Archive for Thursday, April 27, 2017
Rick Scott Defends Reassigning Aramis Ayala’s Cases In Court
Governor Rick Scott is defending his decision to reassign 23 capital murder cases to a neighboring state attorney.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
How To Land A Rocket Booster
SpaceX successful launched and landed a "flight proven" rocket booster, the second time this particular booster has seen action and making space flight history. But just what goes into the engineering feat of landing a 180 foot tall booster that's rocketing through the sky?
Published in Are We There Yet, Space
Published in Are We There Yet, Space
‘Textalyzer’ Aims To Curb Distracted Driving, But What About Privacy?
Police may soon have technology to tell if a driver involved in an accident had been using a mobile device behind the wheel. Privacy advocates worry about letting police snoop on people's phones.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
Cassini Craft Beams Closest Images Ever Taken Of Saturn
Flight Overbooked? Perfect: These Frequent Flyers Want To Get Bumped
A select group of travelers spends considerable effort trying to get bumped from overbooked flights. The payoff: vouchers that can range from hundreds to thousands of dollars.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh Suing PACs
Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh is suing political action committees and their anonymous supporters for running a “smear campaign” against him during the 2016 election. The complaint names two PACs called Leadership For Florida Future and For a Better Orange County, as well as their anonymous financial backers. The libel suit says the PACs acted maliciously when they falsely accused Singh in mailers and television ads of changing his first name to hide a federal lawsuit, financial debt and a felony arrest, among other things. Singh’s lawyers estimate the PACs, which were not registered properly, spent about $3.4 million in dark money to discredit the incumbent before he was re-elected. The property appraiser and his lawyers wouldn’t name any ...
Published in Commentaries, From the Pages of Orlando Weekly
Published in Commentaries, From the Pages of Orlando Weekly
Florida Sheriffs Seek Legal Ways to Help Homeland Security Enforce Immigration Policy
The Department of Homeland Security has suspended its weekly report singling out law enforcement agencies in Florida and other parts of the United States as "non cooperative" for failing to enforce immigration policy.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News