Thursday, September 19, 2024
Courtesy of NBC New York The German car manufacturer, Volkswagen, will be saying "Auf Wiedersehen" (goodbye) to Chief Executive, Martin Winterkorn. Winterkorn announced his resignation on Wednesday after the growing emissions scandal erupted this past Friday. Volkswagen is currently under heavy scrutiny for installing falsified computers. The system would turn […]
Courtesy of FAMU Athletics Florida A&M gets a chance to play on its home field for the first time this season. The Rattlers will face the Tennessee State Tigers Saturday in the Tallahassee HBCU Classic. FAMU has started the season on a tough three-game road trip, losing all in blowout […]
Courtesy of WTVB According to American Automobile Association (AAA) Daily Fuel Gauge Report, the cost of gas is at an all time low nationwide, falling to $2.289 per gallon. Low gas prices will continue for another week according to AAA spokesman, Mark Jenkins. “Motorists should expect another week of discounts […]
Courtesy of The Star Less than two weeks after President Obama told his administration to raise the number of incoming Syrian Refugees entering the United States in 2016 from less than 1,500 to 10,000, the U.S. increased the number of incoming refugees from around the globe to 85,000. In 2017 […]
Employees may soon have a say in whether or not employers can access their social media accounts, thanks to Senate Bill 186. SB 186, Social Media Privacy, was filed at the end of August, however it is one step closer to becoming a law. The bill proposed by Sen. Jeff […]
Courtesy of MGN Online Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio appeared in Atlanta on Monday where he gained endorsement from a conservative South Georgia congressman. U.S. Representative Austin Scott (R-GA) introduced Rubio for the first leg of his campaign trail in Atlanta. In a statement to the Associated Press Rep. Scott […]
Family and friends gathered at the Boulevard park on Gaines Street Sunday afternoon to listen to live bands, eat, drink, and relax with friends and family. All age groups were present and very involved in the activities of the evening at the Jazz on Gaines Street event held by RB ministries. There […]
Florida A&M University Green Coalition will host its general body meeting Sept. 21 at “the bridge” in the Agriculture building at 5 p.m. FAMU Green Coalition was founded in 2006 as the only campus-wide student “green group”. The Green Coalition has made many contributions to the environment by distributing […]
Courtesy of USA Today Viola Davis became the first African American ever to win best actress in a drama series, for her role on ABC's, How to Get Away with Murder, on Sunday night at the Emmy Awards. By the time Davis went onstage to accept her award for the […]
The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Tallahassee will host its September Hot Topics Luncheon Sept. 23 at the Capital City Country Club. Matt Chentnik, director of engineering for Independent Green Technologies, will give his perspective as the Climate and Sustainability Study and Action Group conducts an interview on what […]