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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How much does your life matter?
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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
Doctors warn against dangers of skinny jeans: Don’t squat
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) _ Attention wearers of skinny jeans: don’t squat _ at least not for long. Doctors in Australia …
Drought worsening health crisis in Central California town
EAST PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) _ Residents of East Porterville and experts say not having running water and breathing increasingly dusty air because of the drought …
Business
Mylan rejects Teva’s $40.1 billion buyout offer
NEW YORK (AP) _ Mylan N.V. rejected Teva Pharmaceuticals’ $40.1 billion buyout offer, saying the cash-and-stock proposal undervalues the company. Mylan said that it won’t …
Apple’s Mac is selling strong, iPad not so much
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Apple’s iPhone was again the company’s star in the first three months of the year. …
Nissan gives $500,000 to Mississippi history museums
CANTON, Miss. (AP) _ Nissan Motor Co. is donating $500,000 to help fund exhibits and a dining area at two Mississippi history museums being built …
Education
State Education Board reconsiders suspension policy
HONOLULU (AP) _ Hawaii’s longstanding policy of using out-of-school suspensions for delinquent students is under review by the state Board of Education. Critics say too …
Fewer Ohio college students enrolling in humanities
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Federal data show fewer students have been enrolling in humanities majors at Ohio colleges as science and business programs have increased …
Questions arise over school office aimed at black students
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ The effectiveness of an office created in response to concerns over treatment of black students in South Bend is being …
Sports
Martin vindicated after report
NEW YORK (AP) — Two other Miami Dolphins offensive linemen joined Richie Incognito in bullying Jonathan Martin and at least one other lineman and an …
What next after Sam’s brave coming-out?
Michael Sam could’ve taken the — well, not the easy, but certainly the easier — way out by staying mum on his sexual orientation, at …
Manning and Sherman in pre-game spotlight
Well, here we go again, a Super Bowl week filled with more of the inevitable comparisons between Peyton Manning and Richard Sherman. There’s no better …