Seven ways Crohn’s Disease affects Black women differently
Photo courtesy of STOCK By BlackPressUSA Newswire A chronic inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease impacts millions of Black women worldwide. While symptoms usually present as …
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NFL ends Pro Bowl game due to declining interest and participation
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Democrats unite to support U.S. Senate candidate Nixon to defeat Moody in November
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Target Costume Controversy: Where humor ends and harm begins
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Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet
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Patients benefit when medicines keep improving: Patents make that progress possible
Photo courtesy of STOCK By PATRICK KILBRIDE There’s never a good time to be diagnosed with cancer. But for the millions of Americans who’ll receive …
Health and Wellness
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 …
EU regulator recommends 1st license for malaria vaccine
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) _ The European Medicines Agency has recommended approving what would be the world’s first licensed malaria vaccine, …
Business
Mayor: Plan for bullet train likely stopped in its tracks
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) _ Chattanooga is looking into the possibility of building light commuter rail throughout the city, Mayor Andy Berke said. But a long-running …
New York lawmakers want to regulate motorized bicycles
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ Two state lawmakers from Queens have introduced bills to regulate motorized bicycles used commercially with safety and insurance requirements. Sen. Jose …
Delaware County fish farm loses lawsuits over unpaid bills
ALBANY, Ind. (AP) _ A central Indiana fish farm that last year won approval for a $30 million expansion faces more than $200,000 in court …
Education
2 Connecticut public high schools axe midterm exams
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) _ Students at two public high schools in central Connecticut are no lingering taking midterm exams. The Record-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1RIZK2b …
7 years after flood, key space on U. Iowa campus to reopen
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) _ One of the most prominent casualties of the 2008 flood on the University of Iowa campus is finally reopening. The …
Calif. student gets OK to wear eagle feather at graduation
By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ A Native American student who sued his California school district because it refused to let him wear an …
Sports
Bucs GM: Team has front-runner for NFL draft, mum on pick
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reiterated that while “there is a leader in the clubhouse” about …
Riley: No excuses will come from Heat for this season
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) _ Pat Riley finds himself leaning his head to the left quite a bit these days. There’s …
Wade’s summer will be spent thinking ahead
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) _ Dwyane Wade is thinking about retirement. No, it’s not imminent. That being said, there is a …
