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
Panel OKs bill banning smoking in vehicles when kids present
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ A New Jersey state Senate panel has advanced legislation that would bar smokers from lighting up in vehicles if children 16 …
Wyoming Medicaid expansion may be on hiatus in 2016 session
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) _ Some lawmakers and advocates say the prospects of bringing up Medicaid expansion in the state Legislature next year don’t appear good. …
Business
Blue Bell says it’s still trying to pinpoint listeria cause
By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON (AP) _ A massive recall has brought more attention and put more pressure on a century-old Texas ice cream company …
Chipotle: Carnitas shortage to persist for months
By CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry NEW YORK (AP) _ Bad news for die-hard carnitas fans: Chipotle said it doesn’t expect its pork shortage to …
Mixed earnings news leaves US stocks mostly lower
By MATTHEW CRAFT AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Tepid corporate results and another drop in the price of crude oil pulled stocks mostly …
Education
Students accidently shot in university gun safety class
OREM, Utah (AP) _ Officials say two students were injured in an accidental shooting just before their gun safety class began at Utah Valley University. …
Judge: Dreamers can get in-state tuition in Arizona
By BOB CHRISTIE PHOENIX (AP) _ Young immigrants granted deferred deportation status by the Obama administration are eligible for in-state college tuition, a Maricopa County …
GOP bill would require civics test to graduate high school
By TODD RICHMOND MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Wisconsin students would have to pass the civics portion of the U.S. citizenship test to graduate from high …
Sports
Player barred from team over tweet about Obama
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) _ The University of North Alabama says a walk-on football player won’t be allowed back on the team after sending a tweet …
LeBron named SI’s Sportsman of Year
MIAMI (AP) — When LeBron James learned he was Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year, the Miami Heat star was surprised.Not because he thought his …
NFL player in murder-suicide may have involved second girlfriend
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher told officers who found him sleeping in his car outside an apartment complex hours before …