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
Ohio county hit by heroin gets $100,000 to fight problem
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) _ A southern Ohio county hit hard by the state’s heroin epidemic has received a $100,000 grant to fight the problem. Ross …
FDA OKs breakthrough cholesterol drug for high-risk patients
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a first-of-a-kind drug that lowers artery-clogging cholesterol more …
Business
JPMorgan to lay off 5,000 employees across firm: WSJ
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ JPMorgan Chase & Co. will cut about 5,000 jobs over the next year, as the …
Washington farmers are dumping unprofitable apples
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) _ A record crop of apples, coupled with the West Coast port slowdown earlier this year, is taking …
Vatican’s anti-money laundering norms taking hold
By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) _ The Vatican’s financial watchdog agency said Friday it received 147 reports of suspicious financial transactions last year, a …
Education
New Hampshire fourth-graders name White House hawk Lincoln
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ A red-tailed hawk that has made the White House grounds its home has a name: Lincoln. The presidential moniker was announced …
Xcel Energy to settle lawsuit for $36 million
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Xcel Energy has agreed to pay a nuclear contractor $36 million to settle a lawsuit over work at its Red Wing power …
Omaha district considering giving free meals to all students
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Officials in the Omaha School district are considering providing free meals to all students, regardless of the children’s ability to pay. …
Sports
Baseball manager’s lifesaving legacy grows
By CHRIS ANDERSON Herald-Tribune HOLMES BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ At the end of an island, in the back of a baseball field, on the fringe …
Florida’s Chris Walker leaves school early for NBA draft
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida forward/center Chris Walker has declared for the NBA draft, becoming the second player to leave coach Billy Donovan’s program in …
Sandy Lyle, Ian Woosnam team to lead Legends of Golf
RIDGEDALE, Mo. (AP) _ Boyhood rivals Ian Woosnam and Sandy Lyle took a two-stroke lead Saturday in the Champions Tour’s Bass Pro Shops Legends of …
