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Pine Bluff NAACP ACT-SO Program Kicks Off 2026 Season
13+ hour, 48+ min ago (283+ words) The 2026 season of the Pine Bluff NAACP ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) Program is underway, with student competitions already beginning this month. Organizers announced a series of upcoming competition dates across multiple disciplines, including Visual Arts on March…...
UAPB’s Ta’Yanna Dandridge Selected as National Sara’s Wish Foundation Fellow
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (804+ words) Ta'Yanna "Tee" Dandridge, senior research/program assistant in the Office of International Programs and Studies at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), has been selected as the 2026 Sara's Wish Foundation Fellow by The Forum on Education Abroad. The…...
Scoreboard roundup — 3/3/26
2+ week, 5+ day ago (88+ words) Scoreboard roundup " 3/3/26Deltaplex News (NEW YORK) " Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONMavericks 90, Hornets 117Pistons 109, Cavaliers 113Wizards 109, Magic 126Nets 98, Heat 124Knicks 111, Raptors 95Spurs 131, 76ers 91Thunder 116, Bulls 108Grizzlies 110, Timberwolves 117Pelicans 101, Lakers 110Suns 114, Kings 103 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEPenguins 1, Bruins 2Golden Knights 2, Sabres 3Panthers 1, Devils 5Mammoth 3, Capitals 2Predators 2, Blue Jackets 3Blackhawks 2, Jets 3Stars 6, Flames 1Senators 4, Oilers 5Lightning 1, Wild 5Avalanche 5, Ducks…...
Children are being kept in immigration custody longer than allowed, advocates say
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1073+ words) (NEW YORK) " As Khelin Marcano was preparing for her routine scheduled appointment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in December, she debated packing a bag full of her 1-year-old daughter's clothes. While she and her husband had been attending appointments without…...
Tom Felton’s Broadway debut as Draco Malfoy halted mid-show by audience applause
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (272+ words) Tom Felton has returned to the Wizarding World. The actor, who played Draco Malfoy in all eights films in the Harry Potter franchise, has reprised the role while making his Broadway debut in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on…...
UAPB Students Encourage Study Abroad Experiences to Strengthen Foreign Language Skills and Cross-Cultural Competency
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (619+ words) Our inaugural trip to Costa Rica was designed to allow UAPB's Spanish minor students to achieve fluency in the language as well as experience a Hispanic culture firsthand," Peterson said. The program gives an immersive exposure to Spanish and allowed…...
U-A Monticello ranked in top 3 in best small public colleges in Arkansas
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (765+ words) MONTICELLO, Ark. " The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) has been recognized in the top three higher education institutions in the category of "Best Small Public College in Arkansas" in the 2026 Niche.com Best Colleges rankings. This distinction highlights the…...
More US hospitals are ending gender-affirming care for minors. How this could impact patients
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (1513+ words) (NEW YORK) " Two U.S. hospitals are the latest to announce they will be ending some, or all, of their pediatric gender-affirming care services at the end of the month. Kaiser Permanente, a health care company that manages 40 hospitals across several states…...
CDC launches new national campaign to tackle mental health, substance use among teens
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (430+ words) (WASHINGTON) " The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a'new campaign'on Tuesday aimed at tackling mental health and substance use among teens ahead of the upcoming school year. The federal campaign, entitled Free Mind, aims to provide teens and their…...
FDA approves updated COVID vaccines with restrictions on who can receive them
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (177+ words) (WASHINGTON) " The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for some Americans. The vaccines were approved for use in adults aged 65 and older and for those between ages 5 and 64 with at least one underlying condition that puts…...