Ohio kidnap hero, Charles Ramsey rejects offers of free burgers, endorsements
Associated Press: CLEVELAND — A man who put aside his Big Mac to help rescue three…
Wanted: Florida foster parents
By Margie Menzel, The News Service of Florida: TALLAHASSEE - With new legislation reforming Florida foster care,…
A MOREHOUSE MAN
In a speech to more than 500 graduates of America’s only all-male historically Black college or…
2013 MOORE TORNADO
Still alive A woman is pulled out from under the rubble in Moore, Okla., on May…
Gov. Scott quietly signs elections bill
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott’s office confirmed Tuesday that he quietly signed…
Wyatt wins lawsuit against B-CU
Other Reed-era lawsuits continue BY JAMES HARPER FLORIDA COURIER DAYTONA BEACH – Former Bethune Cookman-University head…
Wyatt wins lawsuit against B-CU
Other Reed-era lawsuits continue BY JAMES HARPER, FLORIDA COURIER DAYTONA BEACH – Former Bethune Cookman-University head football…
GRILLED
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…
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Wanted: Florida foster parents
By Margie Menzel, The News Service of Florida: TALLAHASSEE - With new legislation reforming Florida foster care, good foster parents will be more in demand than ever. And current foster parents say new ones will have a…
Black trade union members convening in Orlando
New CBTU president discusses impact of union membership for Black workers SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) and its 42nd International Convention is being held through May 27 in Orlando…
Hurricane exercise held this week in Tallahassee
Emergency managers preparing for storm season; urging residents in state to do the same SPECIAL TO THE COURIER TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s State Emergency Response Team (SERT) hosted the 2013 Statewide Hurricane Exercise through Thursday at the…
Governor signs budget after cutting turkeys and projects
BY BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott on Monday sliced a rafter of turkeys and plenty of other projects out of the formerly $74.5 billion budget for the fiscal year…
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…
Ohio kidnap hero, Charles Ramsey rejects offers of free burgers, endorsements
Associated Press: CLEVELAND — A man who put aside his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house says he’s not endorsing a group of restaurants offering him free burgers for…
Morehouse College – a history
COMPILED FROM STAFF REPORTS In 1867, two years after the Civil War ended, Augusta Theological Institute was established in the basement of Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Founded in 1787, Springfield Baptist is the oldest…
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…
Rowland added to ‘X Factor’
Former Destiny’s Child member and Latin singer join judges panel EURWEB.COM Fox has confirmed that former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland and Latin singer Paulina Rubio will be the new “X Factor” judges for season three,…
Esposito: Not every show is for everyone
EURWEB.COM Giancarlo Esposito understands that some of his diehard fans — who have shown support ever since his breakout role as Buggin’ Out in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” may not be checking for him…
Luckett, Wayans, Brant join ‘Single Ladies’
Letoya Luckett, Damien Wayans and Lesley-Ann Brandt are set for major recurring or possible regular roles in VH1’s “Single Ladies.” Luckett, formerly of Destiny’s Child, will play Felicia Price, the icy and aloof founder and senior…
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…
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…
Obama’s Morehouse speech gets a ‘B-minus’ grade
This year, I celebrated the 35th anniversary of graduation from Morehouse College. Coincidentally, President Barack Obama spoke at…
Requiem for my fellow Oklahomans
People speak of the awesomeness of the movie “Twister.” For me, the movie evoked nightmares of my childhood,…
‘Nobody can stop you’
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It started with a phone call from the White House
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Health in a Heartbeat
- Pets may help infants avoid animal allergies May 24, 2013Having your first baby changes life in countless ways. Suddenly, you go from sleeping soundly each night to waking at the tiniest peep from the nursery. Cash flies out of your pocket at record speed to pay for diapers and doctor’s appointments. And free time … What’s that? Anticipating baby’s arrival may even make parents-to-be […]
- Night owls and depression May 23, 2013Do you revel in the glow of the moon? Know every late-night talk show … and the infomercials that follow them? Do your mortal enemies include the alarm clock, too-chipper morning radio hosts and those pesky rays of sunshine that creep through your windows and assault your eyes? Then, yep … you’re a night owl. […]
- 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 […]