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NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks is changing the terms of its rewards program so that people who spend around $5 or less per visit won’t get as many freebies. The Seattle-based coffee chain says its loyalty program will award stars based on the dollars spent starting in April. Currently, people earn a star for each […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some family members of victims and survivors of the San Bernardino terror attack will file court papers in support of a judge’s order that Apple Inc. help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone as part of the terrorism investigation, a lawyer and others said Monday. A Los Angeles attorney, Stephen Larson, […]
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The Uber ride-hailing service acknowledged Monday that it received complaints about erratic driving by the suspect in the random shootings that killed six people in Kalamazoo, and a prosecutor said the man admitted carrying out the attacks. As authorities pieced together Jason Dalton’s actions, the prosecutor said he picked up Uber […]
A pastor and his wife are being accused of using their organization as a front to lure teen girls into sexual abuse. In 1999, pastor James Jackson and his wife, Valerie founded P.H.A.T. Positive Habitat Aspiring Teens in Palm Beach, Florida. The nonprofit organization was said to have a goal which would enable teens to […]
Illinois launches an investigation of Chicago Public School's finances. The governor plans to take control of the financially troubled school district.
Roland Martin delivers an impassioned commentary about the current presidential race including Bernie Sanders‘ last-minute appeal to the black community and Donald Trump‘s interesting relationship with the Republican party. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
Ken Smukler provides updates about the caucuses, Jeb Bush’s failed campaign and much more. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
With a shimmy and a shake, 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin opened her arms wide and gave the Leader of the Free World, a Black man, a huge hug.
Cloe Woods, a five-year-old from Kenner, La., is being hailed a hero after she led her blind Grandmother to safety when the stove in her home caught fire early Wednesday morning.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Michigan mass shooting could raise new headaches for Uber, the fast-growing ride-hailing service that’s been dogged by controversy on the road to becoming one of the most valuable, privately funded companies in the world. Jason Dalton, the man arrested in connection with the Kalamazoo rampage that left six people dead, […]
On Tuesday, prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson made his first appearance as a Democratic candidate in Baltimore’s mayoral race. McKesson joined 24 other candidates, including Republicans and independents, at a Q&A forum at the Belvedere Hotel, where he shared personal moments of what led him to activism, including the time a Baltimore police officer […]
Caprina Harris’ four-year-old granddaughter was so distraught when she found out President Obama was going to leave office at the end of the year, she broke down crying. The little girl breakdown went viral, as given the quality of the candidates in the presidential race at this point, many grown folks might feel the same way. […]
