Saturday, April 27, 2024
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis, joined by Republican Florida lawmakers in Brandon, signed a bill protecting Florida residents from losing their jobs to federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The bill, approved one day earlier by the Republican-controlled Legislature, is designed to remove COVID-19 vaccine mandates from President Biden’s administration — in addition to […]
After increases in the last few months, Florida gasoline prices topped out at $3.32 a gallon in October. According to AAA-Auto Club Group’s weekly briefing, October was the most expensive month for gas in Florida in eight years. Crude oil prices are connected to gas prices. The price per barrel of […]
State Sen. Annette Taddeo will be hosting a Florida governor campaign kickoff fundraiser at 6 p.m. Thursday. Taddeo joins nine others, including former Gov. Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, vying for the Democratic Party nomination and hoping to topple Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Taddeo announced last week that […]
On Monday, Oct. 18, Dozier School abuse survivors met at the Florida Capitol for a press conference seeking financial compensation from the state. The Florida School for Boys, also known as the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, operated as a reform school one hour west of Tallahassee in Marianna. […]
Florida A&M University’s Parents and Family Weekend returns this weekend with the theme of “Rattler Rodeo.” There are a range of events guests can experience, including old-school set Friday, tailgating, and the FAMU vs. Alabama State University football game. Joshlyn Thomas, chair of the Parents and Family Weekend Committee, shares […]
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the Teton County Coroner’s Office determined Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito’s death was a homicide. Petito, declared a missing person on Sept. 11, received immense media coverage. However, this case revealed the lack of media coverage for missing women of color compared to white women. In June, Petito, […]
Currently standing as a top 10 movie on Netflix, the limited-release “Worth” explores the value of a person’s life. Based on true events, the movie chronicles a lawyer’s experience as he attempts to compensate victims and families of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) provided funds […]
The pandemic has changed campus life, and on-campus living is nothing short of that. With most courses being in-person and a campus filled with students, those living on FAMU’s campus this semester shared their perspectives. Azaria Austin, a senior at FAMU, is a resident assistant in Lt. James R. Polkinghorne […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved the first COVID-19 vaccine, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. With one vaccine finally approved, there are questions on what the future will look like. FDA officials call the full approval of the vaccine a “key achievement for public health.” Approval means the two-dose […]
After following the movie adaptations of Jenny Han’s “To All the Boys” book series for three years, the teen rom-com series has come to an end. “To All The Boys: Always and Forever,” starring Lana Condor as Lara Jean Covey, began streaming on Netflix just in time for Valentine’s Day, […]