WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s cold season and the miserable trudge in seeking antibiotics because of mucus turned green, or the cough has nagged for weeks. Despite years of warnings, doctors still overprescribe antibiotics for acute respiratory infections even though most are caused by viruses that those drugs cannot help. Now doctors are getting new tips […]

Looking at Shanta Owens and Shera Grant, it’s not hard to tell they share similar qualities on the outside. After all, they are twin sisters. But the siblings’ similarities don’t stop at first sight. Thanks to Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, Grant joined her sister as a district court judge for the state of Alabama on […]

Following outrage, Scholastic has decided to pull its new picture book about George Washington that sentimentalized the practice of American slavery. A Birthday Cake for George Washington was released Jan. 5 and had been roundly criticized for its upbeat images and story of Washington’s cook, the slave Hercules and his daughter, Delia. Its withdrawal was […]

Sierra Shields is a beloved, daughter, sister and friends. That’s why it’s so mysterious that the 30-year-old Astoria, Queens native who worked as a flight attendant has seemingly disappeared into thin air.  Shields was last seen on Thursday, January 14th when she vanished after leaving New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Now her family is hoping that someone […]

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder responded Monday to criticism from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the Democratic debates for his handling of Flint’s water emergency, saying Clinton is making it a political issue. During Sunday’s debate, Clinton said “every single American should be outraged” by the water crisis, adding that “if the […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the first time in 17 years, civil rights leaders gathered Monday at the South Carolina Statehouse to pay homage to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. without the Confederate flag casting a long shadow over them. The banner was taken down over the summer after police said a young white […]

The NBA slapped a fine on Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes for his comments “condoning violence,” the league announced Sunday. Barnes told reporters Saturday before Memphis’s game against the New York Knicks “violence is never the answer, but sometimes it is.” He made the comment in reference to his off-season incident with Knicks coach Derek Fisher, […]

Dr.King started his ministry in Ebenezer Baptist Church, located in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a minster first. The public came to know him because he…

Oscar winner Morgan Freeman is embarking on a religious exploration into the concept and history of God, and he’s inviting viewers to join him on…

A Georgia doctor has found himself in the worst case scenario for any professional – behind bars. Psychiatrist Narendra Nagareddy has been arrested after 36 of his patients died, with at least 12 killed by overdose on prescription medication. According to reports, Nagareddy was held at his office Thursday following a raid by DEA agents. Clayton County […]

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Halle Berry‘s beauty is ageless. But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t feel the pressure in Hollywood to go under the knife like her counterparts. Berry opened up to Yahoo! Beauty about these struggles with aging. “It is pressure,” Berry said. “When you see everybody around you doing it, you have those moments when you think, […]