Author: Carma Henry

     Roughly 80 percent of Americans live in urban areas and roughly 80 percent of those city dwellers live neighborhoods with less than 20 percent tree cover. And those places with minimal tree canopy experience significantly higher temperatures than green neighborhoods just miles away. That’s true in big cities like Newark and New Orleans and smaller ones like Burlington, Vt., and Erie, Pa.

     I don’t care where you live in the north, south, east, or west, if you glance at everyone’s feet, someone will be wearing flip-flops. You’ll see them in Walmart, in the Dollar Store and you’ll even see flip-flops in high-end boutique malls.

By Cindy Schutt Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County awarded scholarships amounting to $325,000 to 46 high school graduates who are participants in the…

A U.S. district judge Monday rejected a lawsuit alleging that a Florida voter-registration form violates federal law because it does not properly inform convicted felons about eligibility to vote.

Trying to quickly gather enough petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot, a political committee leading effort to pass a constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights collected nearly $1.942 million in June, according to a newly filed finance report.

     A committee appointed by Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Muniz will hold its first meeting Friday to begin looking at consolidation in the 20-circuit system. Muniz issued an order June 30 appointing the committee after receiving a request from Renner.

     In a news release Monday, the faculty union called on Chancellor Ray Rodrigues to allow FAU’s search to “continue unhindered or to immediately resign from his position.”

The proposed bill aims to amend the Penal Code of California and requires judges to consider a convicted criminal’s race when determining prison sentences.

Harper’s bid for the Democratic nomination sets him on a direct collision course with U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin.

     Basseterre, Saint Kitts, and Nevis – Her Excellency Jacinth Henry-Martin has been officially appointed Saint Kitts and Nevis Ambassador to the United States of America.