George and Amal Clooney donate $500k to march against guns

Actor George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, are donating $500,000 to students organizing nationwide marches against gun violence, and they say they’ll also attend next month’s planned protests. In a statement released Tuesday, the couple says they’re inspired by the “courage and eloquence” of the survivors-turned-activists from Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. […]

Louisville must vacate basketball title, NCAA denies appeal

Louisville must vacate its 2013 men’s basketball title following an NCAA appeals panel’s decision to uphold sanctions against the men’s program in the sex scandal case. The Cardinals will have to vacate 123 victories including the championship, and return millions in conference revenue from the 2012-15 NCAA Tournaments. The decision announced on Tuesday by the […]

Loot boxes could help gamers, cost parents

In the latest video game trend, players excitedly click their way to a treasure box of sorts. Proponents say it improves the experience, but critics say it could loot parents’ wallets…or worse. We’re talking about loot boxes. For 12-year-old gamer Lilly Hamnett, she turns to loot boxes to keep up with her older brothers, saying […]

Food label confusion

Multi-grain, no sugar added, zero trans-fat, fat free … the list of buzzwords to attract consumers to purchase certain foods is endless! But just how accurate are these claims? What do you think of when you buy “free range” products? Although the u-s department of agriculture does define the words free range, health-dot-com reports there […]

Serena Williams champions issues on _ and off _ tennis court

Moments after Serena Williams won her seventh Wimbledon title, she proudly raised her fist in a black power salute. It caused a bit of frenzy at the All-England Club in 2016, but Williams’ action shouldn’t have surprised anyone: She’d already been one of the most vocal supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement. She was […]

Florida House OKs bill asking to stay on Daylight Saving Time

Florida could stay brighter longer each fall and winter under a bill passed by the state House. The House voted 103-11 to approve the bill to ask Congress to let Florida remain in Daylight Saving Time all year, meaning while the rest of the Eastern United States sets their clocks back in the fall, Florida […]

Trump offers support for background checks on gun buys

From the confines of his golf club, President Donald Trump offered support for a limited strengthening of federal background checks on gun purchases Monday while staying largely mum in the last few days about the victims of the Florida school massacre and the escalating debate about controls on weapons. One side of that debate was […]

Your Health Now: heart health

Balanced nutrition is essential to fighting obesity and heart disease. The American Heart Association has a certification program to help you pick healthy food–it’s called “Heart Check.” Heather Wayco, director of clinical nutrition with Lee Health, joined us to talk about the program.