South Florida security officers: On the front lines, left behind
During the holiday season, while many of us gather with family to celebrate, we must not forget the sacrifices of South Florida’s county contracted security …
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US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many
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Three men lynched a century ago are innocent, judge finds
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‘White Woman Syndrome’ denies Black women justice
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Palestinian forces are cracking down on Palestinian militants
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The butcher’s knife, the lamb’s cry – and ascent of the billionaires
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10 tips from experts to help you change your relationship with money in 2025
New York (AP) — With the end of 2024 around the corner, you might be reflecting on financial goals for 2025. Whether you’re saving to …
Health and Wellness
Virginia Attorney General says insurances should cover life-saving’ proton radiation administered at HBCU
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin PHOTO COURTESY OF DEFENSE.GOV The announcement that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is being treated for prostate cancer has hit home with …
Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water
The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time …
Business
Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’
Matthew DePerno at a Trump rally PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former Republican attorney general candidate and another supporter of former …
Disney asks a judge to toss lawsuit from board of DeSantis appointees
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Disney asked a Florida judge on Friday to toss out a lawsuit against the company’s efforts to neutralize a takeover of …
United Airlines agrees to give union pilots big pay raises
Once the deal is approved, pilots will get immediate wage-rate increases of 13. 8% to 18.7%, depending on the type of plane they fly, followed …
Technology
What Twitter’s privacy changes mean for you
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Twitter’s new privacy policy suggests ambitions of becoming more like Facebook …
Google unveils latest tech tricks as computers get smarter
Google CEO Sundar Pichai. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) – Google’s computer programs are gaining a better …
Education
FIU President Mark Rosenberg resigns
Miami – Motivated by Board of Trustees pressure, the 13-year tenure of Florida International University president Mark Rosenberg has abruptly ended. Effective January 21, 2022, …
Documentary tracks lives of Black Wisconsin students
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) – Paul Agbashi was 17 when he left his lifelong home in Nigeria to attend UW-Eau Claire. In addition to the …
Auburn Univ. to dedicate marker for first Black student
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn University will honor Harold A. Franklin, the university’s first African American student, with a desegregation marker dedication ceremony. The ceremony will …
Sports
Expectations getting higher as Woods gets older
San Diego (AP) — The expectations seem to get higher even as Tiger Woods gets older. Isn’t it supposed to be the other way around? …
Kawhi Leonard is the AP’s male athlete of 2019
PHOTOS COURTESY OF NBA.COM He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one …
Unfamiliar rivals Florida, Virginia headed to Orange Bowl
The schools met in the College World Series in 2015, the Cavaliers ousting the Gators on the way to the national championship. They’ve played in …
