‘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
Wyoming Medicaid expansion may be on hiatus in 2016 session
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) _ Some lawmakers and advocates say the prospects of bringing up Medicaid expansion in the state Legislature next year don’t appear good. …
Ruling could raise insurance costs for 57,000 Nebraskans
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A U.S. Supreme Court decision expected later this month could mean higher premiums for nearly 57,000 …
Business
US home prices accelerated in February as sales rise
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. home prices climbed at a faster pace in February than the previous month, driven …
Mylan rejects Teva’s $40.1 billion buyout offer
NEW YORK (AP) _ Mylan N.V. rejected Teva Pharmaceuticals’ $40.1 billion buyout offer, saying the cash-and-stock proposal undervalues the company. Mylan said that it won’t …
Apple’s Mac is selling strong, iPad not so much
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Apple’s iPhone was again the company’s star in the first three months of the year. …
Education
Workers find part of 19th century gravestone in Ohio dorm
GRANVILLE, Ohio (AP) _ Workers cleaning out a Denison University dorm in central Ohio found a more than the usual assortment of notebooks and pencils …
Bill Cosby to advocate for education in rural Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ Bill Cosby will visit Alabama for a two-day event aimed at highlighting schools in one of the poorest areas of the …
Teacher fired over students’ notes to sick prison inmate
ORANGE, N.J. (AP) _ A New Jersey school district has fired a teacher whose third-grade class wrote get-well letters to a sick prison inmate convicted …
Sports
Marino joins, abandons NFL concussion lawsuit
MIAMI (AP) — Dan Marino says he inadvertently became a plaintiff in a concussion lawsuit against the NFL and is withdrawing immediately.
Mike Pouncey: no regrets
DAVIE — Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey claims to have no regrets about last season’s incidents in a bullying scandal in which an NFL-sanctioned investigator …
Snubbed teen wows in tennis
When Georgia-based up-and-coming tennis star Taylor Townsend tried to play in the 2012 U.S. Open Junior tournament, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) tried to …