Last week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut nearly $40 billion from the country’s food stamps programs over the next 10 years. It was a huge slap in the face to millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. Fortunately, the bill will die a quick death in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz wrote an open letter to customers earlier this week requesting gun owners not bring their firearms when they pick up their morning latte.
A journalist’s job is to seek truth. Sometimes, that truth can be uncomfortable or shocking. In tragic events like Saturday’s shooting in Nairobi, Kenya, reality is simply horrifying.
These days, dirty magazines — like VHS and cassette tapes, flip phones and the Walkman — have become relics of yore. The Internet, for better or for worse, quickly phased out the need for clunky adult DVDs and magazines.
The U.S. is on track for documenting the highest number of measles cases in two decades, and vaccinations for the virus are down locally.
Gainesville Police arrested a former U.S. Marine Corps captain after they say he fired a shotgun and was found with an arsenal of other guns at a Southwest Gainesville apartment complex.
Lake Wauburg saw a step-down and a breakdown at the UF Board of Trustees retreat Thursday and Friday.
Dear select horrible customers at Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar,
Volunteers coach Butch Jones put it lightly when he said after the game that his team played the worst half of football it could play offensively.
The Gators won their game on Saturday but lost their quarterback.
Saturday was not a particularly good day at the office for Tennessee’s redshirt freshman quarterback Nathan Peterman.
Jeff Driskel’s disappointing September became a worst-case scenario for the No. 19 Gators on Saturday.
How impressive has senior receiver Solomon Patton been for the No. 19 Gators in 2013?
For the second straight weekend, coach Mary Wise found an opportunity to get Noami Santos-Lamb back on the court as she continues to rehab from a torn ACL in her left knee that she suffered Aug. 18, 2012.
Jeff Driskel’s disappointing September became a worst-case scenario for the No. 19 Gators on Saturday in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
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Savannah Jordan just needed one touch.
After sweeping rival Florida State on Tuesday, it took the No. 4 Gators (10-1) volleyball team all it had to overcome Marquette (5-4) in three sets 25-21, 25-21, 25-13.
If the Obama Administration continues to pursue criminal espionage charges against Edward Snowden, they may be sinking their own ships by censoring his loose lips.
There's something I've been noticing around people our age - maybe it's because I've just returned to school and have to do countless readings on women's studies, gender and the like.
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