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Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University in Chicago
05/16/2024 08:36pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Police began dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment early Thursday at DePaul University in Chicago, hours after the school's president told students to leave the area or face arrest. Officers and workers in yellow vests cleared out tents at the student encampment as front-loaders
Pregnancy Checklist
05/16/2024 08:00pm • With all the logistics that arise with planning for conception and pregnancy, it's no surprise that the 40-week-long endeavor brings out many challenges. Whether you're hoping for a positive pregnancy test in the near future or already have a baby on the way, here's a list of useful tips to help wit
How to Build Generational Wealth
05/16/2024 08:00pm • Generational wealth is the preservation and transfer of assets from one generation to the next. Providing your children or grandchildren with even a small financial safety net as they become adults may make it easier for them to achieve milestones, including going to
college
or purchasing a house. "
Early Signs of Pregnancy: Symptoms to Watch For
05/16/2024 08:00pm • There are certain signs and symptoms that may indicate you're in the early stages of pregnancy. Although early pregnancy symptoms can vary for everyone, there are some common ones that many people experience within the first six weeks of their pregnancy and can last throughout the first trimester. S
The Top Real Estate Companies in Pennsylvania
05/16/2024 08:00pm • Whether it's in the suburbs or its urban centers, Pennsylvania offers a diverse housing stock and affordability that's attractive to buyers. The median home value in Pennsylvania is about $261,000, according to Zillow -- a 5.4% increase from a year prior. And Philadelphia remains one of the most aff
They shared a name — but not a future. How two kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore
05/16/2024 07:33pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Growing up in the streets of east Baltimore surrounded by poverty and gun violence, two kids named Antonio became fast friends. Both called “Tone,” they were similarly charismatic and ambitious, dreaming of the day they would finally leave behind the struggles that defined the
Biden's upcoming graduation speech roils Morehouse
College
, a center of Black politics and culture
05/16/2024 06:19pm • ATLANTA (AP) — When he gives the commencement address at Morehouse
College
, President Joe Biden will have his most direct engagement with
college
students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war at a center of Black politics and culture. Morehouse is located in Atlanta, the largest city in the
Sports on TV for Friday, May 17
05/16/2024 05:50pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, May 17 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:35 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Carlton at Sydney 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Richmond at Brisbane AUTO RACING 7:25 a.m. ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
Michigan beginning alcohol sales at football games following successful rollouts at its other venues
05/16/2024 05:08pm • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Alcohol sales will begin this football season at Michigan Stadium, following the lead of in-state rival Michigan State and a trend of booze being made available at
college
sports venues across the nation. The Michigan athletic department made the announcement Thursday follo
UNC interim chancellor backs AD Bubba Cunningham after trustee criticism, audit push
05/16/2024 04:46pm • North Carolina interim chancellor Lee Roberts publicly backed athletics director Bubba Cunningham on Thursday, three days after the school’s board of trustees approved an audit of the athletics department due to financial concerns growing amid the volatile landscape of
college
sports. Roberts also
Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support
05/16/2024 03:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked this week's 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and family members in the landmark case to the White House. The Oval Office visit Thursday to comm
Takeaways from the AP's investigation into how US prisoners are hurt or killed on the job
05/16/2024 03:29pm • A sweeping Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workers. These prisoners are being placed in dangerous jobs, sometimes with little or no
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
05/16/2024 03:14pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that have ended up in the supply chains of huge companies like McDonald’s, Target and Albertsons. While assigned to a machine tha
Mystics home opener scores highest TV viewership in years
05/16/2024 02:11pm • Amid exploding interest in both women's professional and
college
basketball, this week's home opener featuring the Washington Mystics take on the New York Liberty saw the highest viewership in more than three years for a regular season WNBA game. That's according to a news release from Monumental
Chiefs kicker Butker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood
05/16/2024 01:51pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The commencement speaker at Kansas' Benedictine
College
, a private Catholic liberal arts school, congratulated the women receiving degrees — and said most of them were probably more excited about getting married and having children. Harrison Butker, the kicker for the Sup
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