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
Will Smith stiff, brooding in gimmicky ‘Emancipation’
It’s a miscalculation. This film is built around a former slave seen in a horrific photo whose back bore the scars of whippings and evil …
The undying holiday suicide myth
The holiday suicide myth, the false claim that the suicide rate rises during the year-end holiday season, persisted in some news coverage through the 2021-22 …
Business
How retailers can survive the online-shopping trend
By ASHLEY PONTIS News & Experts With shoppers finding much of what they want online, the future of the brick-and-mortar store can seem bleak. Such …
RFP exposure: good or bad? FUNdraising Good Times
When it’s time to contract for services, design a new building, or make technology upgrades it’s time to issue an RFP – short for “Request …
Pineapple Jam Raises $50,000 for Stranahan House programs
PHOTO COURTESY OF STRANAHAN HOUSE FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Pineapple Jam: A Party in Paradise for Preservation, generated $50,000 for the Historic Stranahan House Museum, …
Technology
C Spire offers high speed internet
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) _ The city of Clinton has become the fourth town in Mississippi to offer residents C Spire’s high-speed internet service. Three other …
Microsoft sheds some of its ad business, mapping service
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Microsoft is handing off some its digital advertising business to AOL and selling its street-image …
Education
Agent saw security lapses at Florida school before massacre
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) _ A retired Secret Service agent pointed out security vulnerabilities at a Florida high school two …
Man arrested in bomb threats to Harvard, black event
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS BOSTON (AP) _ An Arizona man has been arrested in connection with posting threats to bomb Harvard University and people …
Florida school to honor 4 slain seniors at graduation
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) _ The senior class from the Florida school where 17 people died …
Sports
Silver tells NBA team owners to take note of rest issue
Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner PHOTO COURTESY OF SONICS RISING By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sent a memo to …
It’s been a season of coaching stability, rare for the NBA
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) – There were 10 coaching changes in the NBA during this past offseason, an unusually high number. …
Curry scores 28, Warriors beat Bucks 117-92
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The Warriors signed Matt Barnes for protection and depth once Kevin Durant went down with a …
