Wade in Our Waters celebrates Virginia Key Beach 81st anniversary
Photo courtesy of dunnhistory.com The Black community and residents of Key Biscayne will gather this month to celebrate the 81st birthday of Virginia Key Beach, …
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Twelve HBCUs to benefit from $12 million endowment to boost academic, research programs
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Florida first state to respond to federal Call to Action on Academic and Operational Excellence
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MDSO, FDOT launch initiative to reduce reckless, aggressive driving
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Black students disproportionately falsely accused of cheating using AI for assignments
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Democrats unite to support socialist U.S. Senate candidate Nixon to defeat Moody in November
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A Mini-Stroke Is a Warning You Should Never Ignore
Photo courtesy of Medical News Today By Knowridge A mini-stroke can last only a few minutes, but it can be an important warning about what …
Health and Wellness
Weightlifting helps man get healthy after retirement
By DAVID BRUCE Erie Times-News ERIE, Pa. (AP) _ LeRoy Burton felt a lot older than 67 when he walked into Joe Orengia’s gym 13 …
Harris County cancer clusters get unprecedented extra study
HOUSTON (AP) _ For the first time in a decade, Texas health officials are considering a deeper investigation of cancer clusters after determining that findings …
Business
Clinton gives glimpse of how she plans to run as a woman
By JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) _ Hillary Rodham Clinton’s passionate speech Thursday appealing for expanded rights and opportunities for woman in …
Google lavishes chairman with $109 million pay package
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Google paid its billionaire Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt nearly $109 million last year while the company’s stock slumped. Most of the …
Starbucks extracts more money with pricier drinks, food
By CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Starbucks is extracting more money from customers with offerings like a “Flat White” espresso …
Education
Superintendent Balow heading to China to talk education
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) _ Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow is among a delegation of eight U.S. state school superintendents traveling to China to …
Middle school students find inspiration at school forest
By PHILLIP BOCK HTR Media TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) _ Groups of young writers from area schools returned to the forest last month to find …
8 hospitalized following school bus crash
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) _ Authorities say a school bus crash in the Florida Panhandle sent five students, two adults and a baby to the …
Sports
Larkin decides to enter NBA draft
CORAL GABLES – Shane Larkin was told he was too short to be an elite college guard, a theory he debunked with ease. So now …
College superstars now in the pros had to deal with bullies
NEW YORK — Before they were college basketball stars and the future of the WNBA, Brittney Griner, Skylar Diggins and Elena Delle Donne had something …
UM fires back as NCAA sets out charge
CORAL GABLES — After two years of digging, the NCAA hit Miami with the four words that no school wants to hear: “Lack of institutional …