Sports
Sports Illustrated names Deion Sanders Sportsman of the Year for 2023
New Colorado Buffaloes Coach Deion Sanders has been named Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsman of the Year.” […]
Articles by Carma Henry
Editorials
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time […]
Health
Children’s Smiles are Priceless:
Children’s Smiles are Priceless: […]
Local News
DeSantis Proposes $114.4B State Budget
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday pitched a $114.4 billion budget for next fiscal year that includes a variety of tax cuts and spending on such things as teacher salary increases and police recruitment bonuses. […]
Local News
Biden Announces Preliminary Agreement on CHIPS and Science Act
President Joe Biden on Monday, Dec. 11, announced the first preliminary agreement under the CHIPS and Science Act to bolster America’s semiconductor industry and strengthen national security. The groundbreaking deal, aimed at revitalizing U.S. leadership in semiconductors, already has spurred over $230 billion in planned investments in the sector since its inception. […]
Local News
Feds Take Aim at Trans Coverage Ban
The Biden administration this week urged an appeals court to uphold a ruling that Florida violated federal law by blocking Medicaid coverage for transgender people seeking hormone therapy and puberty blockers. […]
National News
Texas Democrats Urge DOJ Intervention as ‘Operation Lonestar’ Faces Increased Scrutiny
Initially conceived by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, “Operation Lonestar” has stirred significant controversy, with reported incidents resulting in at least 74 deaths and numerous instances of violence and mistreatment of migrants over the past year. […]
Health
New Sickle Cell Treatments spark feelings of hope amid some hesitancy among Black patients
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new gene-editing therapy to treat Sickle Cell Disease, a debilitating blood disorder that affects at least 100,000 Americans, most of whom are Black. The treatment, called Casgevy, is the first approved medicine in the U.S. to use the groundbreaking gene-editing tool CRISPR to alter DNA. […]
Health
‘Until There Is a Cure’: A Pancreatic Cancer Initiative Gains Momentum
The pancreas, situated behind the liver, produces hormones that assist in digestion and control of blood sugar levels. Pancreatic cancer, as in Reynolds’ case, is often detected too late to save a patient’s life. […]
Health
Officials find encouraging surge in life expectancy among Black Americans
The latest findings on life expectancy in the United States from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) underscored a noteworthy upswing for the African American population in 2022. With the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continuing, the NCHS has highlighted the positive strides in health outcomes, particularly for Black Americans. […]