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
Patient’s death blamed on Nebraska hospital’s treatment
WINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) _ A federal report says inadequate treatment at a hospital in northeast Nebraska resulted in one death earlier this year and harm …
Study: Women with mild memory problem worsen faster than men
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — Older women with mild memory impairment worsened about twice as fast as men, researchers reported Tuesday, part …
Business
Alpha Natural told it no longer meets Wyoming bond rules
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) _ A Virginia-based company that is among the largest coal miners in Wyoming’s Power River Basin has been informed it no longer …
AAA Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey gas prices rise again
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ Motorists continue to see higher prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon …
Sweet Briar College closure faces Supreme Court of Virginia test
By STEVE SZKOTAK RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The battle to keep Sweet Briar College open is headed to the Supreme Court of Virginia amid a …
Education
Walker makes case for education reforms nationwide
By SCOTT BAUER MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Scott Walker touted changes he’s made to K-12 education as governor in Wisconsin in a newspaper column published …
U of F online program struggles to gain recognition
Associated Press GAINESVILLE — Fewer than 10 percent of 3,118 high school students invited to sign up for a new online program after their applications …
Can parents use video games as lessons in life?
By Mark Cheverton In the history of child development, the widespread participation in the use of video games is not only a relatively new phenomenon, …
Sports
Oklahoma City Thunder hire Florida’s Billy Donovan as coach
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ The Thunder hired Florida’s Billy Donovan as their coach Thursday, hoping he will help the …
Cuba gets 5 places in 2016 Olympics men’s boxing lineup
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) _ The International Boxing Association says Cuba earned five places in the 2016 Olympics men’s draw through its World Series of Boxing. …
Sao Paulo confirmed as football host in 2016 Olympics
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) _ Olympic organizers have confirmed Sao Paulo as one of the host cities of the football …
