.COM Scarlett Johansson has taken the crown as Hollywood’s highest-grossing actress ever. A website called Box Office Mojo that tracks how much …
Lions Gate to buy Starz channel in $4.4 billion deal
NEW YORK– Film and TV studio Lions Gate is buying cable channel operator Starz in a deal worth $4.4 billion. Lions Gate is the company …
Young Cuban-Americans get new impressions on island visits
PHOTO COURTESY OF SUPERSTOCK.COM By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press HAVANA – Miranda Hernandez’ grandparents lost every- thing when they fled Cuba in the 1960s. She …