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
Satcher preaches opportunity, service at Medical Symposium
Rivera Beach, Fla. – The T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society continues to introduce aspiring students to the most prominent role models in the profession – …
HIV/AIDS awareness urged
PHOTO COURTESY OF BLACK PR WIRE (Black PR Wire) – National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is Feb. 7, a day to increase awareness about …
Business
Ahold USA joins initiative on farmworker pay
IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) _ A major U.S. grocery company has joined an initiative that requires its Florida tomato suppliers to increase farmworker pay and protect …
Altria sells more Marlboros, raises earnings outlook
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Altria’s second-quarter profit climbed, benefiting from selling more cigarettes and raising prices. The Marlboro maker also lifted its 2015 adjusted profit …
China auto sales slump hits industry fortunes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) _ General Motors Co.’s $5 billion initiative to create cars for China and other emerging markets comes …
Technology
Apple’s $1B patent verdict
By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press SAN JOSE, California — It was the $1 billion question: What does Apple Inc.’s victory in an epic patent dispute …
Facebook resisters don’t use it, don’t need it, don’t want it
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of “likes”” are worth on Wall …
Education
Wheaton College ends student health plans over birth control
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) _ Wheaton College in suburban Chicago says it will stop offering health insurance plans to students to avoid providing birth control coverage …
Rutgers to give athletes stipends of more than $4,000
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) _ Rutgers University is planning to give its scholarship athletes up to $4,900 in stipends under a new NCAA rule. Athletics Director …
University of North Dakota degree program aims to meet demand for social workers
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) _ The University of North Dakota is taking steps to help address an expected increase in demand for social workers. UND …
Sports
Umpire Dale Scott returns after struck by liner in Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) _ Umpire Dale Scott returned to finish a game in Texas with a bruised left thigh after being struck by a line …
Ryan goes back on disabled list, this time with bad back
NEW YORK (AP) _ Infielder Brendan Ryan was put on the 15-day disabled list by the New York Yankees on Wednesday because of a strained …
Boston Olympic group taps 3 universities for events
By BOB SALSBERG BOSTON (AP) _ The organizers of Boston’s Olympic bid said Wednesday that Harvard University, Boston College and Northeastern University would serve as …
