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
Alabama teachers who smoke to pay more for health insurance
By MARTIN SWANT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ A state board on Thursday approved a number of changes to state education employee benefit plans to help …
April US mine inspections result in 107 citations
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) _ Federal inspectors issued 107 citations and one order at U.S. mine operations in April. The Mine Safety and Health Administration says …
Business
American Indian groups argue over settlement money
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON — American Indian groups are fighting a plan to create a new charitable foundation with more than $380 million in federal …
$2.3B sale of California buildings heads to trial
By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO — A lawsuit that aims to force California officials to sell 11 state properties to private investors for $2.3 billion and …
World Bank: Ebola slashes hard-hit nations’ growth
By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH and SARAH DiLORENZO MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Ebola has crippled the economies of the three West African countries hit hardest by the disease, …
Education
House panel approves bill giving veterans in-state tuition
By SUSANNE M. SCHAFER Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Members of the House Education Committee gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a measure giving military …
All involved in FAMU hazing case were willing
By KYLE HIGHTOWER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The prosecutor in the case of three former band members charged with manslaughter in the hazing death of …
New $17.1M building for South Louisiana Community College
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) _ South Louisiana Community College in Lafayette is making room for more students with construction of a $17.1 million health and sciences …