SoFlo Live
KAREN STEPHENS IN ‘POTUS’: The award-winning South Florida favorite returns Jan. 9 – 26 to the Carnival Studio Theater of Miami’s Arsht Center for the …
New Orleans mourns victims of truck attack with tearful vigil and celebration of life
New Orleans (AP) — New Orleans mourned, wept and danced at a vigil Saturday evening along the famous thoroughfare where a man rammed a pickup …
Health and Wellness
TikTok videos promoting steroid use have millions of views
NEW YORK (AP) – TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app`s users, …
Officials propose an antibiotic ‘morning-after pill’ against STDs
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to …
Business
Amazon selects Palm Beach State College an education partner for Career Choice program
Lake Worth, Fla. – Palm Beach State College has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing the global company’s hourly …
Jeff Bezos says he will give away most of his fortune
New York (AP) _ Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he will give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime, becoming the latest billionaire …
Gastonia woman starts nonprofit to empower women of color
Gastonia, N.C. (AP) Charly Lindsey has for years wanted to start a nonprofit. Lindsey, who moved to Gastonia in 2014 from North Wilkesboro, said that …
Technology
Holiday Gifts that Can Reduce Stress
StatePoint On top of the everyday stress of life, the holiday season can be one of the most hectic times of year. Unfortunately, all this …
Google’s Pixel phone: Not much new, but still a standout
By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) Google’s ambitious new smartphone, the Pixel, doesn’t offer a lot that’s new. Yet it’s still one …
Education
FIU LEADS THREE UNIVERSITIES IN LAUNCHING PROGRAM FOR MORE DIVERSE DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
MIAMI – Florida International University is leading a trio of universities in a $7.5 million program to support diverse students pursuing doctoral degrees in special …
College Fair connects students to higher education
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CORDELE COLA By NEILSONSKY NOEL Special to South Florida Times DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – In one night, Diego Mondragon learned to navigate …
FAMU to increase minority women faculty in STEM fields
PHOTO COURTESY OF FAMU TALLAHASSEE, Fla.,Florida A&M University (FAMU) is among an alliance of five Florida universities that have secured National Science Foundation (NSF) funding …
Sports
$85K wager on Tiger Woods winning Masters yield $1.19M payout
PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER.COM LAS VEGAS (AP) – A bettor who risked $85,000 on Tiger Woods winning the Masters is now more than a million …
Strong opening week for CBS, Turner with NCAA hoops tourney
PHOTO COURTESY OF UCONN ATHLETICS NEW YORK (AP) — One week into March Madness, CBS is feeling good. Based on ratings from the nation’s largest …
Dwyane Wade: College basketball needs a makeover
Dwyane Wade says it’s time college basketball got a makeover. Wade sits down with PodcastOne Sports Now to talk about the NCAA Tournament and the …
