“Pink Slip Rubio” Campaign Underway

Once upon a time, Marco “Golden Boy” Rubio was seen as the great Hispanic hope for the Republican Party — he fell perfectly in line with all the GOP’s wonderful ideas, like denying climate change and talking about how bad illegal immigrants were. But this January, he proposed a path…

FAU Students: We Were Punished for Nonviolent Protest

On April 19, an Israeli military officer, Col. Bentzi Gruber, came to Florida Atlantic University to give a presentation called “Ethics in the Field,” explaining how the Israeli Defense Forces thwart attacks and defending the Israeli military against accusations of human rights violations. Five students, members of the FAU chapter…

Mother-Daughter Escort Team: The Online Ad That Led to Their Arrest

Mother-daugther duo Ramona Ramoutar, 42 and Daniella Sinanan, 24, were arrested on charges of solicitation of prostitution once in July and then again on Tuesday. Tuesday’s arrest came with an additional charge for possession of drug paraphenalia. According to reports, Boynton Beach police had received complaints from neighbors about possible…

Electronic Cigarette War: Vapor Shark Sues Vapor Hog

We’ve told you about the electronic cigarette revolution: Thousands of people are switching from conventional cigarettes to electronic ones, believing that inhaling a vapor — which typically contains propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, natural and artificial flavorings, and pure nicotine — is much less harmful. The FDA has warned that the…

Hackers From Anonymous Say They Are Attacking NSA Computers

Someone behind a Twitter account at @Op_NSA has been tweeting that he/she and partners are breaking into National Security Administration computer servers, accessing data, collecting agency email addresses, and trying to crack passwords. In recent days, the account declared “#FuckPRISM” and linked to some data that supposedly proved their hack,…

Adorable Baby Florida Panther Is Born

Awwww…. Happy panther news! On Saturday, biologists in Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park (near Naples) found a Florida panther kitten that was about one month old. They believe the kitten’s mother is a panther who was rescued, along with her brother, in 2011 when their mom was found dead. The…

Cancelled: Fleetwood Mac at BB&T Center June 8

This just in, from concert promoter Live Nation: The June 8th Fleetwood Mac show at South Florida’s BB&T Center has been cancelled due to an unexpected scheduling conflict. The tour will resume on June 10 in Atlanta, Georgia. Ticket refunds will be issued at the point of purchase. Sorry, kids!…