Trump administration freezes $7.2 billion for critical school programs
By David L. Snelling Miami- The U.S. Department of Education has frozen funding for public schools in Florida and beyond, placing programs for low-income and …
Mass deportation helps ‘white-ify’ America
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss of the District of Columbia on July 2 blocked President Donald Trump’s order closing the border to asylum seekers. In …
Health and Wellness
In rural Colombia, ban on anti-coca herbicide is bittersweet
CRUCITO, Colombia (AP) _ Manuel de Jesus Sanchez holds up a green poncho to protect his skin from the midday sun. The farmer says he …
River Heights girl gets new prosthetic hand
By MIKE ANDERSON AND VIVIANE VO-DUC KSL-TV RIVER HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) _ Elise Wright acts just like any other 8-year-old girl. She likes to jump …
Business
Credit Suisse deep in red after US tax evasion fine hits quarterly profits
Swiss bank Credit Suisse has reported its biggest quarterly loss since the collapse of Lehman Brothers six years ago as a result of the Sfr1.6bn …
Grow your talent pool: recruit people over 55
Part one of a two-part series Are you overlooking a valuable pool of prospective employees and volunteers? Are you unknowingly operating from out-dated stereotypes of …
Getting more loans into the hands of the underserved
As Regional Administrator for Region IV of the U.S. Small Business Administration it’s my job, and the job of the agency, to try to help …
Education
Florida Assessment tests, recommended reduced
By Alexis Gary The Florida Department of Education has recommended that the state reduce the amount of assessment tests students take. The recommendation came after …
Wesleyan says 12 treated after taking drug ‘Molly’ on campus
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Wesleyan University’s president says 10 students and two visitors to the school received medical treatment after taking a version of the party drug …
New Mexico Senate approves Hanna Skandera as education boss
By VIK JOLLY SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Senate on Monday confirmed Hanna Skandera as education secretary _ four years after she took the …