Reid says Nixon, Democrats gaining ground for midterm elections
U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon and journalist, political commentator and television host Joy Reid at The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale (Photo courtesy of FACEBOOK). …
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Florida children drownings reach alarming rate despite prevention efforts
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Miami Gardens to host Family Fall Festival Oct. 31
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North Miami Mayor Desulme ineligible to run for qualifying fee violation, judge says
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Jolly, Donalds make last-minute pitches for Florida gubernatorial race
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Big Risks and Benefits of Diabetes Drug Metformin
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Miami-Dade tax collector warns residents about fraud traffic citation texts
Photo courtesy of chattooga1180.com MIAMI- Dariel Fernandez, Miami-Dade County Tax Collector, Issues Scam Alert Regarding Fraudulent Traffic Citation Text Messages The Miami-Dade County Tax Collector’s …
Health and Wellness
Miami-Dade County Public Schools offers options of in-class and virtual instruction
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) strives to safely return students to the physical schoolhouse for the 2020-2021 school year, but recognizes that doing so will …
Academic Research Moms Group launches scholarship fund in partnership with The HBCU Foundation & Meharry Medical College
COLUMBUS, OH. — A group of women scientists in medical research and academics aptly named Academic Research Moms, or "ARM", decided to act in support …
Business
T-Mobile beats Street 2Q forecasts
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) _ T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $361 million. On a per-share basis, the Bellevue, Washington-based company …
Time Warner Cable misses Street 2Q forecasts
NEW YORK (AP) _ Time Warner Cable Inc. on Thursday reported a drop in second-quarter profit as higher costs offset a boost in subscriber growth. …
Cigna tops Street 2Q forecasts
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ Cigna Corp. (CI) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $588 million. On a per-share basis, the Bloomfield, Connecticut-based company said it …
Technology
Drivers say Toyota’s acceleration fixes didn’t solve the problem
DETROIT (AP) — At least 15 Toyota drivers have complained to U.S. safety officials that their cars sped up by themselves even after being fixed …
Facebook phone glitch causes scary error
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Georgia mother and her two daughters logged onto Facebook from mobile phones last weekend and wound up in a startling …
Education
University of Maine pressed to serve more local food
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ A group of Maine food producers and organizations is pressing the University of Maine System to serve more locally grown food …
Drop in number of new teachers could get state review
By TOM DAVIES INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Two leading sponsors of many recent Indiana education overhaul measures now want the Legislature to consider steps for possibly …
Ohio University’s Athens campus to ban tobacco use
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) _ Ohio University is banning tobacco on campus. The Athens Messenger (http://bit.ly/1MyqAZU ) reports that Ohio University’s Athens campus is transitioning to …
Sports
Boston Olympic group taps 3 universities for events
By BOB SALSBERG BOSTON (AP) _ The organizers of Boston’s Olympic bid said Wednesday that Harvard University, Boston College and Northeastern University would serve as …
Washington regrets having to walk away from Rangers job
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) _ Ron Washington sat in the opposite dugout from the one he used to manage the …
UNC agrees to extension with Roy Williams through 2020
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) _ North Carolina has agreed to a two-year contract extension with Roy Williams, keeping the Hall of Fame coach with the …
