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
Garden-to-Table Tips for Growing and Cooking Your Own Produce
StatePoint Nearly 50 percent of fresh fruits and 20 percent of fresh vegetables in the US are imported, according to FoodSafety.gov. This means that your …
Gene therapy lets a French teen dodge sickle cell disease
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A French teen who was given gene therapy for sickle cell disease more than two years ago now …
Business
General Mills’ sales hit by shoppers’ turn against cereal
NEW YORK (AP) _ General Mills Inc.’s fourth-quarter profit fell and its revenue fell short of expectations as it deals with shoppers who are skipping …
Reports: Average Manhattan home price is over $1.8 million
NEW YORK (AP) _ The average sales price of a Manhattan apartment has eclipsed $1.8 million _ a new high. The appraisal firm Miller Samuel …
China’s manufacturing weak in June, more jobs cut
BEIJING (AP) _ China’s manufacturing was weak in June and employers cut more jobs, two surveys showed Wednesday, in a new sign the world’s second-largest …
Education
The Latest: House clears college tuition waiver bill
SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ The latest on the activities of the Oregon Legislature as lawmakers press closer to adjourning the 2015 legislative session: 4 p.m. …
Teachers still sought in home economics field
By ERIN DUFFY Omaha World-Herald OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Forty years ago, when Cheryl Tschetter started teaching at what was then McMillan Junior High, boys …
UMass takes new steps to comply with sanctions against Iran
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst says it will continue to admit Iranian nationals but is taking new measures to comply with U.S. sanctions against …
Sports
Stanford, San Jose St. to host Super Bowl practices
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ The two Super Bowl teams will practice for next year’s game in the Bay Area on the campuses of Stanford …
Cancer survivor Gutierrez released by Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) _ A week after helping Newcastle secure its status in the English Premier League, former Argentina midfielder Jonas Gutierrez has been released …
Magic hire former player Scott Skiles as head coach
By KYLE HIGHTOWER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The next chapter in Orlando Magic basketball will be led by one of its most familiar faces. General …
