Prairie View SHOCKS Jackson State; wins the SWAC Championship
Prairie View A&M claimed a 23-21 win over Jackson State. PHOTO COURTESY OF SWAC.ORG Prairie View A&M claimed the 2025 Pepsi SWAC Football Championship with …
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National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump’s birthday
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A nation in freefall while the powerful feast: Trump calls affordability a ‘con job’
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Art Basel presents Black Art
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Chaos, neglect, and abuse: Inside Trump’s ICE machine
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Florida starts redistricting talks in GOP’s battle for House control in 2026 elections
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ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension
Jimmy Kimmel Live PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.COM/JIMMYKIMMELLIVE President Donald Trump won’t be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel …
Health and Wellness
Dementia cases forecast to triple by 2050
DENVER — Positive trends in global education access are expected to decrease dementia prevalence worldwide by 6.2 million cases by the year 2050. Meanwhile, anticipated …
6 Florida congressional districts named as having highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s in Black and Latino Americans
MIAMI – Six Florida congressional districts have some of the nation’s highest prevalence levels of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) among Black and Latino …
Business
Disney increasing park tickets for certain times of year
By TERRANCE HARRIS Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Walt Disney World and Disneyland are increasing single-day tickets at certain times of the year and …
Dollar General will add 10,000 jobs and 1,000 stores
Associated Press WASHINGTON – Dollar General Corp. says it plans to create 10,000 jobs this year tied to the opening of 1,000 stores and two …
Dancer marathon raises nearly $2.6M for children’s hospital
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Marathon dancers have raised nearly $2.6 million for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports (http://icp-c.com/2kEAcvI …
Technology
Fish implanted with sonic tags for tracking to be released
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) _ The Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute is planning a new phase in the “Saving the Sturgeon” program. Institute officials say eight lake …
International scientists converge on School of Mines campus
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) _ More than 100 physicists, chemists and other scientists from around the world will converge on Rapid City Monday to discuss …
Education
Distinguished Broward alumni inducted into Hall of Fame
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Broward Education Foundation inducted its newest members to the Hall of Fame of Distinguished Alumni, which honors and recognizes alumni …
Gallon sworn-in as Miami-Dade County school board member
Staff Report Courtesy of Blogging Black Miami MIAMI-DADE – Veteran educator Dr. Steve Gallon III was sworn-in as Miami-Dade County School Board Member for District …
Elementary school principal reaches out to Polk families
By MADISON FANTOZZI The Ledger LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) – When Principal Badonna Dardis sent fliers home with Carlton Palmore Elementary students offering to visit one …
Sports
Jets rookie Devin Smith breaks ribs, to miss most of camp
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) _ New York Jets rookie wide receiver Devin Smith will miss the majority of …
Battery charge against Bills coach Kromer dropped
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Prosecutors say they’ve dropped a battery charge against Buffalo Bills offensive line coach Aaron Kromer, who was accused of …
Nuggets sign Emmanuel Mudiay to multiyear deal
DENVER (AP) _ The Denver Nuggets signed top pick Emmanuel Mudiay to a multiyear deal Friday. Taken with the seventh overall selection, the 19-year-old point …
