Imagine working 40 hours a week and only having a budget of $17 a day. After taxes, housing, utilities, car payments, credit card bills and childcare expenses are paid, this is the budget of a minimum wage worker who is currently paid $8.05 an…
BY GIULIA HEYWARD AND JASMINE RESPESS Ben Carson’s “Heal+ inspire + revive” slogan struck a chord with the citizens of Sarasota as policemen shouted, a senior citizen fell to the floor, and news crews dove to the front of the room while Carson calmly…
Exxon Mobile is facing an investigation by the New York attorney general for potentially misleading statements regarding the oil company’s research on the effects of fossil fuels. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued an order for Exxon Mobile’s financial records, emails and other documents.…
Corey Jones, 31, was shot and killed by a plain-clothes police officer in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida while pulled over on the side of Interstate 95 on Sunday, Oct. 18. Jones was returning home to Boynton Beach when his car broke down and he was…
The weather is beginning to cool down, candy appears to be sold by the pound at Publix, and Spirit Halloween shops inhabit the empty spaces of furniture stores gone out of business. It is Halloween: a day when the dead may roam among the…
Since its establishment in fall of 2014, the Center for Engagement and Opportunity (CEO) has worked hard to assist students in their search of interests, connections of their skills and knowledge, and create meaningful involvement to their communities, as stated in their mission. This…
Schools were closed, bus tickets reserved, and streets were barricaded in Philadelphia and New York in anticipation of the masses that would be spilling out on the streets for Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States in late September. His six-day trip, starting in…
A string of illegally recorded videos, along with a determined group of pro-life advocates, might single-handedly sever federal funding for Planned Parenthood. The Center for Medical Progress has released a string of 10 videos depicting officials of Planned Parenthood discussing the sale of fetal…
After 22 years and 4,263 episodes of hosting “The Late Show,” David Letterman has relinquished his job to Stephen Colbert – the eccentric star of “The Colbert Report” – and so far it has gone very well. Colbert, who played a fictional character with the…
Although Election Day is still more than a year away, the 2016 presidential election is poised to become one characterized by strong personalities ranging from the business mogul Donald Trump to the politically seasoned former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton. However, one critical and potentially…
