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
Puerto Rico unveils record $787M to fight COVID-19
San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) – Puerto Rico on Monday announced a record $787 million financial package to help alleviate the economic impact of the …
Haitians rush for supplies after first COVID-19 cases found
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Haitians rushed to buy food, gas, soap and face masks Friday after the announcement of two imported cases of the coronavirus sparked …
Business
T-Mobile beats Street 2Q forecasts
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) _ T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $361 million. On a per-share basis, the Bellevue, Washington-based company …
Time Warner Cable misses Street 2Q forecasts
NEW YORK (AP) _ Time Warner Cable Inc. on Thursday reported a drop in second-quarter profit as higher costs offset a boost in subscriber growth. …
Cigna tops Street 2Q forecasts
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ Cigna Corp. (CI) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $588 million. On a per-share basis, the Bloomfield, Connecticut-based company said it …
Technology
New kiddie fitness band more toy than tech
NEW YORK — Wearable technology is all the rage these days for adults. Now, the concept is spreading to kids. LeapFrog, the maker of kids’ …
Surface works as laptop, has trade-offs
NEW YORK — To appreciate Microsoft’s latest tablet computer, you need to accept the notion that one device can do it all.
Education
Illinois budget impasse may mean no free ACT tests
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ Nervousness about college entrance tests is acute enough as it is, but questions about whether the state can pay for those …
Wabash College works to retain minority students
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) _ A small, male-only liberal arts college in western Indiana is hosting 30 students this summer as part of an effort to …
University of Missouri loses library science accreditation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) _ University of Missouri officials will appeal a loss of accreditation for the school’s master’s program in library science. The American Library …
Sports
Crowd of about 4,000 greets national champion Virginia
By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ College World Series most outstanding player Josh Sborz claimed he got eight hours sleep. …
The Latest: MJ good picking uniforms. Players? Not so much.
By JIM LITKE AP Sports Writer The Latest from the NBA draft at Barclays Center in New York (All times local): 9 p.m. If you’re …
Syracuse assistant Hopkins made head coach designate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) _ Syracuse men’s basketball assistant Mike Hopkins has been formally given the title of head coach designate to succeed Hall of Famer …
