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
A touch of Whitney: ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ sings
It’s an illusion. When actress Naomi Ackie stands with her back to the camera, you stare at her clothes, wigs, physique and mannerisms and get …
JAN. 5 IS GEORGE W. CARVER RECOGNITION DAY
To commemorate his life and inventions, George Washington Carver Recognition Day is celebrated on Jan. 5, the anniversary of his death. Born into slavery in …
Business
Google ad costs, not its alleged monopoly, irks businesses
New York (AP) – When asked about Google, Bryan Clayton voices a familiar lament among small business owners. “You keep getting squeezed further and further …
Group calls for reparations for Boston’s Black community
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – An organization that wants to rename Boston’s Faneuil Hall is calling for economic reparations for the city’s Black community. The …
Some surprising things renters’ insurance covers – and leaves out
Insurance is designed to offer peace of mind, but there’s a reason your policy has all that fine print: You might not have the coverage …
Technology
China’s record criticized as Congress mulls nuclear pact
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) _ China’s record on nuclear proliferation is facing congressional criticism as the Obama administration seeks renewal of a 30-year agreement …
Pekin debuts city finance website
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) _ Pekin’s city finances are now viewable around the clock. City officials have created a website allowing taxpayers to view 2,300 lines …
Education
STUDENTS EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT BETHUNE-COOKMAN’S FUTURE
PHOTO COURTESY OF INSIDE HIGHER ED DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the second day this week, students at Bethune-Cookman University left classes and held a …
WPB program engages students with fun
PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH FOOSA (Fun Out of School Activities) is a program for elementary and middle school aged children that …
Black college loses lawsuit to preserve accreditation
PHOTO COURTESY OF PCNAA1.ORG AUGUSTA, Ga. – A historically black college in Georgia has lost a lawsuit seeking to preserve its regional accreditation. A federal …
Sports
Fate of several NFL coaches being decided in coming days
Raven’s coach Chuck Pagano is already out. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Jack Del Rio and Chuck …
Baseball’s glow is gone for Derek Jeter as Marlins CEO
PHOTO COURTESY OF WEEI.COM By STEVEN WINE MIAMI (AP) – Reacting to the Giancarlo Stanton trade, a Miami Marlins supporter who is a priest suggested …
Woods says he’s now on the ‘other side’ of pain, loving life
Tiger Woods’ return to golf began with a funny married-couple-like back-and-forth with a PGA Tour media official. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM By DOUG FERGUSON Associated …
