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
‘Noon Year’s Eve’: Toasting the new year before midnight
Don’t want to stay up till midnight on the last day of the year? Families, early sleepers and those wanting to social distance might consider …
9 million Blacks ready to take COVID-19 vaccine
Chicago, Ill. (PRNewswire) – A new study conducted by BlackDoctor.org (BDO), the leading health and wellness site for Black Americans with over 20 million monthly …
Business
Amazon holiday shipping doubled
By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. — Online retailer Amazon has been a prime beneficiary of more consumers doing their holiday shopping …
2 dead after small plane crash
MADISON, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say two people are dead following a small plane crash in the Florida Panhandle. The Tallahassee Democrat reports that the …
Postal inspector stole money orders
Postal inspector admits to taking money orders TAMPA – A Tampa postal inspector has admitted to stealing money orders from the mail. 40-year-old John P. …
Technology
FAA chief: Gyrocopter ‘indistinguishable’ from birds, kite
By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) _ A small gyrocopter that flew through miles of America’s most restricted airspace before landing at the U.S. Capitol was …
Mexico moves to regulate use of drones
MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Mexico has published rules governing the use of drones, allowing people to operate the smallest drones in daylight without a permit …
Education
Students Force Resignation of University of Missouri president
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and ALAN SCHER ZAGIER COLUMBIA, Mo. – The president of the University of Missouri system resigned Monday with the football team and …
FAMU president narrowly avoids getting fired
By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – An increasingly bitter power struggle between Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum and the university board culminated Thursday with …
Education Secretary Arne Duncan steps down after 7-year term
By JOSH LEDERMAN and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY WASHINGTON (AP) – Arne Duncan, who followed President Barack Obama to Washington to serve as his education secretary, announced …
Sports
Lawsuit: DirecTV’s ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ is illegal monopoly
By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ DirecTV’s exclusive right to broadcast certain NFL games is an illegal monopoly that raises costs for bars and …
Dollars and sense: In the NBA, money is exploding
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) _ To understand how the business model of NBA salaries is unlike ever before, consider the …
Cowboys, Bryant beat deadline with 5-year, $70 million deal
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) _ Dez Bryant has the long-term contract he said he wouldn’t play without, and the Dallas …
