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Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Ron Simons dies at 63 06/14/2024 12:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Ron Simons, an actor who turned into a formidable screen and stage producer, winning four Tony Awards and having several films selected at the Sundance Film Festival, has died. He was 63. SimonSays Entertainment, his New York-based production company said Simons died Wednesday but Report finds Colorado was built on $1.7 trillion of land expropriated from tribal nations 06/14/2024 12:07pm • A report published this week by a Native American-led nonprofit examines in detail the dispossession of $1.7 trillion worth of Indigenous homelands in Colorado by the state and the U.S. and the more than $546 million the state has reaped in mineral extraction from them. The report, shared first wit Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett agrees to extension through at least 2030 06/14/2024 10:57am • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Tony Bennett, who coached Virginia to a national title in 2019, has signed an extension that will keep him with the Cavaliers through at least 2030. Virginia athletic director Carla Williams announced the extension Thursday for the 55-year-old Bennett, who is 364-136 Florida A&M, a dubious donor and $237M: The transformative HBCU gift that wasn’t what it seemed 06/14/2024 10:43am • NEW YORK (AP) — It would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black college or university: $237 million — far beyond the recipient’s endowment. The money was promised by a 30-year-old who had recounted his rise from a childhood in foster care to becoming, as he put it, Tex Sports on TV for June 15 - 16 06/14/2024 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, June 15 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Sydney at Adelaide 2 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Greater Western Sydney AUTO RACING Noon USA — NASCAR Xfinity Series: Qualifying, Iowa Speedw Sports on TV for June 17 - 23 06/14/2024 10:00am • Adv15 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, June 17 COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 7, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 8, Omaha, Neb. MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Make mine medium-rare: Men really do eat more meat than women, study says 06/14/2024 09:51am • CHICAGO (AP) — Vacationing in Chicago this week from Europe, Jelle den Burger and Nirusa Naguleswaran grabbed a bite at the Dog House Grill: a classic Italian beef sandwich for him, grilled cheese for her. Both think the way their genders lined up with their food choices was no coincidence. Women, Here’s what to know about a stalled $237M donation to Florida A&M 06/14/2024 09:40am • NEW YORK (AP) — In early May, Florida A&M University announced a stunning $237 million gift from a 30-year-old donor who cast himself as Texas’ “youngest African American industrial hemp producer.” The donation, which would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black NC State wants to make happier memories in return to CWS after COVID-19 brought abrupt end in 2021 06/14/2024 08:33am • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sam Highfill jogged out of the right-field bullpen at the end of North Carolina State's practice Thursday, stopped to sign a few autographs for kids along the railing and finished his trek to the dugout to grab a drink and yuk it up with teammates. No return trip to the College Don't lose your cool ahead of the heat wave: basic care for your HVAC system 06/14/2024 04:43am • Homeowners who have waited for this heat wave before thinking it might be time for an HVAC tuneup could find themselves sweating before their technician can arrive. Warren Lupson, an adjunct professor at Montgomery College's heating, air conditioning and ventilation department, with 50 years of e Judge blocks Biden's Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students 06/13/2024 10:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department’s authority. In a preliminary injunction granted Thursday, Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over 06/13/2024 08:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in the majority of U.S. abortions on Thursday, though abortion opponents say the ruling won't be the last word in the fight over mifepristone. The narrow decision came two years after the high court overturned the nationw Isn't that Suber? Last entrant in US Open field takes advantage of opportunity, shoots 69 06/13/2024 08:12pm • PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Jackson Suber felt the nerves building as he stepped up for his opening tee shot in his first U.S. Open. The 24-year-old alternate who got a call-up due to Jon Rahm’s withdrawal didn’t show much worry after that, even on this unexpectedly big stage. Suber finished 1-unde Best Job Search Sites 06/13/2024 08:00pm • Job search sites can help interviewees efficiently search for and apply to hundreds of opportunities. They minimize the need to visit each company's website individually and check whether it has open positions. Using job search sites gives you more time and energy to focus on other aspects of your j 10 Powerful Ways to Overcome Anger or a Bad Mood 06/13/2024 08:00pm • You have a fight with your best friend. You don't get that promotion you wanted. You wrangle through bad traffic and bad drivers to get somewhere in a rush. All of these examples could set off anger or a bad mood. It's normal to have a bad mood or be upset sometimes. However, it's important to find