Miami-Dade Emergency Operations Center hosts Category 3 drill
MIAMI — With the Atlantic Hurricane Season having started June 1 and running until November 30, the Miami-Dade Emergency Operation Center (EOC) played host to …
Zimmerman back in jail, attorney seeks new hearing
MIAMI (AP) _ The lawyer for a U.S. man who shot an unarmed black teen in a case that has raised national questions and anger …
Democratic Party Official Facing Arrest
By ELGIN JONES EJones@SFLTimes.com FORT LAUDERDALE — The former treasurer of the Broward County Democratic Party’s Council of Club Presidents is facing arrest in a …
Pastor who backs gay rights now at risk of losing church
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota pastor who watched most of his congregation leave after he voiced support for gay marriage is now at …
Simply a setback? Or setup for a comeback
(New York Amsterdam News)- Greetings from 30,000 feet as a week of travels flies me across the aerial highways, from the Northeast to the Southeast, …
New Google tool looks to enlighten
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —Google has introduced a new tool, designed to make its search engine smarter.
CAFCI giving students college assist
ROYAL PALM BEACH — Seven students from Palm Beach County Schools who are heading for their college of choice were awarded $1,000 and $500 scholarships …
Amnesty calls for rights violations probe
KINGSTON — Amnesty International has urged the government to appoint an independent fact-finding panel to investigate human rights violations allegedly committed during a bloody state …
Nigeria’s most populous state poised to become a metropolis
I recently returned from Lagos, Nigeria, where I participated in a workshop designed to move forward local plans to prepare for climate change.
Bayside Foundation backs FMU students with $200K
MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Bayside Foundation has announced a $200,000 gift to Florida Memorial University to support access to higher education for City of …