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
3 things to know about Juneteenth
(SPM Wire) Juneteenth, which observes the end of slavery in the United States, is a long-celebrated holiday occurring annually on June 19. Here are three …
‘Keys to Black Wealth Summit’ kicks off virtual ‘Freedom Day’
Columbus, Ohio (Black PR Wire) – “Keys to Black Wealth Virtual Summit” invites you to join in as they kick off their first-ever virtual summit …
Business
Expedia tops 2Q profit forecasts
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) _ Expedia Inc. (EXPE) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $449.6 million. The Bellevue, Washington-based company said it had profit of $3.38 …
Trump sues celebrity chef over canceled DC restaurant
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Donald Trump’s organization is suing celebrity chef Jose Andres for backing out of a hotel project in Washington. Andres had planned to …
Navy contract employing New Orleans workers changes hands
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ System Integration and Management has notified Louisiana officials it will lay off about 100 employees at its New Orleans site over …
Technology
THE SUV GOES FROM ALL-AMERICAN TO GLOBAL STAR
BY DEE-ANN DURBIN DETROIT (AP) – Once a hulking symbol of American excess, sport utility vehicles are quickly becoming the world’s favorite way to get …
INSIDE WASHINGTON: PROFITING FROM FAILURE
BY KEN DILANIAN WASHINGTON (AP) – The Army’s troubled $5 billion intelligence fusion network has been a source of lucrative contracts to companies whose employees …
Education
University of Maine pressed to serve more local food
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ A group of Maine food producers and organizations is pressing the University of Maine System to serve more locally grown food …
Drop in number of new teachers could get state review
By TOM DAVIES INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Two leading sponsors of many recent Indiana education overhaul measures now want the Legislature to consider steps for possibly …
Ohio University’s Athens campus to ban tobacco use
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) _ Ohio University is banning tobacco on campus. The Athens Messenger (http://bit.ly/1MyqAZU ) reports that Ohio University’s Athens campus is transitioning to …
Sports
Michael Sam, 1st openly gay NFL draftee, rejoins CFL team
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer MONTREAL (AP) _ In the city where Jackie Robinson made the jump to the big leagues _ and a …
Murray State’s Cameron Payne, Oklahoma City seem a good fit
By MURRAY EVANS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ In an NBA draft full of stars from the likes of Kentucky, Duke and Wisconsin, Cameron Payne’s pedigree …
Hyundai replaces General Motors as NFL auto sponsor
DETROIT (AP) _ The National Football League is getting a new official automotive sponsor: Hyundai. The Korean automaker announced the sponsorship deal Monday, replacing General …
