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
Tampa cancer hospital opens teen lounge for patients
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ A Tampa cancer hospital is opening a teen lounge to encourage patients to meet and hang out during treatment. Moffitt Cancer …
EPA says Ohio incinerator released dangerous toxins into air
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio (AP) _ The Environmental Protection Agency says a hazardous-waste incinerator in eastern Ohio released dangerous toxins into the air over the past …
Business
IS REFINANCING YOUR MORTGAGE WORTH IT?
BY ALEX VEIGA The interest rate pendulum has swung in favor of homeowners again. A steady decline in recent weeks brought down the average rate …
US PENDING HOME SALES RISE MODESTLY IN SEPTEMBER
BY JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes ticked up only slightly in September, as it remained difficult …
CORPORATE GIANTS FUNDING STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES
WASHINGTON (AP) – Voters may not know it, but the millions of dollars paying for ads on ballot measures they will consider next month come …
Education
Black students’ field trips tabled over inclusion concerns
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ An Indiana school district said Monday it will restructure field trips designed to expose black students to colleges so that …
Groundbreaking set on new University of Charleston gym
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ The University of Charleston is breaking ground on a replacement for its gymnasium this week. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for …
Michelle Obama to speak at Tuskegee University commencement
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Michelle Obama will deliver the commencement address at Tuskegee University, a historically black university in Alabama. The May 9 event is one …