Cascade Park, the $30 million construction project downtown, looks like an abandoned archeological dig, but after completion, it is expected to become the city’s premier park destination. The park, which is scheduled for completion in spring 2013, will feature a large amphitheater performance space, more than 80 water fountains designed […]
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Fla.’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Protects People with Violent Pasts
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Maurice Moorer is not the kind of person lawmakers had in mind when they gave Florida the broadest self-defense law in the nation in 2005. State legislators sold “stand your ground” as a legal protection for law-abiding Floridians who were forced, through no fault of […]
After One Year at the Helm, Fla. Education Chief Resigns
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson is resigning from the job he’s held for a year, his time marked by glitches in the state’s school grading system and standardized testing program. Robinson, who came to Florida from Virginia, wrote that he could not overcome living apart from […]
When Late-Night Hunger Strikes, Healthy Choices Aren’t Available
It’s midnight in Tallahassee, and the college student has just left the library after a night of heavy studying. He is hungry from hours spent in the library and is craving something satisfying. The campus café — and anything that is the least nutritional– is closed. So, he settles for a […]
Colo. Suspect Charged with 24 Counts of Murder
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Colorado prosecutors on Monday charged a former neuroscience graduate student with 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempted murder in the shooting rampage at the midnight showing of the new Batman movie. James Holmes appeared just as dazed as he did in his first […]
370M Swelter in India as Power Grid Fails
NEW DELHI (AP) – Northern India’s power grid crashed Monday, halting trains, forcing hospitals and airports onto backup power and providing a dark reminder of the nation’s inability to feed a growing hunger for energy as it strives to become an economic power. While the midsummer outage was unique in […]
Colo. Suspect Charged with 24 Counts of Murder
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – Colorado prosecutors on Monday charged a former neuroscience graduate student with 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempted murder in the shooting rampage at the midnight showing of the new Batman movie. James Holmes appeared just as dazed as he did in his first […]
Rev. O. Jermaine Simmons to Speak at Aug. 3 Commencement
Rev. O. Jermaine Simmons Sr., pastor of Jacob Chapel Baptist Church in Tallahassee, will serve as Florida A&M Universitys (FAMU) summer commencement speaker. Commencement will be held on Friday, Aug. 3, at 6 p.m. in the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium. As a fourth generation preacher and […]
FAMU Gets $5.6M to Study Cancer, Train Researchers
Thanks to a $5.6 million grant from the federal government, Florida A&M is creating a cancer research center to study the disease and to train pharmacy students in information gathering and community outreach. FAMU’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is already establishing its Center of Excellence for Cancer Research Training […]
Sec’y Clinton Promises Continued U.S. Support in Eradicating HIV/AIDS Cases Globally
WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says it’s possible to virtually eliminate HIV-infected births and the U.S. is donating $80 million in new funding to help poor countries reach that goal. Treating HIV-infected women so that they protect their babies is a key part of the Obama […]