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
White House delays menthol cigarette ban despite death toll
WASHINGTON (AP) – White House officials will take more time to review a sweeping plan from U.S. health regulators to ban menthol cigarettes, an unexpected …
Avoid a trip to the hospital during the holidays’ celebrations
STOCK PHOTO The holiday season is a time for joy, love and togetherness. It can also be a time of indulgent meals, late nights, busy …
Business
Island slave descendants settle Georgia discrimination suit
Savannah, Ga. (AP) An enclave of slave descendants on the Georgia coast have settled a federal lawsuit that claimed a lack of government services was …
Quinta Brunson
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards honoring the best in American prime time television programming will be held September 12, 2022 and amongst the list of …
Read, lead, & achieve: Cobeth Online Bookstore opens
Margate, Fla. – Cobeth Online Bookstore was founded by three women authors, Rosemarie Cole, Arnetha Thomas, and Carla Bennett. They became business partners with the …
Technology
Nokia launches virtual reality camera for 3D video
HELSINKI (AP) _ Nokia says it’s launching a virtual reality camera that will be able to capture three-dimensional video designed for professional content creators. The …
IBM’s Watson computing technology learns Japanese
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) _ The IBM Watson super-brainy computing technology, which has helped organize massive data as well as beaten …
Education
President Robinson, meet Dr. Common
PHOTO COURTESY OF FAMU Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida A&M President Larry Robinson, Ph.D. presents an honorary doctor of Fine Arts Degree to hip-hop artist, actor, …
FAMU Law student accepted to EPA Law Clerk Honors Program
Staff Report ORLANDO, Fla – Florida A&M University (FAMU) student Bria Calvin has been accepted into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Enforcement Training …
Morehouse College to admit transgender men starting in 2020
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MOREHOUSE COLLEGE The country’s only all-male historically black college will begin admitting transgender men next year, marking a major shift for the …
Sports
An elated Tiger Woods headed to the Ryder Cup
By DOUG FERGUSON SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Tiger Woods paused on his walk toward the 18th green at Le Golf National and threw his head …
US Open champion Osaka dominant on return to tennis action in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s homecoming couldn’t have gone much better. Playing in her first tournament since winning the U.S. Open, third-seeded Osaka impressed her …
PHOTO COURTESY OF JACKSON STATE HOLDS OFF FLORIDA A&M, 18-16 IN ODD FINISH
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Christian Jacquemin’s late field goal and Florida A&M’s poor clock management gave Jackson State an 18-16 victory in a penalty-filled game …
