Estate executors call Paris Jackson’s challenge ‘naïve’
The long-running administration of Michael Jackson’s estate has entered another contentious phase, as co-executors John Branca and John McClain filed a new supplement defending their …
Teens with guns: An epidemic
By David L. Snelling Miami – Adults in Florida are not the only ones carrying guns for protection. Teenagers are packing handguns as well at …
Health and Wellness
Cosmetologists help cancer patients look good, feel better
By ALLY KARSYN Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) _ It’s a shock every morning when Heather Coyle looks in the mirror. The bald …
NY AG takes on transgender discrimination in health care
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ New York’s attorney general has started a program to ensure transgender individuals have equal access to health care. Eric Schneiderman’s office …
Business
Top 10 financial mistakes that could ruin your life
No one is perfect. We’ve all made our shares of missteps when it comes to money management. Most financial advisers have seen some of the …
Black Enterprise names top businesses
PRNEWSWIRE — The annual list of the nation’s top grossing black-owned companies has been published by Black Enterprise magazine and is on newsstands.
Establish partnerships with agencies, not people
Part three of a three-part series on private/public partnerships Securing $58 million for a senior housing project is not easy. Cathy Davis, executive director of …
Education
Gastrointestinal bug sickens 100-plus at university
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Officials say more than 100 students at an eastern Pennsylvania university were stricken last week with what appears to be a gastrointestinal …
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 …