South Florida Congresswoman Addresses Ongoing Haiti Crisis
(Fort Lauderdale, FL) -- A South Florida congresswoman is speaking out about the ongoing crisis in Haiti. Democratic U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick held a news conference in Fort Lauderdale yesterday calling for the country's prime minister, Ariel Henry, to resign and facilitate a transfer of power. She went on to detail plans to send American troops to help evaluate members of the U.S. embassy. Gang members have taken over two government ministries and the main airport in Port-au-Prince. The congresswoman is planning to work on a revolution this week to secure more funding aimed at preventing the violence from spilling into the United States.
Orange County No Longer Seeking onePULSE Financial Records
(Orlando, FL) --Questions Orange County has about onePULSE Foundation's finances may go unanswered. The county comptroller's office announced yesterday it's no longer requesting records about the foundation's spending. The county first asked onePULSE to turn over the records in November to see how it spent Tourist Development Tax money. The records were never submitted, though, and the comptroller's office says with onePULSE dissolved, there's no one to compile the records. A Pulse nightclub shooting survivor tells Channel 9, the county has failed them by not pursuing the issue.
NAACP Asks Black Athletes To Reconsider Attending Florida Public Colleges And Universities
(Undated) -- The NAACP wants Black student-athletes to reconsider if they're thinking of enrolling in a predominately white institution in Florida. The organization yesterday sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker. NAACP leaders are protesting the state's law requiring schools to dismantle DEI policies. They write that Governor Ron DeSantis has waged war on Black America, and he has made no effort to conceal his administration's devaluation of Black America. They say their recommendation is not about politics, though. Instead, they say it's about the protection of our community, the progression of our culture, your education and your future. The State University System Board of Governors accuses the NAACP of a left-wing political attack. A spokesperson says the four-year graduation rate for Black students in Florida is above the national average.
Tampa Man Advances In Jeopardy TOC
(Tampa, FL) --A Tampa man is closer to joining elite game show company. Troy Meyer won yesterday's semifinal round of the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions and advanced to the finals. The music executive finished with just under $19,600. Meyer was trailing after the Jeopardy round before taking the lead in Double Jeopardy. He hung on for the win after everyone missed the Final Jeopardy clue. As for the finals, TheJeopardyFan.com has Meyer as the favorite with a 40 percent chance of winning.
Boy Found Inside Target Store
(Blacklick, OH) --New details are being released after a young boy was found locked inside a Columbus area Target store. Police say a twelve-year-old boy was found by an employee Monday morning as they opened the store on East Broad Street near Reynoldsburg. Police say the boy's parents had filed a missing persons report on Sunday. An investigation into how the boy went undetected during the store's closing is ongoing.
Today in History
2008, four days after reports surfaced linking him to a high priced prostitution ring, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation from office.
2003, more than nine months after she was kidnapped from the bedroom of her Salt Lake City, Utah home, 15-year-old Elizabeth Smart was reunited with her family. Police arrested drifter David Brian Mitchell and Wanda Barzee who were with Smart when police stopped the car she was riding in following a witness tip.
1985, former President Richard Nixon announced he would give up Secret Service protection and would instead hire his own protection. The move was designed to save taxpayers three-million dollars each year.
1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered the first of his fireside chats to America.
1894, the first bottles of Coca-Cola were sold.