Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
STOCK Photo By David L. Snelling WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Due to reductions in a federal program which helps school districts offer free meals …
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Retirees spending more time exploring technology than leisure time
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PBC Elections invites residents to Elections Experience Tour
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HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
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Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
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Juneteenth: The Week of Repair
As communities across the nation prepare to observe the Week of Repair, it is a time to reflect, remember, and advocate for justice. This special …
Health and Wellness
Lawmakers seek plan to boost water testing for arsenic
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ Maine lawmakers say they are discouraged and alarmed by the state’s decision not to reapply for a federal grant to help …
Spike in synthetic drug ODs concerns Appomattox authorities
APPOMATTOX, Va. (AP) _ Appomattox County Sheriff Barry Letterman is warning the public about the dangers of synthetic marijuana following a recent spike in overdoses. …
Business
Lawsuit: Justice companies never paid $2M due in coal deal
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) _ A lawsuit says two of billionaire Jim Justice’s affiliated companies owe $2 million from a 2013 coal deal. In a complaint …
Lemonade Day is opportunity for kids to learn about business
By NICK HEDRICK Tribune-Star TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) _ Lemonade Day is still more than a month away, but Khloe Barnhill already knows how her …
Johnson & Johnson expects lucrative return on drug pipeline
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.— Johnson & Johnson is predicting big returns from its prescription drug business, both financially and medically, as it develops treatments and strategies …
Education
NYC installing 21,000 audible door alarms at schools
NEW YORK (AP) _ Officials are installing 21,000 audible door alarms at New York City schools in order to prevent another tragedy like the 2013 …
Policies on transgender admissions at women’s colleges
NEW YORK (AP) _ Barnard College issued a new policy Thursday saying it will now admit transgender women. The decision at the Manhattan campus follows …
Rome university chief blasted for ‘Miss University’ pageant
ROME (AP) _ Some of Italy’s top female academics are demanding an apology from the president of the University of Rome for participating in the …
Sports
Basketball diplomacy: NBA greats teach Cubans basketball
HAVANA (AP) _ Former NBA greats Steve Nash and Dikembe Mutombo have opened their training camp for Cuban basketball players, hoping to boost the game’s …
Smyly to rejoin Rays rotation Friday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Drew Smyly is set to rejoin the rotation. Smyly, who hasn’t pitched this season after being …
Clegg: Human rights issues not overshadowing European Games
By STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) _ With 50 days left until the opening ceremony, the head of the inaugural European Games in …
