Cursive writing returns for upcoming school year
Photo courtesy of Work Sheet Shq.com MIAMI – Cursive writing is restored in Florida schools after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 182 into law, …
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Trump nominates former Florida Lt. Gov. Carroll Trinidad and Tobago U.S. Ambassador
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Ashlee K. Thomas named new Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Director
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Black nursing home residents face loneliness, disparity care; DeSantis brings in faith community for interactions
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Hidden Signs of Kidney Disease Every Older Adult Should Know
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Haitian American soccer sensation Dumornay earns Europe’s Best Player of the Year for 2025-2026
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Mini-Stroke Warning: The Small Attack That Could Save Your Life if You Act Fast
Photo courtesy of STOCK A transient ischemic attack, usually called a TIA or mini stroke, is a short interruption of blood flow to part of …
Health and Wellness
Indiana approves 1st needle-exchange program under new law
By RICK CALLAHAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Indiana’s health commissioner has approved a one-year needle-exchange program for a rural county at the center of the state’s …
Not just Denver: VA problems in Florida, Louisiana, Nevada
DENVER (AP) _ The $1 billion cost overrun at the Denver veterans hospital is the VA’s worst construction problem, but the department also had difficulties …
Business
Know how to exchange money
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer Headed overseas for summer vacation? It’s easy to get hit with extra fees and expensive exchange rates when switching …
The new low-carbon diet: eat well without gobbling up resources!
Determining a food’s carbon cost is a difficult proposition. These recipes, from some of the world’s top restaurants, highlight the difficulties and pleasures of eating …
The SBA must provide more loans to encourage black business growth
By John Dudley The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel and …
Education
KSU researchers develop heat-tolerant wheat
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Two Kansas State University researchers are developing a type of wheat that will tolerate hotter temperatures. The issue is that wheat kernels shrivel …
Old error puts school district breakfast program at risk
CALDWELL, Idaho — An old clerical error has put a school district in southwest Idaho in a bind over its free breakfast program. In 2003, an …
College completion gap between rich, poor widens
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO LOS ANGELES — The gap in bachelor-degree attainment between the nation’s richest and poorest students by age 24 has doubled during the last …