- NBC News
Larry Allen, Dallas Cowboys legend and NFL Hall of Famer, suddenly dies at 52
Dallas Cowboys legend Larry Allen has died while vacationing with his family in Mexico.
- Associated Press Finance
A grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules
A U.S. federal court of appeals panel suspended a venture capital firm's grant program for Black women business owners, ruling that a conservative group is likely to prevail in its lawsuit claiming that the program is the discriminatory. The ruling against the Atlanta-based Fearless Fund is another victory for conservative groups waging a sprawling legal battle against corporate diversity programs that have targeted dozens of companies and government institutions. The case against the Fearless Fund by was brought last year by the American American Alliance for Equal Rights, a group led by Edward Blum, the conservative activist behind the Supreme Court case that ended affirmative action in college admissions. In a 2-1 ruling, the panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Miami found that Blum was likely to prevail in his lawsuit claiming the grant program violates section 1981 of the 1866 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race when enforcing contracts.
- The Osceola
Florida State still the early leader for top 2026 ATH Derrek Cooper
After receiving an offer from Florida State earlier in the year, Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade Madonna athlete Derrek Cooper visited the Seminoles to watch the Seminole Showcase. Following the showcase, Cooper said that Florida State was the top school in his highly contested recruitment. A little over a month later, Cooper returned to work out at the first individual camp held by Florida State on Sunday.
