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
Lawmakers concerned about mental health services nonprofit
By DAVE GRAM MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) _ Rutland Mental Health Services, one of 12 regional nonprofits serving clients with mental health and other disabilities, is …
New birth control rule for employers with religious qualms
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) _ Hoping to put to rest one of the most difficult disputes over its health care law, the Obama administration …
Business
New York state regulator proposes foreclosure law change
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ New York’s top bank regulator on Tuesday proposed amending state law to shorten the foreclosure process for homes …
Rhode Island preservation group fires back at Vanderbilts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ The group that owns The Breakers mansion in Newport has fired back at members of the Vanderbilt family, intensifying a dispute …
Duke plans to build natural gas-fired plant in Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) _ Duke Energy says it will build a $750 million natural gas plant to replace its troubled coal-fired Asheville plant as the …
Education
NYC schools can show students how to use condoms
By DEEPTI HAJELA NEW YORK (AP) _ New York City public high schools can show students how to use condoms in high school health classes, …
Shortage of school bus drivers wreaks havoc in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ A shortage of school bus drivers in South Bend in the final weeks of the school year is causing some …
University of New Haven to ban tobacco products campus-wide
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ The University of New Haven is kicking off a campus-wide ban on all tobacco products with a celebration on Monday. …
Sports
Ex-Miami pitching coach pleads guilty in steroid probe
By CURT ANDERSON MIAMI — A former University of Miami pitching coach has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges for his role in the baseball steroids scandal centered …
Wildcats not the only team with talent heading into NCAAs
By EDDIE PELLS At Kentucky these days, it’s a bigger surprise when a player sticks around than when he leaves. That’s why the coach, John Calipari, …
‘Hands down’ the best? White out to show he’s top receiver
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Kevin White wanted to show NFL scouts that he’s more than just a fast wide receiver, setting out to showcase his ability to …
