(CNN) — A group of Florida teens who taunted a drowning man while filming his death from afar will not be criminally charged, according to police. In the more than two-minute long video, the five teen boys — who are between the ages of 14 and 16 — can be heard laughing as the man struggles to stay afloat, police say, in a pond near his family’s Cocoa, Florida, home. Instead of calling for help, the teens recorded the incident on a cell phone, chuckling during the victim’s final moments. The teens can be heard warning the man that he…
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WCCO-TV reports that Valerie Castile and Don Damond, whose loved ones died in separate Minnesota police shootings, met Thursday night outside Damond’s Minneapolis home before a rally for his fiance. “We’re just here to support the family, that’s all,” Valerie told WCCO-TV. Former St. Anthony, Minnesota police Officer Jeronimo Yanez killed Castile’s son, Philando Castile, in 2016 during a routine traffic stop. And on July 15, an officer shot Justine Damond (who had already changed her last name from Ruszczyk) after she called 911 to report a suspected sexual assault outside her home. ABC News said a large crowd met outside Damond’s home before joining the hundreds who gathered at a…
WASHINGTON ― White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned his position on Friday after the communications director job he wanted was given to Anthony Scaramucci, the self-promoting hedge fund cable news talker. This was the line in the sand for Spicer ― not the near-daily humiliations he allowed himself to be subjected to in defending his boss, President Donald Trump. Spicer’s infamous turn as press secretary began with perhaps the most obvious lie ever told in the West Wing briefing room. On the first full day of Trump’s presidency, Spicer marched out to the lectern in an ill-fitting suit and insisted that the…
NASHVILLE, TN — Saint Thomas West Hospital today announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval®and the Heart-Check mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations. With this certification, Saint Thomas West Hospital joins an elite group of health care organizations focused on highly-specialized stroke care. To be eligible, hospitals must demonstrate compliance with stroke-related standards as a Primary Stroke Center and meet additional requirements, including those related to advanced imaging capabilities, 24/7 availability…
MEMPHIS, TN — The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) College of Nursing has announced the appointment of Christopher Lance Coleman, PhD, MS, MPH, FAAN, as the chair and professor of the Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. It was the College of Nursing’s rich history of implementing innovative and progressive educational initiatives that attracted Dr. Coleman to UTHSC. “Additionally, I was impressed with the impeccable clinical services our faculty and students provide to the region, and also the internationally renowned programs of research among the faculty,” he said. Prior to joining the UTHSC faculty, Dr. Coleman was…
NASHVILLE, TN — Researchers at Vanderbilt are partnering with colleagues at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to research the effectiveness of initiatives developed under the state’s “Drive to 55” campaign. The research partnership, made possible with a $400,000 grant, will establish the Tennessee Postsecondary Evaluation and Analysis Research Lab, or TN-PEARL this fall. TN-PEARL will analyze how state, local and institutional policies can raise postsecondary educational attainment and whether recent policies are effectively increasing postsecondary attainment and returns. Lead investigator for Vanderbilt is Carolyn Heinrich, Patricia and Rodes…
With 4.6 million new apartments needed by 2030, it looks like the sky is the only limit to the ever-growing demand in the rental sector. However, 2017 comes with some great news from the developers’ front: the latest data from Yardi Matrix indicates apartment construction is at a 20-year high and apartment completions are expected to top 345,000 (a 21% increase compared to last year). Here are some highlights that might interest you: • New York and Texas lead the way with over 20,000 new units to be delivered by the end of the year. • Going south, Nashville metro…
KNOXVILLE, TN — History was made in Knoxville as 7 area Lion Clubs, district Governor’s and the international director came together to charter and induct members into the Knoxville East Lions Club. Forty years in the asking and seven years in pursuit, the inner city club manifested before over 300 citizens and supporters. Newly installed President Albert Nelson presided over the historic event. Celebrating 100 years of service, the Lions Club is the largest non government organization in the world with over 1.4 million members in 200 countries, it holds a seat at the United Nations. With the motto, “We…
By Matt Schudel Washington Post Dr. S. Allen Counter, a Tennessee State University graduate and Harvard scientist best known for championing the achievements of African American explorer Matthew Henson and for traveling to Greenland, where he found descendants of Henson and fellow polar explorer Robert E. Peary.” Dr. Counter died on July 12, 2017. Counter, a neurobiologist, joined the Harvard faculty in 1970 and later became a neurology professor at Harvard Medical School. He was also the long time director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations. In his academic work, Dr. Counter branched into ethnographic studies of African…
NASHVILLE, TN — In observance of the once-in-a-lifetime Great American solar eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017, Tennessee Activist Coalition, Nashville Peace & Justice, New Earth Matters TN and other partner organizations are coming together in Hadley Park for a free community celebration from 10 am till 3 pm. Some of Tennessee’s most distinctive performing artists will grace the stage along with notable speakers lifting up the message of peace, inclusion, equality and justice. Performers as diverse as Grammy nominated singer/songwriters, Mary Ann Kennedy and Pam Rose; spoken word, poet Khaos; the hip-swaying Spanky Fernando’s Afro Latin Juke Joint; middle…