‘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
Packed emergency rooms, deaths as flu hits California hard
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The flu has hit California so hard this year, pharmacies have run out of medicine to treat it, emergency rooms are …
4 Steps to a Healthier You this New Year
StatePoint Want to make resolutions you’ll keep this new year? Think simple, sustainable changes. Follow these four steps for a healthier you, inside and out. …
Business
Survey: US companies less optimistic about future sales
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. businesses’ outlook on sales in the coming months has darkened after sales growth slowed …
Williston marketing campaign spins negatives into positives
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) _ A marketing campaign in the oil patch hub of Williston is putting a positive spin on what would appear to be …
A&P files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy, 2nd time in five years
NEW YORK (AP) _ Grocery store operator A&P is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with plans to sell off stores as it faces increasingly tough …
Technology
Signs of segregation online perpetuating digital divide
AP National Writer When the personal computer revolution began decades ago, Latinos and blacks were much less likely to use one of the marvelous new …
‘Halo: Reach’ more fun with more than one player
Associated Press Writer When “Halo 3: ODST” was released last year, the once vibrant Halo universe felt exhausted, as though even its creators at Microsoft’s …
Education
University restores Mississippi flag to campus display
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) _ The University of Alaska Fairbanks has returned a Mississippi flag to a campus display just days after the university removed it, …
Spelman College discontinues its Bill Cosby professorship
ATLANTA (AP) _ A historically black college is discontinuing its endowed professorship with Bill Cosby after recent details emerged of his testimony in a sexual-assault …
Analysis: Price hikes planned for Louisiana college students
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ Public colleges escaped deep cuts for a second straight budget year, with some campuses even …
Sports
Steelers cited as top public relations staff
The Pittsburgh Steelers have won the Pete Rozelle Award from the Professional Football Writers of America for having the most efficient public relations staff in …
Brazil will appeal Neymar’s Copa America suspension
By RICARDO ZUNIGA SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) _ Brazil said on Saturday it will appeal Neymar’s four-game suspension that rules him out of the rest of …
France won’t forget women’s World Cup loss to Colombia
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer MONTREAL (AP) _ There is no danger that France is looking past South Korea in the women’s World Cup …
