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
Lee’s Sandwiches recalls 213,000 pounds of meat
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) _ Fast-food restaurant Lee’s Sandwiches has recalled 213,000 pounds of meat because it bore unauthorized United States Department of Agriculture marks …
Florida Senate offers health care coverage compromise
By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Republican leaders in the Florida Senate offered up a revamped health care proposal Tuesday in an effort to …
Business
US stock indexes hold near record levels
By STEVE ROTHWELL NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged higher again Tuesday as investors assessed the latest reports on the economy. The government raised its …
White House veto threat shelves possible tax plan
By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House veto threat appears to have put on ice a congressional effort to permanently renew a handful of …
Barry’s turkey giveaway to go on despite his death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marion Barry’s annual turkey giveaway will go on despite his death. Barry’s spokeswoman LaToya Foster said Sunday at an early morning press conference …
Education
Florida school districts halt testing amid new problems
By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida school districts across the state were forced Monday to halt the latest round of state …
Schools nationwide struggle with substitute teacher shortage
By TOM COYNE SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Carrie Swing wasn’t alarmed when her fifth-grade daughter, Ivy, spent a day in a first-grade classroom at her San Francisco …
OU hires former federal judge amid fraternity racism probe
OKLAHOMA CITY — The University of Oklahoma has retained a prominent Oklahoma attorney and former U.S. District judge to assist school officials with an investigation into …