Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
STOCK Photo By David L. Snelling WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Due to reductions in a federal program which helps school districts offer free meals …
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Retirees spending more time exploring technology than leisure time
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PBC Elections invites residents to Elections Experience Tour
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HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
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Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
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Juneteenth: The Week of Repair
As communities across the nation prepare to observe the Week of Repair, it is a time to reflect, remember, and advocate for justice. This special …
Health and Wellness
Some Kansas same-sex couples already receiving benefits
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) _ State employees who are married to someone of the same sex can’t yet put their spouses on their health insurance policies, …
Air pollution warning issued for northern Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is issuing an air pollution warning for northern Minnesota due to smoke from wildfires in …
Business
Connecticut committee OKs settlement for 2003 layoffs
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A legal settlement that would end a federal court fight over former Gov. John G. Rowland’s decision to lay off unionized …
BLM seeks public comment on potential oil, gas leasing in NV
ELY, Nev. (AP) _ The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on issues concerning public land being eyed for potential oil and …
Residents asked to leave Delmont after tornado cuts power
By REGINA GARCIA CANO DELMONT, S.D. (AP) _ Gov. Dennis Daugaard says nine people are hurt after a tornado struck the small South Dakota town …
Education
Ivy Tech freezes tuition for some students
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Ivy Tech Community College says it’s freezing tuition for full-time students and for part-time students that don’t take semesters off. The Indianapolis …
Assembly kills measure allowing concealed guns on colleges
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) _ The Nevada Assembly has defeated a measure allowing holders of concealed-weapon permits to bring guns onto college campuses. Assembly members …
Bees sting 9 students at Scottsdale elementary school
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) _ Authorities in Scottsdale say nine elementary school students, their principal and a teacher were stung by bees that were disturbed in …
Sports
Overtown Optimist Tornado eviction reversed by Miami
By JARRELL DOUSE Special To The South Florida Times MIAMI — Although it’s been decades since Interstates 95 and 395 sliced through Overtown, the residual …
Domestic violence experts added as NFL advisers
NEW YORK (AP) — Three experts in domestic violence will serve as senior advisers to the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to teams …
Bethune-Cookman rallies over Grambling St.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Quentin Williams threw for 165 yards and ran for two touchdowns to rally Bethune-Cookman to a 36-23 comeback win over …
