Apr 16 Watch Taking cues from ‘Golden Girls,’ more single baby boomers are building a future together By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Florida Democrats hope medical pot measure will boost voter turnout By Michael J. Mishak, Associated Press MIAMI -- Democrats in the nation's largest swing-state see the question of whether to legalize medical marijuana as a rare source of hope and high voter turnout in this year's midterm elections. Party operatives are pushing a constitutional amendment that… Continue reading
Apr 06 Author and environmentalist Peter Matthiessen is dead at 86 By News Desk Award-winning author Peter Matthiessen died at his home on in Sagaponack, N.Y. of leukemia on Saturday. He was 86. Matthiessen was known as a novelist and non-fiction writer as well as for his work as an environmental activist and American… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch Can the GOP turn a Florida win into midterm momentum? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 07 Florida man uses state gun law to open backyard firing range By Robert Pursell Doug Varrieur, a 57-year-old resident of Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys, found a little-known part of Florida law that prohibits local officials from inhibiting gun rights in any way. Continue reading
Mar 03 Marcia Coyle explains today’s Supreme Court arguments on IQ and the death penalty By Marcia Coyle Twelve years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, held that the execution of mentally retarded persons violated the Constitution. On Monday, the justices returned to this area of the law to examine how one state determines who… Continue reading
Mar 03 Supreme Court considers state IQ guidelines for executions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The case being argued Monday at the court centers on how authorities determine who is eligible to be put to death, 12 years after the justices prohibited the execution of the mentally disabled. Continue reading
Feb 11 Miami condominium development hits snag after workers discover ancient remains By Robert Pursell Construction on mixed-use development site in downtown Miami, was stalled after archaeologists discovered what they say is "the best-preserved prehistoric town plan in eastern North America.” The site, which was a Tequesta Indian burial ground, is now slated to become… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch News Wrap: Report on HealthCare.gov risks fuels hearing on Capitol Hill News Wrap: Report on HealthCare.gov risks fuels hearing on Capitol Hill… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch News Wrap: 64-Year-Old Nyad Finished Cuba-Florida Swim In other news Monday, after 53 hours in the water Diana Nyad, 64, became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida. It was the fifth time Nyad attempted the feat across the 110-mile Florida Strait. Also, nuclear officials… Continue watching