Miami-Dade Schools offering kids free breakfast and lunch during summer
Photo courtesy of iStock MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Public Schools is doing its part to address food insecurity as the district is offering free breakfast …
-
Donalds inching closer to become first-ever Black Florida governor
Read more -
Gallon among five to win Miami-Dade Commission seats unopposed
Read more -
Miami Gardens to host citywide clean-up effort June 13
Read more -
Broward Health Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of New Freestanding Emergency Room in Lighthouse Point
Read more -
City of Miramar bans RVs residency following complaints
Read more
High School student athletes must undergo heart screening
Photo courtesy of pngtree.com MIAMI – First time high school student-athletes will be required to to take an ECG heart screening before they can play …
Health and Wellness
Garden-to-Table Tips for Growing and Cooking Your Own Produce
StatePoint Nearly 50 percent of fresh fruits and 20 percent of fresh vegetables in the US are imported, according to FoodSafety.gov. This means that your …
Gene therapy lets a French teen dodge sickle cell disease
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A French teen who was given gene therapy for sickle cell disease more than two years ago now …
Business
Reports: Average Manhattan home price is over $1.8 million
NEW YORK (AP) _ The average sales price of a Manhattan apartment has eclipsed $1.8 million _ a new high. The appraisal firm Miller Samuel …
Airports commission recommends expanding Heathrow
By DANICA KIRKA LONDON (AP) _ Britain’s Airports Commission unanimously recommended the construction of a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport on Wednesday in a …
The Latest: New Greek offer going to the 19 euro nations
3 p.m. The European Commission will submit its assessment of Greece’s demand for a new two-year loan program to the finance ministers of the 19 …
Education
The Latest: House clears college tuition waiver bill
SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ The latest on the activities of the Oregon Legislature as lawmakers press closer to adjourning the 2015 legislative session: 4 p.m. …
Teachers still sought in home economics field
By ERIN DUFFY Omaha World-Herald OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Forty years ago, when Cheryl Tschetter started teaching at what was then McMillan Junior High, boys …
UMass takes new steps to comply with sanctions against Iran
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst says it will continue to admit Iranian nationals but is taking new measures to comply with U.S. sanctions against …
Sports
Sharper set for change-of-plea in sex assault case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Former NFL star Darren Sharper is moving closer to resolving charges that he drugged and sexually assaulted women in four states. …
Heat-Wade Future – Source: Contract talks between Wade, Heat at impasse
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) _ For the first time, the relationship between Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat seems murky at …
Stackhouse gives Stanford its first NCAA women’s golf title
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) _ Mariah Stackhouse rallied to beat Hayley Davis in 19 holes to give Stanford its first NCAA women’s golf title, 3-2 over …
