By Rick Beavin, California Medicare President, Humana With Father’s Day coming up, many of us are looking forward to this day of celebration when we can express our love and gratitude for all that Dad has done for us over a lifetime. Those of us with fathers in their golden years may find that Father’s…
By Jordan Rasmussen, jordanr@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs Recently, Utahns surpassed the threshold of signature collection to place Medicaid expansion on the November ballot. Idaho is following close behind. The residents of these rural states seek to extend access to coverage that has been denied by their state governments. If passed in November, health care…
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring June 2018 “Immigrant Heritage Month” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:
Indie filmmaker, Brandi Webb, brings charges to indict the U.S government in her experimental documentary entitled “Betrayal of a Nation” New York, NY — In an experimental documentary, indie filmmaker Brandi Webb has indicted the U.S. government on charges that hold it accountable for crimes committed against citizens of color. These crimes date back to…
Kate Spade’s suicide note was addressed directly to her 13-year-old daughter … TMZ has learned. The note was found on a bed near her body and, according to law enforcement sources it read, “Bea – I have always loved you. This is not your fault. Ask Daddy!” We’re also told the housekeeper found her tied…
An employee on Steve Harvey’s radio morning show died this weekend after being found unresponsive in his hotel room by one of Steve’s famous co-hosts … TMZ has learned. According to an incident report, obtained by TMZ, cops were called to the W Hotel in Atlanta early Sunday afternoon, where the body of Kier “Junior”…
Amy Johnson UCC Our Whole Lives Coordinator and Commissioned Minister for Sexuality Education As I began to write this piece, the internet was blowing up with the latest sexual harassment scandal: Morgan Freeman. Sigh. Another one bites the dust. Will there be justice? And what, exactly, does justice look like here? Freeman not getting any…
By: Lou Yeboah Listen, Jesus was not into the business of wasting time. Therefore, to all you pretense and treachery God’s chosen people; God says, “You have the brazen look of a prostitute… and because you refuse to be ashamed,” you too like Israel, the northern ten tribes, will be judged and destroyed for the sins…
New shepherds will join their brother priests in caring for one of the largest and fastest growing Catholic congregations in the United States. Garden Grove, Calif., (June 5, 2018) – The Most Reverend Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, will ordain two men to the priesthood in an ancient and solemn ceremony at Holy Family Cathedral…
By Danielle Haynes June 5 (UPI) — Women are more likely than men to take on student debt to attend college and hold nearly two-thirds of the $1.4 trillion in outstanding student loans in the United States, a report released Tuesday by the American Association of University Women indicates. The organization analyzed data from 2008,…
By Elizabeth Shim June 5 (UPI) — The senior North Korean official who met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday may have proposed the construction of a casino, according to a South Korean press report. Newspaper Donga Ilbo reported Tuesday Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the…
AMAC They’ve gone “fruit crazy” in Japan, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC], noting that a pair of Yubari melons recently sold at auction for nearly $30,000. Yubari is a region in the Hokkaido province of Japan well known for the rare, sweet taste of its melons. The high roller who paid the…
AMAC Two preteen girls went for a dip in Lobdell Lake in Genesee County, Michigan recently and as they waded into the water they felt a strange object underfoot – a practice bomb from World War I, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. Parents were keeping a watchful eye and cautioned the…
The Supreme Court made it clear that you cannot target people based on religion or sexual orientation — but left the future of similar cases in limbo. By Kaitlyn D’Onofrio June 04, 2018 The United States Supreme Court ruled on Monday morning in favor of a baker hailing from Colorado who refused to bake a…
ELDER AND DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE HURTS…DON’T IGNORE IT….CALL What is elder or dependent adult abuse? Abuse of an elder or dependent adult means: *Physical Abuse *Neglect, *Financial Abuse * Abandonment *Isolation *Abduction or Other treatment resulting in physical harm or mental suffering OR The deprivation by a care provider of goods or services necessary to…
By Daniel Uria June 5 (UPI) — Lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano destroyed more homes Tuesday, including the residence of Hawai’i County Mayor Harry Kim, emergency officials said. Kim’s second home in Vacationland was added to 117 homes destroyed by lava as of the latest official count, a number Hawai’i County Civil Defense spokeswoman Janet…
By Lauren Poteat (NNPA Newswire Contributor) This year, an unprecedented number of Black women have made history running for political offices across the country. According to blackwomeninpolitics.com, a comprehensive database that lists women of color running for political offices in 2018, currently, over 600 Black female candidates are running for offices nationwide. In an election…
By Judith Lewis Mernit If you’ve ever lived on the street or in your car, or have suffered any other kind of itinerant existence, you will know there’s more to feeding yourself than not starving. There is, for instance, the question of whether the food you manage to scare up is fresh, clean and, in…
By Dakin Andone, CNN The federal government has placed thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children in the homes of sponsors, but last year it couldn’t account for nearly 1,500 of them. Steven Wagner, a top official with the Department of Health and Human Services, disclosed the number to a Senate subcommittee last month while discussing the…
ESSA/NNPA AUSTIN – Commissioner of Education Mike Morath today announced three specific actions in response to online testing issues that occurred during the April and May administrations of the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR®). The Commissioner’s actions include: Test results for students impacted by online testing issues will be taken into account…
By John Coleman RIVERSIDE, CA- The Kansas Ave SDA Church observed it’s 25th Annual Armed Forces Day Armed Forces Day is a day to pay tribute to the men and women who serve the United States Armed Forces. Armed Forces Day, is traditionally celebrated the third Saturday in May as part of Armed Forces Week. …
By Richard Harris Perhaps 5,000 people died in Puerto Rico in 2017 for reasons related to September’s Hurricane Maria, according to a study that dismisses the official death toll of 64 as “a substantial underestimate.” A research team led by scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health didn’t simply attempt to count…
Over the years, California has collected enough taxes to fully fund education, fix our water issues, and repair our roads – but has chosen to redirect the funds for other priorities. According to the Governor, this year California is collecting more taxes than expenditures, with billions leftover in reserves. At what point is enough taxes…
By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Proposition 68 on the June 5 ballot promises to modernize California’s parks and water systems in unprecedented ways. The measure, which requires only a simple majority vote to pass, would have the state borrow $4.1 billion for a long list of recreation, conservation and restoration projects involving parks, water-related…
