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
USC fires back at UCSD in Alzheimer’s research data dispute
SAN DIEGO (AP) _ The University of Southern California said it will seek a restraining order against the University of California, San Diego, after discovering …
Health officials report sharp rise in heroin use in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Health officials say the state is seeing an increase in heroin-related deaths as use of the drug expands among Alaskans. The …
Business
Wind energy company: Proposed noise rules too restrictive
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A company that wants to build a wind farm in Lancaster County said proposed noise rules there are too restrictive and …
Man joins woman chained to Shell ship north of Seattle
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) _ A second person has chained himself to a support ship that is part of Royal Dutch Shell’s exploratory oil drilling plans …
AAA: Maryland drivers paying $2.67 per gallon
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Motorists in Maryland are paying 3 cents more at the pump when compared with a week ago. AAA Mid-Atlantic said Friday in …
Education
NYC installing 21,000 audible door alarms at schools
NEW YORK (AP) _ Officials are installing 21,000 audible door alarms at New York City schools in order to prevent another tragedy like the 2013 …
Policies on transgender admissions at women’s colleges
NEW YORK (AP) _ Barnard College issued a new policy Thursday saying it will now admit transgender women. The decision at the Manhattan campus follows …
Rome university chief blasted for ‘Miss University’ pageant
ROME (AP) _ Some of Italy’s top female academics are demanding an apology from the president of the University of Rome for participating in the …
Sports
Erase Strokes From Your Golf Game — No Pencil Required
(NewsUSA) – “To shave strokes from your golf game, the only equipment you need is a good eraser.” Although this phrase is uttered jokingly by …
Taking Care on and off the Sports Field
(NewsUSA) – It’s one of the unfortunate truths of our obsession with sports: Coaches don’t normally get much credit unless they take their teams all …
Fishing and Boating are Great Activities for the Entire Family
(NewsUSA) – NewsusaInfographic – “Protecting Memories” reminds us that fishing and boating are great activities for your family to make memories on the water. Participating …
