The Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3 is a great Android smartphone that only costs $250, but it's also a huge phone. That's fine if you want a 5.5-inch screen, but not everyone does. For smaller hands and people who want a phone that actually fits into their pockets, Alcatel's just announced the $179.99 Onetouch Idol 3 4.7. … [Read more...]
Fort Lauderdale Is Under a Boil-Water Warning After Officials Find E. Coli in Wells
The City of Fort Lauderdale, as well as Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Oakland Park, Port Everglades Authority, Village of Sea Ranch Lakes, Wilton Manors and sections of Davie and Tamarac (east of State Road 7/441) has upgraded a boil-water advisory to a boil-water warning. … [Read more...]
Railroads Not Likely to Meet PTC Safety Requirements by Deadline
Only a handful of railroads are close to meeting a deadline this year to install safety technology that can prevent many crashes, including derailments due to excessive speed like the deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia in May, according to a government report released Friday. … [Read more...]
One Year Later in Ferguson, No Lessons Learned
A day of peaceful protest commemorating the killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18 year-old, by a white police officer one year ago ended in gunfire late Sunday as multiple shots rang out on West Florissant Avenue, the commercial district hit by rioting last summer. … [Read more...]
Family of Eight Killed, Shot in Head, Including 6 Children
A family of six children and two parents were fatally shot in the head at a Houston home by a man with a violent criminal history who had previously been in a contentious relationship with the mother, authorities said Sunday. … [Read more...]
Apple’s Fitness Guru Opens Up About the Watch
In walks Jay Blahnik. Apple's director of fitness for health technologies is wearing black-and-blue Nike Frees, matching black athletic shorts and shirt, and a black-and-gray hoodie unzipped at the three-quarters mark. … [Read more...]
Michael Brown’s Death Marked by Crowd in Ferguson, Missouri
A march to mark the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown has begun in Ferguson, Missouri. The march Sunday afternoon started at the site where Brown, who was black and unarmed, was fatally shot by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, 2014. … [Read more...]
What Will Happen to Cass Corridor Homeless as Arena District Moves In?
As the Detroit Red Wings prepare for a new home just north of downtown, some social services agencies that for years looked after the city’s poorest and most vulnerable people now need new homes as they make room for what may be the largest commercial development in Detroit in decades. … [Read more...]