‘Groundbreaking’ first woman president of Smith College dies
Jill Ker Conway, the first woman to become president of Smith College, has died at age 83. PHOTO COURTESY OF SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) …
Black Mormons still looking for apology for racist history
PROMINENT MEMBER: Legendary singer Gladys Knight recently performed at the Mormons’ “Be One” celebration of its reversal of a ban on blacks serving it its …
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson being honored in bronze
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) _ Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped bring Apollo astronauts back to Earth, is being …
Parkland students to make bus tour to register voters
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) _ A day after graduating from high school, a group of Florida school shooting survivors has announced …
Jimmy Fallon thanks Parkland students for schooling world
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) _ The surprise commencement speaker at the Florida high school where a …
Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds
PHOTO COURTESY HEALTH.MIL By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ Most women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can …
Report: Three Florida areas vulnerable to cybersecurity threat
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ The Tampa-St. Petersburg area is the 10th most vulnerable metro area in the country to cybersecurity …
Florida school to honor 4 slain seniors at graduation
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) _ The senior class from the Florida school where 17 people died …
Michigan jail opens new chapel through community donations
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM COMMUNITY SERVICE:The community got involved to help a Michigan jail with its new sanctuary by donating carpet, pews and other items. …
Unique prison ministry offers long term inmates chance to serve
SERVING BEHIND BARS: Even though they will remain incarcerated for lengthy sentences, some inmates at a Texas prison are becoming ministers who serve other prisoners. …