New fee being charged health plans for research
WASHINGTON (AP) —Starting this new year, the government is charging a new fee to your health insurance plan for research to find out which drugs, …
Thermostats alleged as source of contamination
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — While health and environmental groups are praising the Environmental Protection Agency for reining in mercury emissions from power plants, a New …
Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 01-05-12
EJones@SFLTimes.com CONSUMER CONCERNS Floridians are finding there is little enforcement of laws intended to protect them from harassing debt collectors. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, …
Hundreds of kids get bikes, toys, snow at Holiday in the Park
OPA-LOCKA — Bicycles, dolls and games were among the surprises in store for Opa-locka children when Vice Mayor Dorothy “Dottie” Johnson recently hosted the city’s …
Pioneer photographer Columbus Lee dies at 76
Fed up with working for a roofing company, Columbis Lee bought a camera and started Lee’s Photos in 1968.
Jason Taylor bids farewell in dream ending to long career
MIAMI GARDENS (AP) — Jason Taylor stood at his 10-yard line, motioning with both arms to coax more noise from the crowd as the Miami …
Black Friday binge, last-minute surge made for decent gains
NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday shopping season turned out to be two seasons: the Black Friday binge and a last-minute surge. Together, they added …
FAMU panel good idea but late in coming
The decision by the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees to create an independent committee “to examine the problem of hazing and ways to eradicate …
Scholars seek to identify the Obama of two centuries ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost two centuries before there was a man named Obama in the White House, there was a man named Obama shackled in …
Lawmakers to look at gambling, redistricting
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — For most lawmakers, drawing new boundaries for legislative districts that help keep them in office will be priority No. 1 in the …