Sister Sledge Singer Joni Dies At 60
Joni Sledge, the singer best-known for the disco anthem We Are Family, has died aged 60. Sledge, who formed Sister Sledge with her three siblings in 1971, was found unresponsive by a friend at her...
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Suns, Jazz, Pacers Win In Wild Finishes
Phoenix Suns rookie Tyler Ulis and Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert shared the limelight Sunday with a pair of stunning buzzer beaters to lift their NBA Western Conference clubs to victory. Gobert's...
Hornets Lose Center Kaminsky To Shoulder Injury
Charlotte Hornets center Frank Kaminsky has suffered a sprained joint in his left shoulder and will miss the team's NBA game Saturday at Denver, the club announced Friday. The 23-year-old 7-footer...
Westbrook Takes Charge, Griffin Powers Clippers
Russell Westbrook scored 21 points in the fourth quarter en route to his 29th triple double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-110 on Sunday. Westbrook...
Magic Johnson Takes Charge In Major Lakers Shakeup
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, who sparked the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA titles in the 1980s, was on Tuesday named president of basketball operations for the struggling NBA squad. Lakers president and...
McGrady, Moncrief, Webber Among 14 NBA Hall of Fame Finalists
Two-time NBA scoring champion Tracy McGrady, two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Sidney Moncrief and five-time All-Star Chris Webber were among 14 Basketball Hall of Fame finalists named...
LeBron Leads Cavaliers Into Break With Win Over Pacers
LeBron James scored 31 points, Kyrie Irving added 26 and Kyle Korver had 22 to spark defending NBA champion Cleveland over the visiting Indiana Pacers 113-104. In their final game before Sunday's...
Matsuyama Still Hoping To Play Olympic Golf At Kasumigaseki
Japan's world number five Hideki Matsuyama is hoping a sexism row won't spell the end of Kasumigaseki Country Club as a venue for the 2020 Olympic golf competition. Matsuyama didn't wade into the...
White House Says New Immigration Measures Forthcoming
US President Donald Trump was expected to unveil new measures on immigration as early as Monday in the name of keeping Americans safe, with a top aide insisting he did not overstep his authority with...
US Agents Conduct First Trump-Era Raids Targeting Undocumented Migr…
US authorities arrested hundreds of undocumented migrants this week in the first large-scale raids under President Donald Trump, triggering panic in immigrant communities nationwide. The federal...
Mexico Warns Citizens In US After Woman Deported
Mexico is warning its citizens in the US to "take precautions" following the deportation of a Mexican woman who had lived in the US for more than 20 years. In a statement, the foreign ministry said...
Let’s Promote Africa’s Rich Culture
By Marian Ansah The four-day final burial rites of the longest serving Queenmother of the Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, which kicked off on Monday and ended on Thursday unraveled...
Let’s Promote Africa’s Rich Culture
The four-day final burial rites of the longest serving Queenmother of the Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, which kicked off on Monday and ended on Thursday brought to bare one of...
Let’s Promote Africa’s Rich Culture
The four-day final burial rites of the longest serving Queenmother of the Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, which kicked off on Monday and ended on Thursday brought to bare one of...
Donald Trump Outlines His Immigration Plan
Some of America's largest cities say they are going to remain so-called sanctuary cities even though they risk being cut off financially by the federal government once Donald Trump takes office. As...
Signs That Donald Trump Is Still Worried Despite FBI Probe
Donald Trump has made so many campaign stops in swing state Arizona he should probably open a new hotel here. The Republican candidate made his seventh visit to Phoenix with renewed momentum from the...
Can We All Talk About Charlotte Osei For A Minute?
Can we all talk about Charlotte Osei for a minute? Can We All Talk About Charlotte Osei For A Minute? The world has been focused on the lunacy that has become the US presidential race circa 2016 that...
Shift In U.S. Congo Policy Leaves Kabila Exposed
Supporters of Congolese President Joseph Kabila carry his portrait photographs during a rally Shortly after Congo President Joseph Kabila came to power in 2001, the U. S. embassy in Kinshasa sent...
Granddaughter To ‘Gandhi Must Fall’ Campaigners
Mahatma Gandhi wasn’t racist, communal or casteist, says his granddaughter Ela Gandhi. The defence may seem startling, given that few associate him with those terms. But it comes in response to...
South Africa Considers Banning U.S. Anti-Gay Preacher
South Africa is considering banning an openly homophobic American preacher from traveling to the country, as a war of words between the home affairs minister and the preacher broke out. Steven L....