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- What is 'My Brother's Keeper Alliance'?President Obama helped launch My Brother's Keeper Alliance, a foundation to assist young minorities, on Monday. Obama said harsher treatment of black and Hispanic men by police fuels a sense of "unfairness and powerlessness."
- Stephen Curry adds 'NBA MVP' to impressive resumeThe All-Star point guard of the Golden State Warriors ran away with the voting for this season's best player award.
- American Pharoah: Next test is the PreaknessAmerican Pharoah won of Saturday's Kentucky Derby. Can the horse take the next leg of the Triple Crown? Next up: The Preakness on May 16 in Baltimore.
- Uber and Goodwill join forces to help you donate clothesThe makers of the ride-hailing mobile app offered to help people in more than than 50 cities to deliver their unwanted clothing to Goodwill stores across the country.
- Mayweather-Pacquiao fight: Did pay-per-view debacle deal another blow to cable?Service outages and delays before the much-anticipated match between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao had cable subscribers up in arms. Could this be the final straw for cable TV?
- Cover StoryThe cyber gold rushHow cities and states are scrambling to become the Silicon Valley of cybersecurity – and ride the next big economic boom.Â
- Pope praises California priest: Saint or sinner to Native Americans?Pope Francis lauded the work of Father JunÃpero Serra, an 18th century Spanish priest in California. Others disagree that Father Serra should be dubbed a saint.Â
- What will Mayweather and Pacquiao do the day of the fight?Fight day is always a lonely time for boxers.Â
- A-Rod ties Willie Mays home run record. Will Yankees pay him $6 million?Alex Rodriguez tied Willie Mays' total of 660 homers, fourth most in major league history, Friday night. But will the New York Yankees pay him the $6 million 'accomplishment' bonus?
- Kentucky Derby 2015: Who to watchWho to watch in Saturday's Kentucky Derby? The latest season of Triple Crown thoroughbred racing gets underway with the 'Greatest Two Minutes in Sports.'
- As Millennials demand better meals, Big Food shifts to keep upTyson Foods announced this week it will eliminate human antibiotics from its chickens by 2017, following announcements by McDonald's, Kraft, and Chipotle.
- Do you think like a Millennial? Take our quiz!
When they're not listening to their "rap" music or wasting time on their "Eye-Phones," Millennials are finding other ways to differentiate themselves from past generations. Members of this generation, born between the early 1980s and early 2000s, are the first generation raised in a whirlwind of technological advances. They get flack for thinking differently, maybe being a little impulsive, maybe making more money, and maybe not. So how do you fare ... do you think like a Millennial?Â
- Buccaneers select Jameis Winston with top pick in NFL draftThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven't won a postseason game since the team's Super Bowl run in 2002. Can the star quarterback finally help turn things around?
- What's flakka? And why are Florida police concerned?Flakka is an increasingly popular synthetic drug, also known as gravel and readily available. One addict described it as '$5 insanity.'
- NFL Draft 2015: Which players will be in the spotlight Thursday night?NFL teams will be on the lookout, starting Thursday evening, for that next great football player who can help their team reach the Super Bowl.
- In weary Baltimore, welcome mats begin to replace riot gearMonday night’s looting and burning shook the city to the core. But on Wednesday, despite the presence of Humvees at City Hall, Baltimoreans seemed eager to clean up and get back to work.
- Baltimore Orioles play to a crowd of ... zero?Wednesday's game between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox was the first game in Major League Baseball history to be played to an empty stadium.
- Why more millennials are choosing to be childlessBirths among American women aged 20 to 29 are at 'the slowest pace of any generation of young women in US history,' says a new study by the Urban Institute. What's behind the decline?Â
- Daredevil tightrope walker Nik Wallenda's latest feat: a giant ferris wheelWallenda successfully completed a walk across the rim of the 400-foot Orlando Eye observation wheel Wednesday morning in Florida.
- After riots, Baltimore residents take to streets – to help one anotherThere was no great, centralized effort, or call from city leaders, to make Tuesday a day of service in Baltimore. Baltimore just did it.