Turn a wall on its side, and it becomes a table
We have always been at our best when we welcomed the stranger. It is time to be at our best again. A friend said something …
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Florida proposal bans higher education for undocumented students
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America’s Juneteenth 2026 Events
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South Carolina Senator Scott leads bipartisan campaign to keep National Civil Rights Network
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Juneteenth, America at 250, and the hole in the soul of our Democracy
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Black Music Month 2026: ‘Wake Up Everybody!’
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What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites
The dangerous blood-sucking arthropod insect carries the encephalitis virus, Lyme disease, borreliosis and infectious dermacentor (Photo courtesy of iStock). By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer …
Health and Wellness
We have a chronic disease epidemic because government has fattened us up
STOCK PHOTO Every five years since 1980, the government has published its Dietary Guidelines for Americans, advising people to get 52 percent to 56 percent …
A common enemy for Democrats, Republicans, and patients: Drug prices
Democrats have a golden opportunity to lower drug prices — again -before the next Congress begins on January 3. Democrats and Republicans alike support two …
Business
IRS claws back money given to businesses under fraud-ridden COVID-era tax credit program
New York (AP) — The IRS says it’s making progress with initiatives to claw back money improperly distributed under the Employee Retention Credit. The ERC …
States shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards
Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of …
Florida casinos ask courts to stop online sports gambling off tribal lands
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from online …
Technology
5 Tips for Balancing Family, Work and Education
StatePoint It’s an age-old conundrum. To advance professionally, often one must go back to school. However, earning a degree might seem like an insurmountable challenge …
Apple CEO to MIT grads: Tech without values is worthless
Apple CEO Tim Cook. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) – Science is worthless if it isn’t motivated by basic human values and the …
Education
St. Thomas University renames law school Benjamin L. Crump College of Law
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – St. Thomas University’s College of Law now bears the name of a prominent civil rights attorney. As part of Black History …
College halts diversity training to comply with DeSantis law
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – An optional training class on diversity for faculty at a central Florida public college has been canceled so administrators can ensure …
Deion Sanders: HBCUs a path to NFL for top players
Jackson State coach Deion Sanders says historically Black college football programs can be a path to the NFL for top recruits, but it is difficult …
Sports
Dolphins head into season’s 2nd half with renewed belief
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – First, the bad news. The Miami Dolphins are 2-7. Only three teams in franchise history have had a worse record …
Bucks’ 50-year title wait ends with 50 points from Giannis
Milwaukee (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had the Larry O’Brien Trophy in one arm, the NBA Finals MVP trophy in the other and there was a …
All-Star captains: LeBron James vs. Kevin Durant
The voters have spoken: They wanted LeBron James of the reigning champion Los Angeles Lakers to be an All-Star captain, again. So, he is. And …
