‘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
USC offers free sports physicals for student athletes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Students from 27 high schools, prep schools and middle schools in central South Carolina are getting a chance to have free …
New options to clean Tongue River pollution could save money
RANCHESTER, Wyo. (AP) _ The town of Ranchester has found new options that could reduce the cost of chlorinating discharge into the Tongue River from …
Education
FAMU alum succeeds Bill Gates as Microsoft chairman
John W. Thompson, of Riviera Beach and a 1971 graduate of Florida A&M University, has been named chairman of the board of Microsoft Corp., succeeding …
FAMU trims list of candidates for president
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – After spending nearly a year-and-a-half without a permanent leader, Florida A&M University is on a fast track to find a new …
Urban schools show faster improvement than rest of U.S.
WASHINGTON – Public school students in the nation’s largest cities are improving their performance in reading and math faster than their counterparts in suburban and …