‘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
Shellfish harvest re-opens as biotoxin levels drop
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) _ State health officials say biotoxin levels in southern Whatcom County have been decreasing and it’s now OK to harvest molluscan shellfish. …
Thailand’s only known MERS patient is virus-free
BANGKOK (AP) _ Thailand’s health ministry says a 75-year-old Omani man who became Thailand’s only known case of the often-deadly MERS virus is now free …
Business
House GOP plans 2-month extension of highway funds
By ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) _ House Republicans introduced a two-month extension of the federal highway and mass transit program Friday, barely two weeks before …
1,450 Blue Bell workers losing jobs after listeria problems
By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON (AP) _ Blue Bell Creameries will lay off more than a third of its workforce following a series of listeria …
Rulings require feds to consider carbon impact of coal mines
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN DENVER (AP) _ Beset by power plant closures, growing regulatory scrutiny and proposed changes in how they pay royalties, …
Education
Texas lawmakers vote to end high school steroids testing
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Texas lawmakers voted Friday to dismantle the state’s high school steroids testing program after eight …
National Spelling Bee ends in tie for 2nd year in a row
By BEN NUCKOLS OXON HILL, Md. (AP) _ They couldn’t be rattled. They couldn’t be denied. Gokul Venkatachalam and Vanya Shivashankar had worked too hard …
Notre Dame wants more apartments for graduate students
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ The University of Notre Dame plans to add more apartments for graduate students. The South Bend Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1FcW7J7 ) …
Sports
Bethune-Cookman beats North Carolina A&T 78-56
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Brandon Stewart scored 21 points to help Bethune-Cookman beat North Carolina A&T 78-56 on Monday night to snap its six-game home losing …
Mets’ Dillon Gee says trade talk didn’t disrupt offseason
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Dillon Gee says trade talk didn’t disrupt his offseason. The Mets start spring training with six potential starting pitchers. Ace Matt …
A-Rod reaches out to Headley, signed to replace him at third
TAMPA, Fla. — Chase Headley says Alex Rodriguez has “reached out and introduced himself.” Headley was signed to a $52 million, four-year contract by the Yankees, …
