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
Paxlovid coronavirus gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency use, a first for a pill
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that’s been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus. More than 11 …
Uganda’s president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
Uganda’s president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and …
Business
OECD slashes global economic outlook on Russia-Ukraine war
London (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine and the energy and food crises it worsened will severely drag down global economic growth and push up …
Senate approves Lisa Cook as first Black woman to Fed post
Washington (AP) — The Senate confirmed economist Lisa Cook on Tuesday to serve on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, making her the first Black …
Florida Memorial University seeks return to good standing
Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP) – The only historically Black university in South Florida is hoping to be upgraded from probation to good standing by its …
Technology
Microsoft increases paid leave for new parents
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Microsoft says it will offer more paid leave to new parents and increase other benefits …
Reddit updates content policy, banning a ‘handful’ of groups
NEW YORK (AP) _ Reddit, the online discussion site known for free-wheeling discussions, is updating its content policy as it tries to be a more …
Education
From interns to first-gen university students
PHOTO COURTESY OF PROPEL BOCA RATON, Fla. – Fulfilling its mission of helping disadvantaged youth achieve academic success, PROPEL (People Reaching Out to Provide Education …
High School graduation rates reveals improvement, but slowing
By MATTHEW ATWELL WASHINGTON — The national high school graduation rate reached an alltime high of 84.6 percent in 2017, up from 79 percent in …
BCPS PARTNERS WITH JERSEY COLLEGE TO OFFER SUMMER NURSELIFE EXPLORATION CAMP
As part of efforts to develop a pipeline of future nurses, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Coordinated Student Health Services, in partnership with Jersey College …
Sports
Was There: Smith and Carlos protest during 1968 Olympics
PHOTO COURTESY OF OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MEXICO CITY (AP) – By the time they reached Mexico City in October 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos …
Paul Allen was major part of sports landscape in Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) – No one had more influence on professional sports in the Pacific Northwest than Paul Allen. But though he was the owner of …
Miami Heat player sues for lost income from dog’s neutering
PHOTO COURTESY OF ALL U CAN HEAT COOPER CITY, Fla. – Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem is suing the veterinary hospital he says “castrated” his …
