Health

Racial and ethnic minority communities that lack internet access have been left behind in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine. For the almost 13.8 million older adults in the U.S. who live alone, asking for help may not be an option.

Over the last week a viral meme catapulted into the internet, promising a piece of financial relief under the weight of student loans.

People commentate on the rap star's 2-year-old kid.

The FCC released a proposal that would repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules.

Kendrick Lamar dropped his highly anticipated album Damn on Friday and the Internet just can’t stop talking about it. The rapper’s fourth project touches on everything from Donald Trump to FOX News. Check out some of the best tweets about the K. Dot’s hot new album.

Cross Post Now, Nation, Opinion

For African-Americans and Hispanics --- two groups that strongly prefer using mobile devices to access the Internet -- the benefits of the free-data plans are particularly clear.

President Barack Obama announced a plan to make broadband affordable to low-income families. It seeks to close a technology gap that creates another layer of disadvantage to students from low-income families.

Google announced the release of free internet for residents in the West Bluff neighborhood of Kansas City - the first area wired for Google Fiber.

Sales in brick and mortar stores fell from $11.6 billion in 2014 to $10.4 billion in 2015. That's an overall 10 percent decrease in sales, a consequence of both stores offering sales days earlier and online sales that allowed consumers to shop from the comfort of their homes.

Computer classes at his St. Sabina Church in the city's Englewood neighborhood were disrupted Wednesday morning over a slow Internet connection that made it difficult to complete tasks.

After a year of research, Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to help bring wireless Internet to large areas in sub-Saharan Africa.

Nation

There’s been a lot going on in blackness this year, particularly in the constantly evolving universe known as Black Twitter. We’ve still got a Black president in the States, and they’ve got a new one in Nigeria. On the other side of Africa, things have gotten beyond dangerous, as terrorists attack a college in Kenya. […]