Sports Authority plans to sell assets instead of closing
PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMESJOHNCONSTRUCTION.COM NEW YORK – Sports Authority will sell some or all of its assets rather than trying to reorganize under bankruptcy protection. …
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Royal Caribbean profit more than doubles with more passengers
MIAMI – Royal Caribbean Cruises said Fri- day that its first-quarter profit more than doubled from the same period a year before as more people …
A classless end to a classy night
I literally laughed out loud as President Obama landed joke after joke at his eighth White House Correspondents Dinner. Commentators kept noting that no professional …
US official visits Haiti to evaluate progress toward elections
PHOTO COURTESY OF APPEAL-DEMOCRAT.COM By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The U.S. State Department’s special coordinator for Haiti arrived in the troubled Caribbean …
US honors Puerto Ricans who fought, died in segregated unit
PHOTO COURTESY OF MILITARYTIMES.COM By DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Angel Acevedo looked down at the Congressional Gold Medal in his …
Trump’s sole Senate backer serves as Washington gatekeeper
PHOTO COURTESY OF THEPOLITICK.COM By JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON – Donald Trump and Alabama Sen. Jeff Ses- sions would seem to have …
When, where was photo of Frederick Douglass taken?
PHOTOS COURTESY OFTRIPADVISOR.COM AND OOYUZ.COM SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Researchers in upstate New York are trying to determine where and when a rare photograph of Frederick …
Obama embraces comedian’s sentiment
PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.VOSIZNEIAS.COM BY KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON – The White House says President Barack Obama wasn’t offended by comedian Larry Wilmore’s use …
Greek organizations party with an educational purpose in mind
MIAMI – Over the years, black Greek organizations have become known as much for their service as their partying. From mentoring children to feeding the …
US ends Honda probe for failing to report deaths, injuries
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM DETROIT – The U.S. government has closed an investigation into Honda’s failure to report deaths and injuries, saying that the company …