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
Poultry farmers recovering from bird flu have many questions
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The poultry farmers who lost millions of chickens and turkeys to the bird flu this spring are facing an uncertain …
Quarter of listeria cases in Texas not tracked or recorded
HOUSTON (AP) _ State health records reviewed following the Blue Bell ice cream listeria outbreak show that a quarter of Texas cases involving the foodborne …
Business
Nigerian airlines cancel flights amid fuel crisis
By MICHELLE FAUL LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) _ Nigerian airlines grounded flights Saturday as a months-long fuel shortage worsened, aggravated by a strike disrupting fuel deliveries …
Wind energy company: Proposed noise rules too restrictive
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A company that wants to build a wind farm in Lancaster County said proposed noise rules there are too restrictive and …
Man joins woman chained to Shell ship north of Seattle
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) _ A second person has chained himself to a support ship that is part of Royal Dutch Shell’s exploratory oil drilling plans …
Education
NYC schools can show students how to use condoms
By DEEPTI HAJELA NEW YORK (AP) _ New York City public high schools can show students how to use condoms in high school health classes, …
Shortage of school bus drivers wreaks havoc in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ A shortage of school bus drivers in South Bend in the final weeks of the school year is causing some …
University of New Haven to ban tobacco products campus-wide
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ The University of New Haven is kicking off a campus-wide ban on all tobacco products with a celebration on Monday. …
Sports
Ortiz suspended 1 game by MLB for making contact with umpire
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Boston designated hitter David Ortiz was suspended for one game and fined by Major League Baseball on Tuesday. MLB said …
Study: MLB racial and gender hiring numbers remain stagnant
By KYLE HIGHTOWER ORLANDO — Major League Baseball maintained its grades for its racial and gender hiring practices, while its percentage of African-American players remained …
Injured Tim Clark withdraws from Match Play Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ The PGA Tour says Tim Clark of South Africa has withdrawn from the Match Play Championship next week because …
