South Florida security officers: On the front lines, left behind
During the holiday season, while many of us gather with family to celebrate, we must not forget the sacrifices of South Florida’s county contracted security …
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US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many
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Three men lynched a century ago are innocent, judge finds
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‘White Woman Syndrome’ denies Black women justice
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Palestinian forces are cracking down on Palestinian militants
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The butcher’s knife, the lamb’s cry – and ascent of the billionaires
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10 tips from experts to help you change your relationship with money in 2025
New York (AP) — With the end of 2024 around the corner, you might be reflecting on financial goals for 2025. Whether you’re saving to …
Health and Wellness
Pesticide use down, harm up
American farmers are using smaller amounts of better targeted pesticides, but these are harming pollinators, aquatic insects and some plants far more than decades ago, …
Butt … Is it worth death?
A Dallas woman was sentenced to five years in prison for causing a nightclub dancer’s death by performing an illegal cosmetic butt injection on her …
Business
Bee numbers down, but everyone can fight problem
By TIM ROSENBERGER (Peoria) Journal Star PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Bees, pollinators for much of the world’s food supply, are still suffering severe drops in …
SpaceX trying again to launch rocket from historic moon pad
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – SpaceX is taking another shot at launching a rocket from NASA’s historic moon pad. …
Business Highlights
Associated Press Judge denies request to halt Dakota Access pipeline work WASHINGTON (AP) – A judge has rejected a request by two American Indian tribes …
Technology
NY lawmakers look at cybersecurity laws, penalties
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ State lawmakers in New York are set to examine current laws relating to privacy violations and data breaches and whether current …
NSA winds down once-secret phone-records collection program
By KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ The National Security Agency has begun winding down its collection and storage of American phone records …
Education
Bucs quarterback, FAMU and Tuskegee bands, in MLK parade
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – With Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston as grand marshal and the popular marching bands from Florida A&M and Tuskegee …
School employee fired for tweet aimed at student’s spelling
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) – A school system employee in Maryland who had a lighthearted quarrel with a student on Twitter over the student’s spelling has …
Study explores link between college debt, ‘boomerang’ effect
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – While both college debt and the “boomerang” phenomenon are growing, a new study casts doubt on …
Sports
Jordan, former Chicago Bull, on witness list in civil trial
CHICAGO (AP) _ Former Chicago Bull Michael Jordan is on the witness list for an upcoming civil trial on the use of his identity in …
Buccaneers aim for more production from tight end position
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ With Jameis Winston throwing the football and Dirk Koetter calling plays, a healthy Austin Seferian-Jenkins …
Jaguars GM Caldwell confident ‘greater days ahead’
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ It’s been a long and laborious building process for Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell. …
