‘Gladiator II’ has sly Denzel whipping Rome into a frenzy
CATAPULT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Featured submissions from an array of countries presented by Jevon White. See story Page 1B. PHOTO COURTESY OF JEVON WHITE Rome …
HARRIET TUBMAN EVENT
Join Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black and Dr. Tiya Miles for a free book discussion, followed by a book signing, during the Miami Book Fair, Sunday, …
Health and Wellness
Nonprofit South Carolina breast milk bank opens
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s first breast milk bank has opened in North Charleston. The Post and Courier (http://bit.ly/1I8Poql) reports the new nonprofit …
11 health conditions recommended by Illinois marijuana board
CHICAGO (AP) _ An advisory board voted Monday to recommend adding 11 health conditions to the Illinois medical marijuana program. The board rejected three others …
Business
Obama administration plans big pay cuts at bailout firms
High-paid executives at companies that received the largest government bailouts last year will see huge pay cuts ordered by the Obama administration, according to news …
Floridians questioning motor vehicle fee increases
TALLAHASSEE (AP) _ Driver license, registration and other motor vehicle fees went up _ way up in some cases _ on Tuesday, and that’s got …
Turkey talk: How much is that dinner on the table?
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Crazy economic times have Americans counting their pennies along with their blessings this Thanksgiving. And that has many people wondering, just …
Education
New charge for teacher accused of sex assault
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) —Prosecutors have filed another charge against a substitute teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student in a northern New Jersey school district …
Police probe sex assault allegations at Bryant U
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Smithfield police are investigating allegations of a sexual assault on the Bryant University campus. A campus-wide email sent to students says the …
New Mexico’s Walker dismissed from team
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The captain of the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team has been dismissed from the team after being arrested and …