Few if any minority senior execs in Trump’s empire
By JEFF HORWITZ and JAKE PEARSON Associated Press WASHINGTON – There are few, if any, black executives in the upper ranks of the Trump Organization, …
Senate Republicans permit Terrorist’s gun ownership
By ALAN FRAM and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON – A moderate Republican senator sought broad bipartisan support Tuesday for a compromise to …
Ali’s influence also impacted music
By HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK – Before he was even heavyweight champion or had changed his name from Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali …
Prince family members must prove heirship to collect his fortune
PHOTO COURTESY OF BILLBOARD.COM MINNEAPOLIS – The special administrator handling Prince’s estate is proposing an aggressive timeline for testing claims of heirship to the music …
Pharrell gives soulful lift to Little Big Town’s harmonies
PHOTO COURTESY OF STRIPE.COM By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Little Big Town’s new album of pop and dance songs produced …
Broadway embraces diversity, but have things really changed?
PHOTO COURTESY OF BROADWAY.COM By MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) –This season, the theater community is celebrating how Broadway has finally become …
Pope calls delivery of weapons, not food a ‘strange paradox’
PHOTO COURTESY OF OLIOEX.COM ROME– Pope Francis told workers and diplomats Monday at the U.N. agency that delivers food to crisis areas it is “a …
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, gains access to 430 million users
NEW YORK — In a surprise move, Microsoft said Mon- day that it is buying professional networking service site LinkedIn for about $26.2 billion. It …
Charleston unchanged at anniversary of church shooting
By JEFFREY COLLINS and JONATHAN DREW Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C.- The names of Confederate generals still adorn street signs in Charleston’s public housing projects, and …
Republicans defend display of Confederate imagery in Capitol
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON – House Republican leaders have blocked a Democratic congressman from Mississippi from offering legislation to ban Confederate imagery from …