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
CORONA-NNOUNCEMENTS
“MDEAT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS” JUNE 4: The Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) hosts a monthly talk show on WMBM (AM 1490), covering juvenile justice topics related …
Hurricane season meets COVID-19
Dr. Madeleine Rodriguez, vice president of Health Services for CarePlus Health Plans, Inc., is encouraging Floridians, and particularly seniors with chronic medical conditions, to take …
Business
Private prison firm responds to Vermont inmate complaints
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) _ The company that operates a private prison in Michigan where Vermont recently moved 280 of its inmates is defending its operation …
Falling oil prices shrinks Chevron’s profit by 90 percent
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) _ Hurt by falling oil prices, Chevron said Friday that its second-quarter net income plunged 90 percent from the same period …
Honda records 20 pct profit rise on yen, despite recalls
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) _ Japanese automaker Honda reported Friday a 20 percent jump in fiscal first quarter profit on the …
Technology
Twitter’s diversity report: white, male and just like the rest of Silicon Valley
Along with Facebook and Google, Twitter’s diversity report reveals a homogenous industry lacking women and minorities What’s white, male, straight, and occasionally hangs out …
GET PAID FOR POSTS? SOCIAL NETWORKING’S NEW TWIST
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook and most other social networks are built on the premise that just about everything should be shared -except the money those …
Education
Picayune high school to allow cellphones
PICAYUNE, Miss. (AP) _ Picayune Memorial High School will allow students to use their cellphones on campus beginning this fall. School principal Kent Kirkland tells …
Ohio State marching band song made fun of Holocaust victims
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ An unofficial marching band song that made fun of Holocaust victims is the type of thing Ohio State …
University of New Mexico revamps its new student orientation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The University of New Mexico has revamped its new student orientation to better reach students with a message about sexual misconduct. …
Sports
Paraguay again eliminates Brazil in Copa America quarters
By PABLO ELIAS GIUSSANI CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) _ Paraguay defeated Brazil 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw on Saturday to advance to …
Large Alaska tribe to boycott FedEx for its NFL sponsorship
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) _ Alaska’s largest tribe is boycotting FedEx until the company pulls its sponsorship from the Washington, D.C. NFL team or that team …
Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston: ‘I’m just moving forward’
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) _ Jameis Winston knows there are always eyes on him _ watching, dissecting and waiting for …
