Two FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.
Associated Press: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Two FBI special agents on the agency’s elite Hostage Rescue…
Report: Florida crime rate lowest in 42 years
Overall crime rate dropped 6.5% from 2011 to 2012 News4Jax.com – Florida’s crime rate dropped 6.5…
OJ’s ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson’s former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched…
Powerball jackpot closing in on another record
Associated Press: DES MOINES, Iowa — Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record…
Failing Ga. student accused of faking kidnapping
Associated Press: JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking…
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The Departments of Treasury, Justice and State provide unwanted distractions for Barack Obama’s second-term agenda. COMPILED…
CLASS OF 2013
At last, it’s graduation time! A jubilant Jerred Mason was among thousands of graduates receiving degrees…
Decisions, decisions
Education bills await governor BY BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The biggest battles on…
Miami-Dade early voters opposed stadium funding
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Miami Dolphins were down 14 percentage points at the polls…
‘WE’RE DONE’
WELFARE QUEENS? THE CONCLUSION – With those words, the Florida House of Representatives closed up shop…
JAMES BROWN / 80th BIRTHDAY
Happy belated birthday, Godfather! James Brown is pictured in 1969 at Los Angeles International Airport with…
$50 billion left on the table
Florida won’t use money for ‘Obamacare’ COMPILED FROM WIRE REPORTS As the Florida Legislature’s latest session…
Report: Florida crime rate lowest in 42 years
Overall crime rate dropped 6.5% from 2011 to 2012 News4Jax.com – Florida’s crime rate dropped 6.5 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, according to the Annual Uniform Crime Report released Thursday by the Florida Department of…
College president’s pay wide-ranging, report shows
BY BRANDON LARRABEE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – The contracts for Florida state college presidents range widely and in several cases seem to violate state law, according to a review released Monday by Gov. Rick…
State: Keep Trayvon’s personal life out of trial
Prosecution asks judge not to allow certain testimony relating to slain teenager BY SUSAN JACOBSON ORLANDO SENTINEL/MCT ORLANDO – The prosecution in the George Zimmerman murder case has asked a judge to prohibit testimony about shooting…
BRIEFS
Governor says he’s ‘working’ on Carroll replacement After Jennifer Carroll abruptly resigned from the lieutenant governor post two months ago, Gov. Rick Scott said he would wait until after the legislative session to select a replacement.…
Delta Sigma Theta to host STEM event in Tampa
BLACKNEWS.COM Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is celebrating 100 years of public service and social action. In concert with chapters all over the world, the Tampa Alumnae Chapter is celebrating the legacy of its sisterhood by…
Two FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.
Associated Press: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Two FBI special agents on the agency’s elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday. The accident happened off the coast of…
OJ’s ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson’s former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star’s armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns when they…
Powerball jackpot closing in on another record
Associated Press: DES MOINES, Iowa — Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory once again. Should nobody pick the correct six…
Failing Ga. student accused of faking kidnapping
Associated Press: JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a class. John’s Creek city spokesman Doug Nurse says…
Nearly 50 injured as Conn. commuter trains collide
By Susan Haigh, Associated Press: FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday’s evening rush hour, injuring about 50 people, authorities said. There were no reports of fatalities. The…
Beyonce gets tossed in with Kelly Rowland’s ‘Dirty Laundry’
By Emily Blake, MTV.com – They say airing your dirty laundry in public is uncouth, but when your entire life is in the spotlight, they’re bound to see it anyway. On her brand-new single released on…
TNT’s ‘Southland’ canceled; King signs on to ABC’s ‘Divorce’
Nursing drama starring Ving Rhames also dropped by TNT EURWEB.COM The cable network TNT recently announced it’s cancellation of two dramas, “Southland’’ starring Regina King and “Monday Mornings with Ving Rhames. Both shows collapsed under the…
