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
Some blood pressure drugs contaminated, cancer causing
Photo/Eugene Hoshiko WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health officials on Wednesday tried to reassure patients that they face very low risks from ongoing contamination problems with …
Doctors don’t always know what patients will owe for meds
While the price of almost any good or service can be found online, most Americans don’t know what they’ll owe for a prescription medication until …
Business
‘Ant-Man’ inches past ‘Pixels’ to take first-place spot
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) _ “Ant-Man” crept past new opener “Pixels” to claim the top spot at the box office …
Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4M vehicles to prevent hacking
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) _ Fiat Chrysler has decided to recall about 1.4 million cars and trucks in the U.S. just …
American Airlines beats 2Q profit forecasts
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) _ Dramatically cheaper jet fuel helped American Airlines nearly double its second-quarter profit to $1.7 …
Education
University of Vermont Extension says basil threat found in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) _ The University of Vermont Extension Service says the first case of the season of “downy mildew” has been found on a …
University restores Mississippi flag to campus display
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) _ The University of Alaska Fairbanks has returned a Mississippi flag to a campus display just days after the university removed it, …
Spelman College discontinues its Bill Cosby professorship
ATLANTA (AP) _ A historically black college is discontinuing its endowed professorship with Bill Cosby after recent details emerged of his testimony in a sexual-assault …
Sports
Senegal rewards U20 World Cup semifinalists with over $400K
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) _ The Senegal government says it will reward the under-20 soccer squad with over $400,000 for reaching the semifinals in its first …
Chambers Bay makes quite the 1st impression at US Open
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) _ Chambers Bay got a much needed watering Sunday night and in the early hours …
Matt Hagan wins at Bristol Dragway
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) _ Matt Hagan won the Funny Car final Sunday in the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals for his first victory on his home …
