Study: Waiting lists for child care assistance nearly doubled
Photo courtesy of the National Women’s Law Center The National Women’s Law Center released its annual State Child Care Assistance Policies report, finding that the …
What to know about the World Cup Somalia referee who was denied entry to the U.S.
Omar Artan, 34, is the first from Somalia to officiate in a World Cup (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia) BY OMAjR FARUK and EVELYNE MUSAMBI Somalia …
Health and Wellness
SMALL STREET TO THE BIG SCREEN: HONORING HARRY T. & HARRIETTE V. MOORE ON JUNETEENTH IN S. FLORIDA
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A soon to be renowned place beginning on Juneteenth 2021 is NW 7th Street as the street is renamed to honor …
Professor builds community through dance, African pride
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – There are many peaceful ways to get your message across in protest: Marches, sit-ins, taking a knee. Tamara Williams, an assistant …
Business
Who are the 8 richest people? All men, mostly Americans
By The Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – The eight individuals who own as much as half of the rest of the planet are all …
Could treated sewage be a tool against sea-level rise?
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) – As a tool against sea-level rise, the idea seems a little counterintuitive: Add water to the …
Define your giving priorities in ‘17
Part One of a Two Part Series By MEL AND PEARL SHAW As 2016 came to a close there was an avalanche of well-crafted requests …
Technology
Toledo council approves $1.5 million to buy 17 properties by Jeep plan
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) _ Toledo City Council has approved the $1.5 million purchase of 17 residential properties near the Jeep Wrangler plant as it continues …
Noblesville approves $3.4M in incentives for tech company
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) _ A city north of Indianapolis is set to give a tech company $3.4 million in incentives to build a new corporate …
Education
‘We’re not going anywhere’: Millennials march against Trump
By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) – Students left high school classrooms by the thousands, carrying their signs and their chanting voices into …
Virginia Tech president wants to double minority enrollments
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) – Virginia Tech President Timothy Sands is calling on the university to double its enrollment of underrepresented minority groups over the next …
Florida: University official sought bribes to admit students
APNewsNow TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A former Florida A&M University official is being charged with bribery after he allegedly asked parents to give him money …
Sports
Mayor puts future of Boston Olympics bid in question
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Boston’s mayor delivered a harsh blow to the city’s effort to host the 2024 Olympics when he declared on …
Torn pecs make Vikings take closer look at lifting regimen
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MANKATO, Minn. (AP) _ These weren’t common football injuries, all these torn pectoral muscles, so the Minnesota Vikings …
Heat trade Napier to Magic, Zoran Dragic to Celtics
MIAMI (AP) _ The Miami Heat trimmed roster and payroll Monday, sending Shabazz Napier to the Orlando Magic and Zoran Dragic to the Boston Celtics. …