‘The Butler’ release date moved up
*In a bid to create more Oscar buzz breathing room, The Weinstein Company has moved the release date of its Lee Daniels-directed “The Butler” from Oct. 18 to Aug. 16, reports Deadline.com. The film looks at…
NBC drops shows featuring J-Hud, NeNe
EURWEB.COM Both Jennifer Hudson and NeNe Leakes’ NBC shows “Smash’’ and “The New Normal” have been dropped from the network’s primetime lineup. “The New Normal,” which featured Leakes (“Real Housewives of Atlanta”), was canceled by NBC…
Chris Brown scares neighbors with art painted curbside
Associated Press: LOS ANGELES — Grammy-winning musician Chris Brown’s neighbors are unhappy with the creepy art he’s chosen to have painted along the curb of his Hollywood Hills home. A neighborhood group said the grimacing, sharp-toothed,…
Bionic eye is now a reality
By Ronald D. White Los Angeles Times /MCT LOS ANGELES – Robert Greenberg got tired of hearing from senior engineers that it wasn’t possible to build his product idea: a bionic eye that gives sight to…
Analysts in demand as big data becomes big business
By Adam Belz Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT Kossi Gavi drives to class on Sunday afternoons to learn retail software, and the reason is simple. People who wield computers to analyze large amounts of digital information are in…
Increasingly, cameras follow you everywhere
By Abbott Koloff The Record/MCE They are watching as you work out at the gym, wait for a train, drive a car or walk down the street. Video surveillance cameras, both private and public, are just…
Samsung pulls out all stops with Galaxy S4 smartphone
BY TROY WOLVERTON SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS/MCRT Having grabbed the smartphone lead from Apple, Samsung now seems determined to overwhelm its archrival by announcing a new version of its Galaxy S4 smartphone that’s bigger and better…
Buckhorn announces new public Wi-Fi in city buildings
Tampa, Fla. – Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced seven new public Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the City of Tampa offices. Each hotspot was chosen because it is in a highly trafficked area and will be of most use…
Random thoughts of a free Black mind, v. 177
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FAMU’s legacy is one of improving lives, community
Dr. Larry Robinson GUEST COMMENTARY Over the past 18 months, Florida A&M University has become an institution of…
Secret Service: Suspicious letter mailed to Obama
By Julie Pace, Associated Press: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Secret Service has intercepted a letter addressed to President…
Consequence to cuts no one thought would happen
By Tom Raum, Associated Press: WASHINGTON – It’s not the first time that government economic engineering has produced a time…
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Health in a Heartbeat
- Eating healthy dictated by meal times May 22, 2013You know what you should eat. But do you know when you should eat? Carbs will be carbs at any time of day, but according to new research, how our bodies respond to sugar and other substances varies greatly. Findings show that the time of a meal may be just as important to weight loss […]
- Listen to your heart to love your body May 21, 2013Swimsuit season is just around the corner, and maybe you’re still struggling to lose those last five pounds. Maybe you cheated on your diet and gave in to your chocolate craving. But don’t beat yourself up about it … listen to your heart. Literally. A new study published in the journal PLoS One found that […]
- Changes in food labels could help consumers May 20, 2013If you’ve ever polished off a bag of chips only to discover that the entire bag contained three and one-third servings, the federal Food and Drug Administration is trying to look out for you. Proposed changes to nutrition labels could require food packagers to reveal the calorie count and other information for entire containers of […]
- Low wages could harm your heart May 17, 2013Work-related woes can do a number on your health, both physically and mentally. Demanding bosses, an endless inbox and irritating cubemates can make even the most work world-hardened veterans weary. But one factor can really take a toll on your ticker — your salary. The European Journal of Public Health reports that those who earn […]
- Five keys to a bond built to last May 16, 2013How do you keep your honey happy? Like any living thing, relationships take work and tender loving care. Gifts, affection, quality time and other tokens of appreciation are a start, but a new study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships actually pinpointed five keys to keeping a relationship healthy. Science has extensively […]