How good is ‘Wicked’? It could sweep another million awards
“I’ve heard it said. That people come into our lives for a reason …” That poet lyric is from the song “For Good,” arguably the …
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Health and Wellness
Partnership aims to expand diversity in field of medicine
By RACHEL STONE The Roanoke Times ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ Two rising Hampton University juniors have already been guaranteed admission to the Virginia Tech Carilion …
Audit reveals flaws in how courts handle mental health, guns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ A performance audit has found that the Tennessee court system didn’t fully comply with a 2013 state law designed to keep …
Business
H&R Block rises after saying higher prices aided its results
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of H&R Block rose Tuesday after the tax preparer said higher prices boosted its business, helping to cancel out a …
Four Seasons hotel in Philadelphia will reopen under Hilton
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ The recently closed Four Seasons hotel in downtown Philadelphia will reopen as a branch of Hilton’s high-end Curio brand. Denver-based Sage Hospitality …
Louisiana Senate passes $24.5B budget package for next year
By MELINDA DESLATTE BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ A $24.5 billion budget proposal for next year that uses dollars from anticipated increases in taxes and …
Education
Nursing scholarship launched for prospects from Ferguson
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) _ A nurse spurred by the racial unrest in Ferguson following last summer’s police shooting death of Michael Brown is giving prospective …
Eyeing Tesla, college offers new 4-year degree in logistics
RENO, Nev. (AP) _ A community college in Reno is becoming the first in Nevada to establish a new four-year degree in logistics to help …
NU Board of Regents OKs tuition hike over next 2 years
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Students at the University of Nebraska will pay more in tuition over the next two years after the university’s Board of …
Sports
Brady to speak at college amid NFL deflated footballs report
By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) _ Tom Brady makes his first public appearance Thursday night since a 243-page report found some …
Bulls’ Jimmy Butler selected as NBA’s Most Improved Player
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ There was a time when Jimmy Butler was kicked out of his home as a teenager …
Patriots employees traded texts about deflated footballs
An investigator’s report into “Deflategate” cited a series of texts between two New England Patriots employees as key evidence in the conclusion that the Patriots …
