Prairie View SHOCKS Jackson State; wins the SWAC Championship
Prairie View A&M claimed a 23-21 win over Jackson State. PHOTO COURTESY OF SWAC.ORG Prairie View A&M claimed the 2025 Pepsi SWAC Football Championship with …
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National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump’s birthday
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A nation in freefall while the powerful feast: Trump calls affordability a ‘con job’
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Art Basel presents Black Art
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Chaos, neglect, and abuse: Inside Trump’s ICE machine
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Florida starts redistricting talks in GOP’s battle for House control in 2026 elections
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ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension
Jimmy Kimmel Live PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.COM/JIMMYKIMMELLIVE President Donald Trump won’t be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel …
Health and Wellness
Repeal of Virginia’s death penalty headed to governor’s desk
Richmond, Va. (AP) _ State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to a bill that will end capital punishment in Virginia, a dramatic turnaround for a …
UF researchers discover marine natural product that could help fight Cancer
Gainesville, Fla. — From cyanobacteria blooms found off the Florida coast near Fort Lauderdale, University of Florida researchers have discovered a novel marine natural product …
Business
Cheap gas and retirement the good, the bad
Joseph Webb If you’re like many Americans, you’ve probably left the gas station in high spirits recently. Over the last 12 months, the bench- marks …
FUNdraising Good Times Tools for addressing generational poverty
By MEL AND PEARL SHAW Are you effectively using the resources available to you? Are your programs making an impact? Do you try new ideas? …
Program gives Nebraska companies an alternative to layoffs
Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. – A new state program that goes into effect this fall will give Nebraska businesses an alternative to layoffs when economic …
Technology
Amazon Prime members will be able to stream free on JetBlue
BY MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Amazon wants to give JetBlue passengers a new option for tuning out that crying baby …
Googling on mobile devices surpasses PCs in US for 1st time
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Google’s influential search engine has hit a tipping point in technology’s shift to smartphones. More …
Education
Leonard, who created Harvard affirmative-action policy, dies
WASHINGTON – Walter Leonard, an attorney and university administrator who designed an admissions process at Harvard University that led to more minority students being admitted, …
Graduation disparity rises slightly for bowl teams
By KYLE HIGHTOWER ORLANDO – A study released Monday of this year’s bowl-bound schools shows the overall academic success of players is the same as …
Supreme Court revisits Texas affirmative action in new case
WASHINGTON (AP) – Basketball coaches, leading military officers and many of the country’s biggest businesses agree that the Supreme Court should preserve the use of …
Sports
1 more pass: Favre’s busy weekend ends with charity game
By GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Brett Favre can still zip a pass into tight spaces. Now if his receivers …
Japan to start from scratch on Tokyo Olympic stadium plan
By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) _ Japan scrapped the design of the Olympic stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Games because of soaring costs Friday and …
Amelie Mauresmo inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame
By KEN POWTAK NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) _ Amelie Mauresmo is slated to experience two very memorable moments in just a few short weeks. She was …
